18 May 2009

The codeshare agreement between oneworld members Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) will soon include services between Australia and Japan via Singapore, the Australian airline announced yesterday.

Qantas said in a statement on Monday that expanded codeshare services from Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth to Osaka and Tokyo via Singapore would commence 1 June 2009.

The expanded codeshare arrangement will provide daily connecting flights at Singapore to Tokyo and Osaka from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth said Rob Gurney, Qantas Airlines Group Executive Commercial.

He added that there would be three services per week from Adelaide to Tokyo and Osaka via Singapore.

In conjunction with the agreement, Qantas Frequent Flyer program members will be able to earn points on Japan Airlines services under Qantas codeshare routes.

Currently, Qantas and JAL both already offer a daily flight between Sydney and Tokyo, whilst Qantas offers three-weekly direct flights between Perth and the Japanese capital.