Ulaanbaatar, February 5th, 2020– MIAT Mongolian Airlines (MIAT) and Japan Airlines (JAL) and today announced a codeshare agreement to expand both carrier’s international network between Mongolia and Japan. Reservations and ticket sales begin on March 24th, 2020, for travel from March 31st, 2020.  The agreement will allow Japan Airlines to offer flights between Ulaanbaatar (ULN) and two major cities in Japan, Tokyo Narita (NRT) and Osaka Kansai (KIX).

At the same time MIAT will start offering flights beyond Narita, such as Osaka Itami (ITM) and Nagoya Chubu (NGO), in addition to the five international destinations such as Singapore (SIN), Melbourne (MEL), Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Hanoi (HAN) and Busan (PUS).

Battur Davaakhuu, President and CEO of MIAT Mongolian Airlines, said: “We are delighted to develop and grow our relationship with Japan Airlines with this codeshare arrangement. Through this cooperation, we will be able to provide travel options for our customers as well as inviting more travelers to experience untapped nature of Mongolia. We look forward to share Mongolian hospitality further and provide an authentic Mongolian experience for our customers. MIAT is offering more seamless one-stop connectivity between Mongolia to several major cities in Japan, Singapore and Australia through the expansion of its codeshare arrangement with Japan Airlines. We will look forward to the day when we can move ahead once more with further expansion - for the benefit of people throughout in this region”

Yuji Akasaka, President of Japan Airlines, said: “It is an honor to announce this codeshare partnership with MIAT Mongolian Airlines. We are sure that this new destination will provide customers with convenient travel options between Japan and the capital of Mongolia. We look forward to a successful partnership that will make customers happy and will contribute to increased traffic between two countries.”

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