Japan Airlines (JAL) announced Wednesday that it will offer nonstop Seattle-Tokyo service starting on March 31, 2019. JAL will become the third airline to fly nonstop between Seattle and Tokyo Narita, joining Delta and Japanese rival All Nippon Airways (ANA).
The airline will fly the route with its Boeing 787-8 “Dreamliners.” The versions JAL typically flies on long international routes seat 161 passengers, include 38 in “Sky Suite” business-class seats that convert into lie-flat beds. There also and 35 recliner seats in JAL’s international Premium Economy Cabin. Tickets for the route, which still must be approved by regulators, will go on sale on November 5.
“JAL has established an optimal departure and arrival time to and from NRT, allowing customers to seamlessly connect throughout the carrier’s international network,” Japan Airlines says in a statement.
The new daily service will leave Narita airport each day at 6 pm and, because of the time shift, arrive at 11 am in Seattle the same day after a 9-hour flight. Flights from Seattle will leave at 2:20 pm and arrive in Tokyo at 4:30 pm the next day.
As a partner of Alaska Airlines, JAL’s move will help strengthen Alaska’s global connection network.
JAL says the Seattle route is part of an effort boost service to the US cities with the highest demand for Japan travel. Seattle is the No. 5 market for travel from Japan, trailing Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Las Vegas, according to the carrier.
JAL operates a large connecting hub at Narita airport (NRT), meaning Seattle customers will be able to connect to JAL’s destinations across Asia and Australia with a connection in Tokyo.
JAL will market the route along with joint-venture and oneworld frequent-flyer partner American Airlines.
“This new route will strengthen American and JAL’s joint business across the Pacific and meet the growing demand in the Seattle-Tokyo market,” American Airlines President Robert Isom adds in JAL’s statement. “Our customers in Seattle will soon have nonstop service to one of the world’s most important business and leisure destinations, as well as convenient connections to many other cities in Asia.”
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