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Japan
Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui have reached an agreement to enter into a codeshare partnership on routes
between Japan and Papeete, the capital of Tahiti in French Polynesia. The first
codeshare flight will leave Tokyo on April 20, 2004, subject to government
approvals. The details of the codeshare flights are as
follows: Inaugural Codeshare
Flights
Southbound: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Northbound: Monday, April 26, 2004 Type of
Aircraft
A340-300 with a seating capacity of 294, operated by Air Tahiti Nui Days of
Operation
From Tokyo/Narita to Papeete JL5177/TN077 on Mondays and Saturdays
From Tokyo/Narita to Papeete via Kansai JL5175/TN087 on Tuesdays
From Papeete to Tokyo/Narita JL5178/TN078 on Fridays and Sundays
From Papeete to Tokyo/Narita JL5176/TN088 on Mondays
Blessed with warm weather (an average of 26 degrees Celsius throughout the
year) the French-governed South Pacific island group of Tahiti offers abundant
resources for tourism. Approximately 24,000 Japanese visit the islands annually.
In commemoration of the new partnership, the two airlines will join forces in the
Japanese market through a series of joint promotional activities. These
promotional activities will focus on presenting the attractions of Tahiti in the
Japanese marketplace to stimulate tourist demand to the South pacific destination.
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