The expansion of code-sharing will offer more convenience to customers, as they will have more varied flight schedules to select from. We expect more daily trips between the two countries.

With the number of tourists increasing between Korea and Japan, this agreement will be a win-win situation for both parties.

Besides passengers and cargo, we transfer Japanese culture, including 'haiku,' traditional Japanese short poetry. We hold a haiku contest for children around the world, and invite some of them on a one-week haiku journey.

As we are Japan-based carrier, planes usually depart from Japan in the morning and come back to Japan in the evening on a common schedule. But for Korean travelers, we arranged planes staying overnight in Korean airports and departing from Korea in the morning.

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the world changed and it is hard for big airlines to survive because of the huge cost for security and challenges from low cost carriers. We have to keep healthy management, and code-sharing is one option.

Japanese automakers have an advantage over American competitors in terms of product line. They will continue to win the market-share battle.