ANA and Lufthansa Cargo successfully launch air cargo joint venture

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, and Lufthansa Cargo AG, one of the world´s
leading air cargo carriers, have launched an innovative air cargo joint venture on Japan-Europe
routes. Since 1 December, both airlines have commenced joint sales of shipments on flights from
Japan to Europe.

On 2 December the first shipment sent by forwarder Schenker-Seino Co. Ltd and booked via
Lufthansa Cargo was transported by ANA on flight number NH 277 from Tokyo to London. It
consisted of three pieces of general cargo and weighed 153 kilograms. Due to the direct flight of
ANA between the two cities, the customer was now able to take receipt of his shipment
approximately 16 hours earlier than by choosing the transfer connection via Frankfurt.

On the same day the Lufthansa Cargo freighter flight LH 8385 carried the first shipment booked
through ANA. The load weighed 1.8 tonnes. By accessing cargo capacities on freighter aircraft, it
is now possible for ANA customers to send big volume freight and cargo that may only be
transported on freighters, directly from Tokyo to Frankfurt.

The joint venture benefits customers by providing a larger and faster network with more direct
flights, more destinations and more frequencies. By moving under one roof at major stations,
such as the airports Narita and Nagoya in Japan and Dusseldorf and Frankfurt in Germany,
customers can enjoy the services of both airlines at a single location.

Akira Okada, ANA Cargo CEO, said: “I am delighted that we have implemented the world’s first
cargo joint venture of this kind. This partnership will improve the level of service offered to
customers by generating a greater selection of routings and a wider range of service options.”
Customers will derive further advantages from enhanced quality and improved flexibility. Timesaving
will be an additional benefit, with customers having only one location for export drop-off
and import delivery. “With the joint venture, both airlines will boost their position in global
competition and make even better use of their aircraft capacities”, underlines Okada.

Peter Gerber, Lufthansa Cargo Chairman and CEO, said: “This cooperation marks a great step for
our customers. They will benefit from a more attractive network. We are looking forward to
intensifying our cooperation with ANA, which sets a further milestone in bringing the economies
of Japan and Europe closer together.”

ANA received antitrust immunity, i. e. approval for the joint venture from the Japanese Ministry of
Land Infrastructure and Transport, beginning of September 2014 after filing for it in spring. In
addition, the joint venture was positively assessed by external counsel for compliance with
relevant EU antitrust regulations.