Japan Airlines JAL Joining oneworld Alliance

Japan Airlines JAL is joining oneworld Alliance as announced on October 25, 2005.

JAL is the largest airline in the Asia-Pacific region and would become the largest member of oneworld Alliance.
Japan Airlines would contribute to oneworld Alliance with around 10% with 68 destinations - 56 of them in Japan and five in China and one territory: Guam.

oneworld Alliance’s existing members currently serve 134 countries and 599 destinations.
By the acquisition of JAL, Royal Jordanian and Malév, the oneworld route map would expand to 686 destinations in 140 countries and territories.