Japan Airlines (JAL) inaugurated its Airbus A350-1000 service from Tokyo/Haneda to London/Heathrow on October 24th, receiving a warm welcome at London Heathrow Airport.
The inaugural flight from Tokyo/Haneda, JL43 (aircraft registration: JA06WJ), carried 17 crew members and 200 passengers, totaling 217 individuals. It departed from Tokyo/Haneda at 9:55 AM and took off at 10:19 AM. The flight landed at London/Heathrow at 4:14 PM and arrived at gate 301 at 4:28 PM.
At London/Heathrow, the airport manager Harada greeted the departing JL44 flight to Tokyo/Haneda, presenting passengers with commemorative neck straps with message cards and stickers. The return flight, carrying 16 crew members and 239 passengers (a total of 255 individuals), departed at 7:26 PM and took off at 7:52 PM. It arrived at Tokyo/Haneda on the following day, October 25th, at gate 147 at 5:04 PM.
Of the two-round trips operated daily on the Tokyo/Haneda-London/Heathrow route, one round trip with the JL43/44 flights, departing from Tokyo/Haneda in the morning and from London/Heathrow at night, will use the Airbus A350-1000. This will be on an every-other-day basis for the time being, alternating with the Boeing 777-300ER.
The Airbus A350-1000 is configured with 239 seats across four classes: 6 first-class seats in a ‘1-1-1’ configuration, 54 business-class seats in a ‘1-2-1’ configuration, 24 premium economy seats in a ‘2-4-2’ configuration, and 155 economy-class seats in a ‘3-3-3’ layout. Both first-class and business-class are the first to feature enclosed suites with doors for JAL.
JAL has firmly ordered 13 A350-1000s, with six already delivered. The company plans to expand its fleet to 8 aircraft within this fiscal year. (Photo courtesy: JAL)
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