ANA and future Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines will commence a code sharing and reciprocal mileage agreement from a planned start date of April 1 this year. ANA will place its flight code, NH, on Turkish Airlines' four weekly flights between Istanbul and Tokyo Narita, and its two weekly flights between Istanbul and Osaka Kansai.

Both airlines will also tie up their Frequent Flyer Programmes (FFP), allowing ANA Mileage Club (AMC) members to accrue and redeem miles on Turkish Airlines' operated flights, and members of Turkish Airlines' Miles & Smiles programme to do the same on all flights operated by ANA.

Turkish Airlines operates out of the new South Wing of Narita Airport's Terminal 1, Star Alliance's home in Tokyo since June 2006, making connections with ANA -and other Star Alliance member airlines -easier and smoother.