Japan Airlines Corp. had to ask a foundation that holds commemorative events for the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash to pay its ¥12 million contribution to help maintain a path to the crash site on a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, officials of JAL and the foundation said Tuesday.
According to Irei-no-Sono (Memorial Garden), based in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, JAL and the village were to jointly bear the cost for last year's projects to maintain the path for climbers to the crash site on Osutaka ridge.
But JAL, currently undergoing government-backed rehabilitation, asked the foundation to pay the money on the carrier's behalf temporarily because of financial constraints. The foundation agreed to the request.
Of the ¥12 million, JAL paid back ¥6 million in July, it said.