Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines (日本航空株式会社), also known as JAL or Nikko (日航) is the flag carrier airline of Japan and one of the world's premier carriers. With four major hubs in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Okinawa, it serves some 80 destinations across more than 20 countries. JAL group companies include Japan Airlines, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, and Ryukyu Air Commuter for domestic feeder services, and JAL Cargo for cargo and mail services. 

Japan Airlines has a fleet of 158 aircraft.

Now Japan Airlines operates flights to Europe, Asia, North and South America and Oceania.

Japan Airlines was founded on August 1, 1951, with 100 million yen in capital, and began scheduled air transportation on domestic routes independently from October of the following year.
Based on the Japan Airlines Act, as of October 1, 1953, the current company was established with 1 billion yen in government funding and 1 billion yen in sales, for a total of 2 billion yen in capital. In this way, the established company inherited all of the rights and obligations of the previous company and became licensed to become the nation's only scheduled international air carrier, along with its domestic routes. The year 1954 was marked by the first international and at the same time transcontinental flight to the USA: with the launching of the Tokyo - Honolulu - San Francisco route. In August 1960 began service of the Douglas DC-8, the first jet airliner.

In June 1961 commenced a northbound route to Europe and then operated flights to the New York route.

In 1970, the company commenced the operation of the Boeing 747 (jumbo jet). The company introduced special flights in the 1980s, which carried the prince and princess of Japan, Pope John Paul II and prime ministers of the country. The airline was fully privatized in 1987.

The year 1992 was the time when the charter unit was established. In 1997, Japan Airlines signed a very favourable agreement with Disney, which became the only carrier of Disneyland in Tokyo.

“Fly for it!” is JAL's new slogan.

Since the beginning of Japan Airlines' founding, its logo was a red crane on a white background. Crane in Japanese culture is the symbol of prosperity, luck, attention and longevity. Red symbolizes movement and freedom. Thus, the Japan Airlines logo represents the concentration of attention and care for passengers and their safety, as well as the sense of reliability and continuous development and improvement of the airline.

In 1983, JAL was the world's number one passenger and cargo transportation performance according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Whether you are flying international or domestic, Japan Airlines offers a premium travel experience. For long-haul international flights, up to four cabin classes are available: First Class, Executive Class (Business Class), Premium Economy and Economy. Select domestic flights also offer First Class and Class J (Business Class) accommodations.

In 2007, Japan Airlines joined the Oneworld ® airline alliance network.

Japan Airlines is Certified by Skytrax as a 5-Star Airline for the quality of its airport and onboard products and staff services.