JAL serves Japan-made cheese onboard international flights

TOKYO, Japan – Japan Airlines will offer a new lineup of Japanese cheese for First and Executive Class customers on select international routes from March 1, 2013.

TOKYO, Japan – Japan Airlines will offer a new lineup of Japanese cheese for First and Executive Class customers on select international routes from March 1, 2013.

As an airline established in Japan, we hope to promote the excellence of Japanese cheese to our customers. An assortment of 16 types of cheese have been chosen for months up to August-offering five types in First Class and three in Executive, with a change in selection at the end of May.(See list of cheese, dates available and applicable routes

In First Class, customers can also choose to simply enjoy the rich flavor of the different types of cheese available, savor a specific type with a complementing snack.

[Served in First Class]

Cheese
Producer
Area
Dates available

Kuromatsunai Blue Cheese Cheese
Kuromatsunai Toit Vert
Shiribeshi,Hokkaido

March 1 to May 31,2013

Sakura
Kyodogakusha Shintoku farm
Tokachi,Hokkaido

Mattone Rosso
Ulaken Yufuin
Oita

Rakuka
Sarabetsu Cheese Kobo
Tokachi,Hokkaido

Spring Thyme
Cheese Kobo Takara
Okoppe,Hokkaido

Kobayashi Farm Blue
Shin Sapporo Nyugyo
Ishikari,Hokkaido

June 1 to August 31,2013

Tsuyako Fromage
Farm Kokabu
Shiga

Fromage de Air Tsubasa no Cheese
Cheese Kobo Adonai
Okoppe,Hokkaido

Ebetsu Plain Cheese
Yonemura Farm
Ishikari,Hokkaido

Fromage de Mirasaka Chevre
Mirasaka Fromage
Hiroshima

[Served in Executive Class]

Cheese
Producer
Area
Dates available

Chaource
Shin Sapporo Nugyo Nyugyo
Ishikari, Hokkaido

March 1 to May 31,2013

Gouda
Moritaka Farm
Kushiro,Hokkaido,

Potager
Ranran Farm
Tokachi,Hokkaido

Oishii Camembert
Tokachino Fromage
Tokachi,Hokkaido

June 1 to August 31,2013

Smoke Mozzarella Hayakita
Muminsha
Iburi,Hokkaido

Zao Cheddar Cheese
Zao Dairy Center
Miyagi

Applicable routes

First Class: Tokyo (Narita) =New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Jakarta

Executive Class: Tokyo(Narita)=New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, London, Paris,ย@Frankfurt, Vancouver, Moscow, Sydney, Bangkok, Singapore, New Delhi, Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo(Haneda)=San Francisco, Paris, Honolulu.

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