JAL and PG begin codeshare on November 15

JAPAN Airlines (JAL) and Bangkok Airways (PG) will launch their codeshare tie-up on November 15, applicable on selected flights between three airports in Japan and Bangkok operated by JAL, as well as between Bangkok and four destinations in Asia on PG.

Customers on both airlines travelling from Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita airports and Osaka’s Kansai airport will see a smoother transit through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and onward to Mumbai, Koh Samui, Phuket, Chiang Mai and vice versa.

The two carriers have also linked their mileage programmes, enabling members on both sides to redeem award tickets on either airline for departures on or after November 15.

All reservations, sales and redemptions for codeshare flights and award tickets begin November 8.

PG’s senior vice president, network management, Peter Wiesner, said: “This new partnership will offer better flight connectivity for passengers travelling from longhaul routes with Japan Airlines to Bangkok for their onward journey to Mumbai.

“Moreover, Thailand’s key destinations, namely Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai, always have great potential, which attracts a large number of tourists, especially Japanese.”

Sourced: TTG asia