Japan Airlines to offer free domestic flights to foreigners via mileage program

Japan Airlines said Thursday overseas members of its mileage program will be able to apply for free return tickets for domestic flights next summer, part of an effort to provide foreign travellers with a greater experience of Japan alongside the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The airline will offer 50,000 free return tickets for flights to select destinations between July 1 and Sept 30, with overseas members of JAL Mileage Bank eligible to apply from the end of February. The airline is collaborating on the campaign with the Japan Tourism Agency, the Japan National Tourism Organisation and Nomura Research Institute Ltd. "We hope this prompts overseas travellers to become 'fans of Japan,'" JAL said. <br/>