| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 11/09/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 29 |
| Copyright: Other |
SKY LINE
Travel Weekly profiles an airline on a regular basis, giving agents information on its main UK airports, routes,commission, alliances, fleet size, contact address,telephone number and Web site.
This week: Japan Airlines
Main UK airport: Heathrow.
Routes: 132 departures a week from 12 European cities.
Partners: no plans at present to join an alliance.
Subsidiaries: five airlines including JAIRCompany, low-cost carrier JAL Exp-ress, Japan Air Charter, Japan Asia Airways and JALWays. Worldwide hotel groups including Nikko Montcalm in Great Cumberland Place, London and operators including Creative Tours Ltd, serving the UK, Germany and Holland.
Fleet: 137 aircraft – 79 Boeing 747s, 22 767s, 10 777s, four 737s, 10 MD11s, 12 DC10s, and nine 747F freight aircraft.
Commission: 7%.
Headquarters: 5 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1JR.Tel: 08457 747700 for English speakers, or 08457 747 777 for Japanese speakers
Web site: www.jal-europe.com, www.japanairlines.com