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To commemorate the joint business between Japan Airlines (JAL) and American Airlines (American) that will begin from April 1, 2011, JALPAK worked with both airlines to develop the “Japan Airlines/American Airlines Joint Special Package Tour” – a series of outbound Japan tours to the United States combining the use of both airlines. Sales (in Japan-region only) will begin from February 17, 2011 at 2 pm (Japan standard time).

Departures from Japan must be between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011 inclusive, and must include at least one international segment on Japan Airlines and American Airlines each. The use of both airlines brings more flight choices to customers. For instance, customers visiting Chicago, New York and Los Angeles now have more than one flight a day to choose from as JAL and American both serve these destinations at timings spaced apart as a result of their closer coordination. Customers can also experience and enjoy the convenience of using the nearest international airport terminal to downtown Tokyo on both ways of their trip if they choose the tour of 2 cities – Las Vegas and New York. These tours utilize JAL’s flight from Haneda to San Francisco for connection to Las Vegas and then to New York on American. Then, on the return, customers can fly with American on the latest route which will be launched this weekend on February 18 from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to Tokyo (Haneda).

Customers wanting to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando can now return to Japan via Dallas/Fort Worth on an American flight that departs at a later schedule, extending their time in Orlando. Special rates for these tours have been set to celebrate the airlines’ new joint business agreement which brings greater benefits to customers and business opportunities to the companies.

Japan Airlines/American Airlines Joint Special Package Tour

A comprehensive offering of JAL and American’s combined network
Choose any course and experience JAL and American’s in-flight services on a single roundtrip journey
Select tours include the option of using American’s latest Haneda = New York route which will begin on February 18 from New York and February 20, 2011 from Tokyo (Haneda).

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Gerald J. Arpey, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines, met with Japan’s Transport Minister Seiji Maehara on December 16. Aprey told at a news conference held later on the same day that it turned out a significant and solid discussion. Although Arpey declined to reveal any details of the meeting, he is said to have maintained during the meeting with the minister that American Airline’s offer is superior to that of any other rival in terms of assisting JAL’s turnaround and also of the positive effects visible for both parties.

During the news conference, CEO Arpey mentioned that the “open skies” treaty, fundamentally, is to promote fair competition among airlines, otherwise, it will lose its primary significance, arguing that should JAL join the SkyTeam airline group, the competition among the alliances would no longer be kept well-balanced. What is important for Japan Airlines is, Arpey continued, to look at its future with a long-term view, stating that JAL should expand its company network capitalizing on American Airlines’ dominant Latin American route while maintaining its existing network.

Source: Travel Vision

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