WASHINGTON -- American and Japan Airlines formally filed their
code-share application at the Transportation Department, proposing
to put both codes on most of their U.S.-Japan flights, and on some
feeder segments, May 10.
An expansion to other routes and to Hawaii is set for July
1.
In the first phase, the carriers will share codes on direct
services linking Tokyo with Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle,
Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Jose, Calif.
In addition, American will place its code on JAL flights
operating beyond Tokyo to Bangkok, Thailand, and Singapore and
beyond Tokyo and Osaka to four points in Japan.
JAL, which is planning to move its Atlanta-Tokyo route to
Dallas/Fort Worth, will place its code on AA flights beyond DFW to
Atlanta. It will also have seats on five American routes feeding
the Chicago hub and two routes feeding the Los Angeles gateway.
In the second phase, JAL's code will appear on 31 additional
U.S. interior segments, including 14 feeding Chicago and eight
feeding DFW. At the same time, American's code will appear on JAL's
flights from Tokyo to Las Vegas and on numerous services from
points in Japan to Honolulu, Kona, Guam and Saipan.
The AA code will also appear on JAL flights beyond Osaka to
Singapore and beyond Nagoya to additional points in Japan. The code
share could be complicated by the carriers' use of different
airport terminals at key gateways: Narita, New York (Kennedy),
Chicago (O'Hare) and DFW. The carriers told the DOT they would
"work together to minimize customer confusion" at those
airports.