TOKYO/MANILA, October 1st, 2014 - All Nippon Airways (Osamu Shinobe, President and CEO) and Philippine Airlines (Lucio C.Tan, Chairman and CEO) today announced that they have agreed to establish a commercial partnership covering areas such as code-share and frequent flyer programs, subject to necessary government approvals. The agreement will benefit customers of both airlines by providing them with greater choice and flexibility.

The code-share between two countries is due to commence on October 26 and reciprocal frequent flyers programs between ANA and Philippine Airlines will begin at the same time.

ANA added its new service from this March between Haneda International Airport and Manila International Airport while Philippine Airlines also added its new daytime service between Manila and Haneda The total number of flights between Japan and Philippines operated by ANA and Philippine airlines will be 74 per week.

Under the code-share, ANA will add its “NH” designator code to Philippine Airlines-operated flights not only between Japan and Philippine but also domestic flights within the Philippines.
Philippine Airlines will also add its “PR” designator code to flights between Japan and the Philippines and domestic flights within Japan operated by ANA.

Passengers between Japan and the Philippines will also be able to take advantage of through check-in reducing minimum connection times at Manila airport from 120 minutes to 90 minutes when connecting to onward domestic flights.

Contact:
    Ryosei Nomura and Maho Ito, ANA Public Relations, TEL +81-3-6735-1111

About ANA:
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the eighth largest airline in the world by revenues (2012) and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers (2012). Founded in 1952, ANA flies today on 54 international routes and 111 domestic routes with a fleet of 236 aircraft. ANA has 14,000 employees. In 2012, it carried 45 million passengers and generated revenues of $15.8 bn. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and has joint-ventures with United Airlines on trans-Pacific and Asia routes and with Lufthansa, Swiss International Airlines and Austrian Airlines on Japan-Europe routes. Its Frequent Flyer Program, ANA Mileage Club, has more than 26 million members. ANA was voted Airline of the Year for 2013 by Air Transport World Magazine, and was awarded five stars in 2013 and 2014 by the world's leading Airline and Airport review site, SKYTRAX. ANA is the launch customer and biggest operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

About Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines is the flag carrier of the Republic of the Philippines and took to the skies on March 15, 1941. The airline, now in its 73rd year, covers Asia, Australia, the Middle East, US and Europe, utilising a fleet of 57 aircraft. Its wide range of product offerings allows passengers to plan their flights based on actual needs.