Japan Airlines the second largest in the country. It has headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo. JAL group companies include Japan Airlines, J-Air, JAL Express, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air and Ryukyu Air Commuter for domestic feeder services. Apart from this, there is JAL Cargo for cargo and mail services.

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The main hubs for Japan airlines are- Haneda airport and Narita international airport. The secondary hubs are Kansai International airport and Itami airport.

Cabin Baggage: Passengers can carry one handbag that contains personal belongings and another additional bag in the cabin. Japan Airlines baggage weight policy says that the combined weight of both these bags should not exceed ten kilograms. There are certain Japan Airlines check-in baggage size or dimension policies that one has to keep in mind while carrying hand luggage. The Length, width and height should be within 55cmX40cmX25cm or 115 cm (45inch) in total. If it exceeds the limit, is not of this size or cannot be stowed into the compartment, then it has to be checked in and any electronic gadget has to be turned off.

Checked Baggage: According to Japan Airlines Baggage Policy, the maximum weight allowed in the First Class or Business Class is three pieces or bags with each bag not exceeding 32 kilograms.

For Premium Economy Class and Economy Class, each passenger can carry two bags or pieces with a single piece not exceeding the weight of 23 kilograms. The total dimension of single baggage should not exceed 203cm.

Passengers who are having the excess luggage will be charged based on the flight tickets that they have booked. For everything else like pet carriage, surfboard equipment, etc. the rates are different as per the baggage policy.

• Online Web Check-in:

Passengers can sit at home and directly opt for Japan airlines web check-in facility. Once check-in is done, the e-copy of the boarding pass will be sent to the email ID that is provided during the flight ticket booking. Web Check-in process starts 24 hours and ends one hour before the departure time.

• Mobile check-in:

Using mobile check-in, passengers can choose the desired seat and check-in. The boarding pass will be sent to the registered email ID. Print out of the same should be produced during the security check. This facility is available from 24 hours to 60 minutes prior to the departure of the flights.

• Self Service Check-in(Kiosks):

This is one of the check-in facility available for the passengers to select the desired seat number and get the boarding pass print at the airport.

Japan Airlines domestic routes in Japan:

There are around 30 domestic travel routes by Japan Airlines namely- Matsumoto, Matsuyama, Misawa, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Nanki Shirahama, Niigata, Obihiro, Oita, Okayama, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Takamatsu, Tokunoshima, Tokushima, Tokyo, Yamaguchi-Ube, Yamagata, Akita, Amami Ōshima, Aomori, Asahikawa, Fukuoka, Hakodate, Hanamaki, Hiroshima, Izumo, Kagoshima, Kitakyushu, Kochi, Komatsu, Kumamoto and Kushiro.

Jet Airway international routes in Japan:

There are around 54 international routes from Japan which includes US, India, Germany, Finland, etc.

• Boeing 737-800 - 50 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 165(Model 1) and 144(Model 2)
• Boeing 767-300 - 6 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 261
• Boeing 767-300ER - 29 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 252(Model 1), 261(Model 2), 237(Model 3), 227(Model 4) and 199(Model 5)
• Boeing 777-200 - 12 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 375
• Boeing 777-200ER - 11 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 236(Model 1) and 245(Model 2)
• Boeing 777-300 - 4 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 500
• Boeing 777-300ER - 13 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 244
• Boeing 787-8 25 - 4 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 161(Model 1), 186(Model 2) and 206(Model 3)
• Boeing 787-9 13 - 7 Aircraft – Total number of seats is 195(Model 1), 203(Model 2) and 239(Model 3)

The total number of aircraft is 163.

Japan Air Lines was established on 1 August 1951.  Founded with an investment of 100 million Yen the airlines established their capital at Chou, Tokyo. The airline began its international flights in 1954 and the first flight comprised 18 passengers from Tokyo to San Francisco. Till date, the flights between Tokyo and San Francisco are Flights 1 and 2 in memory of their first international service. In 1960, the airlines got their first jet, a Douglas DC-8 called Fuji. The Japan Airlines code is JAL. By the end of 1961, there were transpolar flights from Tokyo to Copenhagen, London, Paris, Seattle, Alaska and Los Angeles. During the 1960s, the airlines had flights to many new cities like Moscow, Pusan and New York. In 1972, JAL got the flag carrier status to operate on international routes.

2001 was a remarkable year for the history of Japan Airlines as they merged with Japan Air System. JAL changed its name to Japan Airlines on 1^st April 2004.

World Travel Awards is a prestigious award for the tourism industry. Japan Airlines received this award in 2018 and was highly appreciated. There is a bunch of other award programmes for which Japan airlines is nominated this year. For example-

• Asia's Leading Airline 2018
• Asia's Leading Airline - Business Class 2018
• Asia's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2018
• Asia's Leading Airline - First Class 2018
• Asia's Leading Airline - Premium Economy Class 2018
• Asia's Leading Airline Brand 2018
• Asia's Leading Airport Lounge 2018
• Asia's Leading Cultural Airline 2018
• Asia's Leading In-flight Food & Beverage 2018

The 24 hours helpline (Japan Airlines customer care number) is 1800 102 4135. For English speakers, the contact numbers are 0570-025-121 and 03-6733-3062 (toll).

The headquarters are located at Tokyo, Japan. The address is

4-11, Higashi Shinagawa,

2-Chrome, Shinagawa-Ku,

Tokyo, 140-8605, Japan.