Japan Airlines is a participant in the new open skies agreement.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways made a pitch for improvement in their operations, with JAL President Haruka Nishimatsu saying in a statement, ‘‘We will aim for providing better services for customers through managing air routes efficiently and establishing a strong network.’‘
Japan’s biggest airline, currently restructuring itself under government supervision, has been in negotiations with Delta Air Lines and American Airlines separately for a possible capital and operation tie-up.
In the wake of the open skies accord, JAL appears to now be accelerating its efforts to choose a partner.
In a similar move, JAL’s rival ANA President Shinichiro Ito also released a comment, pledging, ‘‘We will take strategies that will improve the convenience of the users of our services such as increasing flights to American cities and selecting a U.S. partner as early as possible.’‘
Delta released a welcoming statement, saying the accord will provide ‘‘benefits for consumers, airline employees and investors,’’ and expressed hope that it will enable Delta and JAL ‘‘to engage in deeper and more effective cooperation, producing greater benefits for the carriers and their customers.’‘
American Airlines’ Senior Vice President Will Ris also praised the newly struck deal, saying in a statement, ‘‘This open skies agreement will effectively reset the playing field and enable new working relationships.’‘ – read more at JapanToday.com…
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December 13th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
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