All Nippon Airways, China Eastern Airlines to Conclude Comprehensive Commercial Agreement
- Code-share Operations Starting 1 February, 1999 to be First between Japan and China-

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETOKYO-12 November 1998 All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) and China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. (CES) , announced that they will enter a comprehensive commercial agreement, to include code-share operations. The agreement will be the first of its kind between a Japanese and a Chinese carrier.

ANA President and CEO, Kichisaburo Nomura and CES President, Li Zhong-ming are scheduled to sign the agreement at a special ceremony to be held in Tokyo on 13 November.

It is expected that by linking ANA's network with that of CES, traffic between the two countries will increase, further enhancing the ties between the two nations.

Code-share operations will begin on 1 February, 1999, subject to Japanese and Chinese government approval. Initially, there will be a total of 18 code-share flights a week (9 operated by ANA, 9 operated by CES) on Osaka-Shanghai and Osaka-Qingdao-Beijing routes. Both airlines plan to actively expand code-share operations further in the future.

In addition to code-sharing, ANA and CES plan to start a connection service for passengers transferring flights at Shanghai and Kansai International airports. The service will make it easier for customers to connect on to domestic flights in China and Japan.


Fact Sheet
All Nippon Airways
Company Name: All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Established: December 1952
Capital: 72.1 billion yen (as of March 1998)
President and CEO: Kichisaburo Nomura
Number of Employees: 15,200 (as of March 1998)
Operating Revenues: 910.2 billion yen (fiscal year ending March 31, 1998)
Scheduled Domestic Service: 104 routes, 572 flights per week (as of November 1998)
Scheduled International Service: 44 routes, 346 flights per week (as of November 1998)
Major Hub Airports: Tokyo, Osaka
Fleet: total:144 aircraft (as of November 1998)
B747-400: 19 B747: 20
B777: 16 B767: 62
A320: 25 A321: 2

China Eastern Airlines
Company Name: China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Established: June 1998
Capital: 4.87 billion yuan (as of December 1997)
President: Li Zhong-ming
Number of Employees: 8,535 (as of December 1997)
Operating Revenues: 8.93 billion yuan (fiscal year ending December 31, 1997)
Scheduled Domestic Service: 113 routes, 1030 flights per week (as of December 1997)
Scheduled Hong Kong Service: 12 routes, 190 flights per week (as of December 1997)
Scheduled International Service: 15 routes, 116 flights per week (as of December 1997)
Major Hub Airport: Shanghai
Fleet: total: 56 aircraft (as of November, 1998)
B737-300: 6 MD-11: 6
MD82: 13 MD90-30: 6
A300-600R: 10 A320: 5
A340: 5 FK100: 5

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