JAL FY13/14 International Operation Changes: Boeing 787 Service Resumes from June 2013

JAL today (30APR13) revealed its planned FY2013/14 International operation changes, followed by the end of Boeing 787 grounding. The oneWorld member plans to resume Boeing 787 operation from 01JUN13 on 5 International routes. From July to December 2013, Boeing 787 will enter operation on additional 6 routes.

Planned International operation changes as follow.

Boeing 787 Routes – Service Resumption
Tokyo Haneda – Beijing eff 01JUN13 1 Daily
Tokyo Haneda – Singapore eff 01JUN13 1 Daily
Tokyo Narita – Boston eff 01JUN13 1 Daily
Tokyo Narita – Delhi eff 12JUL13 1 Daily (Previously to be resumed from 01JUN13)
Tokyo Narita – Moscow Domodedovo eff 01SEP13 3 weekly (Previously to be resumed from 01JUN13)
Tokyo Narita – San Diego eff 01JUN13 1 Daily
Tokyo Narita – Singapore eff 01JUN13 2 Daily (JL710 from 02JUN13)

NEW Boeing 787 Routes
Tokyo Narita – Helsinki eff 01JUL13 Boeing 787 begins operation with daily service, reservation opens today (30APR13)
JL413 NRT1030 – 1455HEL 787 D
JL414 HEL1725 – 0905+1NRT 787 D

Tokyo Haneda – San Francisco eff 01SEP13 1 daily, replacing Boeing 777-200ER (SFO from 31AUG13)
Tokyo Narita – Sydney eff 01DEC13 1 daily, replacing Boeing 777-200ER
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok eff 02DEC13 4 weekly (JL707 Day x357; JL718 Day x146)

Planned Boeing 787 operation remains subject to change.

Other International Service Changes
Nagoya – Honolulu eff 12JUL13 Boeing 777-200ER replacing 767-300ER
Osaka Kansai – Honolulu eff 01SEP13 Boeing 777-200ER replacing 767-300ER
Osaka Kansai – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 01SEP13 Boeing 767-300ER replacing 737-800
Tokyo Haneda – Bangkok eff 01DEC13 Boeing 777-200ER replacing 767-300ER
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok eff 01DEC13 Boeing 777-200ER/787-8 replacing 767-300ER on 2 daily flights
Tokyo Narita – Beijing 01JUN13 – 05JUL13 Service reduced from 2 to 1 daily, JL863/864 cancelled
Tokyo Narita – Honolulu eff 01JUN13 JL782/781 operated by 777-200ER instead of 767-300ER

JAL will also gradually introduce “Sky Suite 777” service on board Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Approximate time frame as follow:
Tokyo Narita – New York JFK May 2013
Tokyo Narita – Paris CDG July 2013
Tokyo Narita – Los Angeles November 2013
Tokyo Narita – Chicago January 2014

This article was originally published on airlineroute.net.