Japan Airlines, Malév Hungarian Airlines and Royal Jordanian Airlines become full members of the Oneworld alliance from April 1, in what will be the biggest expansion of the grouping since its launch eight years ago today.
Five other members of the JAL Group will join Oneworld as affiliates – JALways, Japan Asia Airways, JAL Express, J-AIR and Japan Transocean Air.
Source: Travel Industry Monitor (extract) 20-02-2007
Air France-KLM to launch Paris-Seattle route
Europe’s largest airline, Air France-KLM, has announced that is to begin daily flights between Paris and Seattle on 11 June 2007. New routes will also be added between Paris and Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Source: International Herald Tribune 21-02-2007