Japan Airlines (JAL) has expanded its codeshare partnership with Jetstar Airways (JQ), as well as fellow Oneworld members Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) and Malaysia Airlines (MAS).
The expanded partnership will extend to JQ-operated flights between JAL's base in Tokyo (Narita) and Melbourne, as well as CX's services between Hong Kong and Perth, and MH's operations between Kuala Lumpur and Perth along with Darwin.
The new Oceanic codeshare flights will mean that, once implemented, JAL will serve a total of 11 routes to Australia – up from the current seven.
This news follows a similar move made by JAL in March, when the carrier also expanded its codeshare partnership with Qantas (QF) on flights between Sydney and Auckland, New Zealand.
New codeshare routes schedule:
Narita – Melbourne (operated by Jetstar Airways) – starting May 22
JL5085/JQ24 - departs 1245 (Narita)/ arrives 0015+1 (Melbourne), Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat
JL5086/JQ23 - departs 2300 (Melbourne)/ arrives 0820+1 (Narita), Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun
Hong Kong – Perth (operated by Cathay Pacific) – starting May 8
JL7905/CX171 - departs 1450 (Hong Kong)/ arrives 2235 (Perth), daily
JL7904/CX170 - departs 2355 (Perth)/ arrives 0745+1 (Hong Kong), daily
Kuala Lumpur (KL) – Perth (operated by Malaysia Airlines)
JL7981/MH127 - departs 1845 (KL)/ arrives 0015+1 (Perth), Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
JL7980/MH126 - departs 0125 (Perth)/ arrives 0750 (KL), Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Kuala Lumpur (KL) – Darwin (operated by Malaysia Airlines)
JL7983/MH145 - departs 2215 (KL)/ arrives 0450+1 (Darwin), Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
JL7982/MH144 - departs 0540 (Darwin)/ arrives 0900 (KL), Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat
For more information, visit www.jal.com
Clement Huang
