Japan Airlines (JAL) is pleased to be a sponsor in Love Pride Parade 2024 for the first time this year. This support to the community is a reflection of the international carrier's corporate values and dedication to social responsibility, and its commitment to fostering a more inclusive society, respectful of human rights of all people.
Participants at this year’s Love Pride Parade 2024 can look forward to JAL’s brilliantly colored float designs, aptly dubbed “Color Your Skies”, featuring the Oh My Boss and Drag, I Love You star and LGBTQ+ advocate, Luke Ishikawa who will grace the lead car. The design of the float features the JAL LGBTQ Ally logo, created for building internal and external LGBTQ ALLY networks. It has since been used at many past Pride Parades held in Japan, which JAL supported to promote the understanding of LGBTQ issues and to celebrate diversity within its workforce, earning it Gold at the Pride Index Awards developed by the voluntary organization "work with Pride”, for 8 consecutive years since 2016. Love Pride marks the first Pride Parade participation for JAL in Thailand.
The JAL Group has included human rights due diligence in our business processes, where fair and impartial hiring and promotion is one of eleven key priorities in the JAL Group’s Human Rights Policy. Aligned with that, JAL’s Thailand Branch will review its Human Resource Policies to update it in accordance with the country’s legislation on same-sex marriage as it develops. This includes extending the eligibility of benefits and recognition to same-sex couples in the areas of leave, medical concessions, travel perks and other benefits. By embracing diversity and championing equal rights, JAL aims to create a safe and conducive work environment for all our employees regardless of their sexual orientation and identity, as well as their gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, social status, and disability, so that they may play an active and healthy role in society.
“Japan Airlines is proud to sponsor this celebration of Pride with the people of Thailand, where we have been operating since 1956,” said Mr.Takafumi, Vice President and Regional Manager of Thailand, Japan Airlines. “We are grateful for the continued patronage of all our guests over the years, and for this opportunity to give back to society by expressing our support for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in addition to other initiatives we have that contribute to the communities in Thailand, such as the promotion and use of locally-produced coffee and chocolates on our flights.”
JAL has over 450 Thai cabin crew based in Bangkok who have been trained to uphold the high standards of omotenashi, the art of Japanese hospitality. The airline currently operates 4 daily flights between Thailand and Japan, with two flights to Tokyo Haneda (JL32 and JL34), one flight to Tokyo Narita (JL708), and one flight to Osaka (JL728). Guests can rest comfortably on award-winning seats and conveniently arrive in Japan refreshed, or smoothly connect to JAL’s extensive network of flights to North America.
“Japan Airlines is proud to sponsor this celebration of Pride with the people of Thailand, where we have been operating since 1956,” said Mr.Takafumi, Vice President and Regional Manager of Thailand, Japan Airlines. “We are grateful for the continued patronage of all our guests over the years, and for this opportunity to give back to society by expressing our support for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in addition to other initiatives we have that contribute to the communities in Thailand, such as the promotion and use of locally-produced coffee and chocolates on our flights.”
JAL has over 450 Thai cabin crew based in Bangkok who have been trained to uphold the high standards of omotenashi, the art of Japanese hospitality. The airline currently operates 4 daily flights between Thailand and Japan, with two flights to Tokyo Haneda (JL32 and JL34), one flight to Tokyo Narita (JL708), and one flight to Osaka (JL728). Guests can rest comfortably on award-winning seats and conveniently arrive in Japan refreshed, or smoothly connect to JAL’s extensive network of flights to North America.
