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Japan Airlines and Galaxy Airlines, a new Japanese domestic cargo airline, today filed a
plan to operate a code share agreement, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transportation.
From
7 November 2006, JAL will code share on Galaxy’s flights between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and Kitakyushu
Airport in northern Kyushu and between Haneda and Naha, Okinawa.
Galaxy, a new cargo airline, has approval to inaugurate flights on these routes from
31 October 2006. JAL will buy part of the freight space of the Airbus A300B4-622 freighters operated by Galaxy, which have a maximum payload
of 47 tons. By operating these code share flights under JAL flight numbers, the company hopes to boost
its market share.
Currently JAL holds a 10% investment in Galaxy and will provide the new airline with support in flight operations,
maintenance and airport cargo handling. Galaxy is majority-owned by S.G. Holdings Co. Ltd., formerly known as the Sagawa Kyubin Group, a domestic
small package express delivery company.
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