Tokyo, Sept 10, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - ANA will commence a code-sharing agreement with Shanghai Airlines and Air China on flights operated by ANA and Shanghai Airlines between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport, from September 29 this year.
Until now, Haneda and Hongqiao have almost exclusively served their respective domestic markets. However, in a move to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the normalisation of diplomatic ties between China and Japan, they will be opened for international flights on the very date of the said anniversary.
Both Haneda and Hongqiao airports are close to, and can be accessed speedily and easily from, their respective city centres, making journeys between Tokyo and Shanghai shorter and more convenient. Furthermore, as the flights will carry the respective flight codes of each airline - NH for ANA, FM for Shanghai Airlines and CA for Air China - customers will be given a greater choice of flights for the airline they wish to fly. As all three airlines enjoy reciprocal mileage benefits, customers may accrue and redeem mileage on any of the flights. Shanghai Airlines and Air China will also join ANA as fellow members of the world's foremost airline grouping, Star Alliance, at the end of this year.
With this agreement in place, the three airlines will offer between them 104 weekly flights between Japan and Shanghai, including Shanghai's Pudong Airport. In total, they will offer 281 flights per week between Japan and China.
For the full flight schedule, please visit http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/aboutana/press/index_sm.html
About ANA
All Nippon Airways (TSE: 9202), or ANA, is the seventh largest airline in the world by passenger load (IATA ranking) and Japan's largest domestic carrier. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of US$8.1bn (JPY932bn) as of 29 Sep 2006. Carrying almost 50 million passengers every year to 50 destinations in Japan and 23 cities throughout Asia, Europe and the United States, ANA is recognized for outstanding passenger service both on the ground and in the air. In the greatest Japanese tradition of mixing hospitality with high technology, personalised a la carte service complements state-of-the-art entertainment systems and the latest in cabin design. ANA has been in the airline business for over 50 years, and combined with ANA Group companies, its activities extend across a host of complete travel and aviation-related services. For more information, please visit www.ana.co.jp.
Contact:
ANA Public Relations:
Rob Henderson
Email: r.henderson@ana.co.jp
Customer Service:
ANA: +81-3-6735-1111
Shanghai Airlines (Japan): +81-6-6945-8666
Air China (Japan): +81-3-5251-0711
Sept 10, 2007
Source: ANA
ANA (TSE: 9202) (U.S: ALNPY)
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