chicago to tokyo AA and JAL Joint flights

Tokyo - Chicago ORD NRT and Dallas/Fort Worth

Chicago ohare airport, used often as a transit point to and from other parts in North America to Asia, is a key gateway from which both Japan Airlines and American operate to and from Japan. To enhance the customer experience, the two airlines have agreed to realign their flight schedules to maximize the benefits of co-locating at Chicago. By adjusting the schedule of Japan Airlines' tokyo Chicago flight to depart earlier in the day and moving the American Airlines flight later in the day, the number of possible connections that can be made to other parts of the U.S. within three hours of arrival into Chicago ORD increases from approximately 43 to 45 destinations. In addition, customers can now choose Japan Airlines for an earlier start in Chicago ohare or choose American for more time in Japan.

Adjustments to the schedule of American's domestic flights arriving into Chicago and the departure time of Japan Airlines' Chicago tokyo Narita flight allows customers on 44 flights from 42 points in North America to easily connect on Japan Airlines' Chicago-Narita flight within just two hours of arrival into Chicago. This is an increase of 22 flights and 20 destinations, allowing both airlines to capture greater travel demand. The reduced connection times and the increase in the number of possible connecting flights from American are expected to result in more customers transferring to Japan Airlines. In addition, eligible Japan Airlines customers are able to utilize American's Admirals Club Lounge in Terminal 3 at Chicago and this will become much more convenient for customers once Japan Airlines' planned relocation from Terminal 5 takes place.

American operates two flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Tokyo's Narita Airport. American's flight departing from Dallas/Fort Worth at 12:50 and arriving in Narita at 15:55 has been scheduled to arrive at a time ideal for connections with reduced waiting time to multiple Asian cities to which Japan Airlines flies. The number of destinations that customers can transfer onto within three hours of arriving on that flight from Dallas/Fort Worth increases from four to 12 destinations. New connecting flight destinations include Beijing, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Nagoya (Chubu), Manila, Pusan, Sapporo, Seoul (Incheon), and Taipei. Customers can continue to connect to Osaka, Ho Chi Minh and Bangkok. East Coast customers who historically flew from Dallas/Fort Worth to Singapore via Narita on Japan Airlines will be able to fly from New York to Singapore connecting at Haneda in the future.