Japan Airlines Joins airasia Super App's OTA Platform

(01 July 2022, 12:22 +07)  Japan Airlines has joined the airasia Super App online travel agent (OTA) platform, granting direct ticketing authority for seats to be sold on the app.

Under the new partnership, JAL flights will be available in the flight section of the airasia Super App, with over 132 domestic Japan routes and 60 international routes including seamless connections to North America.

JAL is the second airline from Japan to join the rapidly growing OTA platform, providing super app users more choices to explore Japan and beyond, conveniently at their fingertips. ANA joined the app in May.

Japan Airlines B767 reg: JA621J. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Tomohiro Sakaguchi, JAL’s Country Manager - Malaysia, said, “At Japan Airlines, we’re always looking for new ways to provide our passengers with the best travel experiences. With the travel industry in a phase of strong recovery, we are excited to add airasia Super App to our list of appointed OTA agents. With this partnership, we look forward to welcoming back more passengers with our signature Omotenashi spirit [Japanese hospitality]. As part of our JAL Group Corporate Policy, we strive to deliver unparalleled service to our customers.”

Aside from JAL and ANA from Japan, the airasia Super App OTA platform also includes over 700 other airline partners with notable names such as Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand and KLM, to name but a few.

The platform also includes over 700,000 hotels around the globe through partnerships with Trip, MG Group, WebBeds and more.

Amanda Woo, CEO of airasia Super App, said, “As of today, we have over 50 airlines from various regions joining the airasia Super App OTA platform, and we are delighted to ink this partnership with Japan Airlines. Having Japan Airlines on board will provide our super app users with more travel options and the convenience of booking through our convenient single-stop travel and lifestyle platform.”

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