Japan Airlines celebrates 30 years of Los Angeles and Osaka route: Special campaign fare offered in limited time
When Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX) opened on September 4, 1994, Japan Airlines (JAL) launched Los Angeles (LAX) and Osaka (KIX) route on the same day. To celebrate 30 years of JAL’s LAX-KIX flights, the gate ceremony of Flight JL 069 to Osaka was held at Tom Bradley International Terminal of Los Angeles International Airport in the afternoon of Sep. 4, 2024.
Before the departure of the Osaka flight at Gate 134, snack and music were provided to passengers and Mr. Makoto Maezawa, Senior Vice President of The Americas of Japan Airlines, remarked about short history of the LAX-KIX route and Expo 2025 Osaka.
Mr. Makoto Maezawa, Senior Vice President of the Americas of Japan Airlines, was interviewed by a Japanese media.
Along with Maezana, Japanese Consul General Kenko Sone, Los Angeles World Airport officer Ian Law, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board Vice President Rafia Larsson, and American Airline Customer Care Director Suzanne Peters joined the speeches.
Koto music was played by Mme. Yoko Awaya in Gardena, and Taiko was played by Unit One of Asano Taiko in Torrance.
Currently, JAL is the only airline with nonstop service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Osaka (KIX) and the convenient five flights per week schedule operates with state-of-the-art JAL SKY SUITE 787-9 aircraft.
To commemorate this milestone and to convey appreciation to customers, JAL is offering a special limited-time campaign fare.
Arrival at Kansai International Airport allows passengers to conveniently explore Osaka, Kyoto, and other popular destinations in the Kansai region and with the “Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai” scheduled to begin in April 2025.
JAL offers special limited-time fare of $860.10 for round trip departing from Los Angeles during the sales period from Sep. 4 through Oct. 31. Applicable travel period is from Jan. 16 through Oct. 20, 2025. Flights from March 13 – April 13, 2025, are not applicable. All itineraries must be completed within the travel period. For detail, please visit https://www.jal.co.jp/ar/en/campaign/kix-lax-30th-anniversary/
