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Beginning this coming Monday, March 1st, All Nippon Airways Co, will begin introducing women-only lavatories on ANA Group international routes (all routes excluding A320/B737 aircraft).

Following numerous requests from passengers for this service, one women-only lavatory will be designated in the aft section of the passenger cabin (location may differ depending on aircraft and configuration) and will be available for use by women passengers in all classes of service. Women-only lavatories will be indicated using the signage seen here. Signage will be installed on the aircraft beginning March 1, scheduled to be completed by the end of April.

Women do not like using shared toilets because men sometimes leave the seat up. The demand for women-only toilets is especially high among passengers taking long flights, said an official.

Whether the designated women-only lavatory will be restricted for use by male passengers at all times, is not entirely so, depending on the situation where there may be very few female passengers on board or when a passenger is not feeling well and a personal emergency requires such use, the restriction will be lifted.

ANA Group will continue its efforts to improve service, providing our passengers with a highly comfortable flying experience and working to consistently exceed their expectations.

The JAL Group announced today that on March 2, 2010, it will establish a Compliance Investigations Committee (the “Committee”) whose main objective is to examine past business practices of the JAL Group.

Committed to executing a fair and transparent restructuring under the Corporate Reorganization Proceedings, the JAL Group will commission the Committee to launch an investigation into past business management of the JAL Group to determine if there were any issues about compliancy and to identify problems in that aspect. Key findings will then be reported to the appointed Trustees.

The Committee is an independent investigative organization formed by third-party members such as Saiguchi Chiharu – a lawyer belonging to the Tokyo Bar Association and a current member of the Supreme Court of Japan, and Kainaka Tatsuo – a former member of the Supreme Court of Japan, who will be able to provide their professional opinion from a neutral stance in order to impartially and effectively assess the JAL Group.

Starting March 2, 2010, the Committee will commence its research into the Group’s history.

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Japan Airlines (JAL) and Dubai-based Emirates Airline (EK) reached an agreement to expand their code share partnership between Japan and Dubai. JAL will start placing its “JL” flight indicator on EK-operated flights between Tokyo (Narita) and Dubai from March 28, 2010, when EK will launch the new direct service to Narita, flying five times a week.

Both airlines have been offering code share services on the Osaka (Kansai) = Dubai route since 2002. By further strengthening their partnership through the new connection between Tokyo and Dubai, both airlines can build a more extensive network to increase customer convenience and better facilitate business and tourist travel to the Middle East from Japan.

In addition to the code share flights, JAL and EK also linked their frequent flyer programs (FFP) in October 2002, enabling members of the JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) and Emirates’ Skywards FFP to earn miles on each other’s flights.

Reservations and ticket purchase for the new code share service will commence on February 25.

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