Japan Airlines (JAL) has been readying its Summer 2025 timetable, with some new international capacity joining the network.
Return to Chicago
JAL’s first move is to restore its connection between Tokyo Narita and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Planned operations for this route (operated in conjunction with American Airlines) are
JL056 DEPART NRT 18:155 ARRIVE ORD 16:00 JL055 DEPART ORD 12:30 ARRIVE NRT 15:15+1 JL056 operates daily from 31st May JL055 operates daily from 1st June Operates to ORD Terminal 5, Departs from ORD Terminal 3 Currently timetable to October 2025. Winter schedule to be announced in June.
For those who want to access Narita and beyond from the Windy City, it will help provide extra connectivity, complementing the Tokyo Handea-Chicago O’Hare route. Tickets go on sale on the 12th of February.
Enter the Airbus A350
For those of you who want the latest passenger experience, JAL is preparing to send its newest A350-1000 to Paris and Los Angeles.
The Tokyo-Haneda to Paris Charles de Gaulle route will launch on the 1st May 20205, operating every other day in the first instance.
Meanwhile, whilst Los Angeles has been announced as a destination of the Airbus A350-1000, you’re going to need to wait, as the airline will confirm the date when it will launch .
JAL currently operates its Airbus A350-1000 to London Heathrow, Dallas Fort Worth and New York-JFK.
Additional Frequencies
With the summer season coming, the following routes are being upgraded to a daily service between 30th March and 25th October (Summer Timetable). They include
- Narita-San Diego
- Narita-Bengaluru
In addition, the following will see daily services between the 18th July and the 25th October
- Kansai-Los Angeles
- Kansai-Honolulu
- Chubu-Honolulu
Helsinki will see an uplift of five flights a week, whilst to support holiday demand the Narita-Honolulu route will increase to two daily flights for the month of July (1st-31st).
A busy summer ahead
With both inbound and outbound tourism being important, as well as the core business traffic, Japan Airlines is preparing for a busy summer season as it casts its fleet far and wide. For passengers, it means more opportunities to travel with the carrier, with it increasing some routes to daily operation during those core busy months.
And choice is good, especially with the Airbus A350-1000 which Japan Airlines operates in a rather luxurious four-cabin layout – or even having a Joint business venture choice when travelling between America and Japan.
It’s time to see if that demand can be filled.
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