Japan Airlines (JAL) has postponed the daily operation of its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on the Tokyo/Haneda to Dallas/Fort Worth route to August 29.
The service on this route started on April 17, with operations every other day except for some exclusion dates, and there were plans to increase it to one round trip per day from August 15. From July 1 to August 18, all flights will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, and from August 19 to 29, operations will continue every other day with the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.
The Airbus A350-1000 aircraft is JAL’s new flagship for international flights, succeeding the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which was the cornerstone of its international fleet. The cabin is configured with 239 seats in four classes: 6 seats in First Class with a “1-1-1” configuration, 54 seats in Business Class with a “1-2-1” configuration, 24 seats in Premium Economy Class with a “2-4-2” configuration, and 155 seats in Economy Class with a “3-3-3” configuration. Both First Class and Business Class offer private cabins with doors for the first time on JAL flights. In-flight entertainment (IFE) systems in all classes are equipped with 4K resolution monitors and can connect to wireless headphones via Bluetooth.
JAL plans to operate a fleet of eight Airbus A350-1000 aircraft by the end of this fiscal year, and intends to deploy them on the Tokyo/Haneda to London/Heathrow route for flights JL43/44 as well.
■Schedule JL12 Tokyo/Haneda (10:55) to Dallas/Fort Worth (08:40) JL11 Dallas/Fort Worth (11:05) to Tokyo/Haneda (14:40+1)
