JAL Group rationalizes Airport Handling Subsidiaries and Reservation Centres in Japan

As part of the continuing integration of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System, the JAL Group is consolidating passenger handling subsidiary companies operated by the two airlines at five major domestic airports in Japan and amalgamating four regional passenger reservation and ticketing centers, effective October 1, 2003.

The new measures will contribute to streamlining services and reducing operating costs. The integration of the two carriers will be completed by April 1, 2004.

Five JAL-operated passenger handling subsidiary companies at Sapporo (Chitose), Sendai, Tokyo (Haneda), Osaka (Itami) and Fukuoka Airports will merge with four JAS subsidiaries now operating at Sapporo, Sendai, Itami and Fukuoka. The five new companies formed will be renamed JAL Sky.

Four regional JAL domestic reservations and ticketing centers located in Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka will merge with three JAS-owned facilities under the new company name of JAL Navia. They will be subsidiary companies of JAL Sales Company Ltd., the domestic passenger sales and marketing unit of the JAL Group.