JAL and Malaysia Airlines to Codeshare

Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines ared expanding their respective networks through a new codeshare agreement beginning 1 July 2012.

JAL will begin marketing MH-operated flights between Kuala Lumpur and Japan, as well as five other Malaysia domestic points and seven regional destinations such as Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Conversely, MH will place its flight indicator on JL-operated flights connecting Tokyo (Narita) to Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo in Japan, and to nine international cities including Asian powerhouses like Hong Kong, Taipei and Seoul, resort destinations like Guam and Honolulu, and across the Pacific to Boston, Chicago and New York.

Reservations and sales of the new MH and JL-coded flights begin tomorrow, 12 June 2012.

"Malaysia Airlines is excited to be able to partner with JAL in a codeshare that gives us an excellent opportunity to expand Malaysia Airlines reach without having to mount our own flights to cities in Japan and beyond in North Asia and the US," said Malaysia Airlines Group CEO, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. "This codeshare between Malaysia Airlines and JAL is also an important first step towards strengthening our relations with partner airlines in the oneworld alliance and we hope to enter more codeshare relationships with other oneworld partners progressively in the coming months, which will also contribute towards greater connectivity for the alliance."

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