American Airlines and Japan Airlines to commence Joint Venture on April 1st

American Airlines and Japan Airlines will start their formerly announced trans-Pacific revenue sharing venture on April 1st, the companies declared in Tokyo Tuesday morning.

The two airlines plan to build a number of moves to progress their trans-Pacific reach. These comprise scheduling tighter flight connections between carriers throughout the summer 2011 schedule, JAL moving their Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) operations to the Terminal 3 home of American on March 27th, and raising the number of codeshare flights to 123.

In addition, AA and JAL will align fares on routes operated by both carriers and customers will be able to book and handle flights on either airline through either airline’s website.

To celebrate the deal, AA and JAL will present a fare sale on all Tokyo-US routes for travel between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2011. Customers will be able to fly either airline or a mixture of the two.