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TOKYO, April 27, 2011 - ANA, Japan's leading carrier, has signed a code-share agreement with Scandinavian Airlines System, one of its fellow members in the Star Alliance. The agreement was signed between Shinichiro Ito, President and CEO of ANA, and Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of Scandinavian Airlines, in Tokyo yesterday. From 23rd of May 2011, passengers will be able to book with ANA to travel on SAS operated services between Tokyo and Copenhagen. SAS will place its flight code on ANA operated flights between Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Sapporo, Osaka and Fukuoka. ANA will also place its ANA flight code on SAS operated flights within Europe at a later stage. Shinichiro Ito, ANA President and CEO, said, "We are pleased to welcome Scandinavian Airlines as our code-share partner and look forward to cooperating with each other on our Japanese and European networks. This will give our customers access to a wider network across Europe." Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of Scandinavian Airlines System, said: "It is almost to the day 60 years since we established the first route between Scandinavia and Tokyo. Tokyo is now one of our most popular long-haul destinations, and this agreement with ANA signifies the importance of Japan in the SAS network and the possibility to transport our customers to other important destinations in Japan." Code-share routes are as follows: SAS Operated Flight
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Contact:
ANA Public Relations TEL +81-3-6735-1111
Scandinavian Airlines System TEL +46-70997-3394 |
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About ANA Group
All Nippon Airways is the eighth largest airline in the world by revenues and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers. Founded in 1952, it flies today to 76 domestic and international cities in a fleet of 228 aircraft serving a network of 164 routes. ANA has 33,000 employees and operates more than 1,000 flights a day. In 2009, it carried 44 million passengers and generated revenues of $13.7bn. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and more than 20 million members belong to its Frequent Flyer Program (ANA Mileage Club). ANA is the launch customer for the world's newest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
ANA currently operates code-share arrangements with Air Canada, Air China, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Continental Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, SWISS, TAM Airlines, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United, US Airways and more. |
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About Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines is Northern Europe's largest airline and the national airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In 2010, it served 21.5 million customers, offering 93 destinations across Scandinavia, Europe, Asia and the US, and close to 700 daily departures. For 2010, SAS was also officially Europe's most punctual airline. Scandinavian Airlines is a founding member of Star Alliance. |
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