1st Nonstop Flight From SD To Asia Takes Off In December
Online Ticket Purchases Begin Today
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Posted: 06/14/2012
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341 days ago
Japan Airlines announced that its new San Diego-to-Tokyo service will begin on Dec. 2, and it started taking reservations by telephone at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Tickets for the flight will be sold via JAL's website beginning Thursday.The flight between Lindbergh Field and Tokyo's Narita Airport will operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with a 186-seat Boeing 787 "Dreamliner."It will be the first nonstop flight linking San Diego with Asia.The flight will have a code-sharing arrangement with American Airlines, but Japan Airlines will operate the service.The JAL flight will depart Lindbergh Field at noon and arrive at Narita International Airport 11 1/2 to 12 hours later. The return flight takes 9 ½ to 10 hours, according to the airline.The airline's U.S. reservations telephone number is (800) 525-3663.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
