Tokyo, Jan 5, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - During the Japanese New Year vacation period from December 26, 2008 to January 4, 2009, the JAL Group carried a total of 381,912 passengers on its international routes. The load factor was 75% while the seat supply and passenger bookings were down 4.4% and 5.5% respectively.
When compared to the same period last year, the number of passenger traveling to Hong Kong and Korea increased. Seat load factors were high on Guam, Hawaii, Korea and transpacific routes: 89.2%, 89%, 88.1% and 85.3% respectively.
The JAL Group operated 71 additional international flights to such destinations as Bali, Guam, Honolulu, Fairbanks, Fort Lauderdale, Majuro, Miami, Palau and Saipan.
For domestic Japan routes over the festive season, JAL carried a total of 1,185,948 passengers, 1.9% down versus previous year and with 2% less in seat supply. The load factor was 65.3%. Several domestic flights were disrupted during this peak period due to heavy snowfall and strong winds.
JAL Group operated an additional 77 domestic flights to meet the demand for travel to such popular destinations as Kagoshima, Okinawa and Sapporo.
About JAL
The JAL Group is Asia's biggest airline group in terms of sales revenues and 2nd largest in Asia in terms of passengers carried annually. JAL Group airlines serve 216 airports in 34 countries and territories, including 60 airports in Japan. The international network covers over 246 passenger routes and 37 cargo routes, and the domestic network covers 154 routes. JAL and its seven subsidiary airlines make a total of up to 1,200 domestic and international routes passenger flights a day. In the year ending March 31, 2008, JAL Group airlines carried over 55 million passengers.
With around 23,000 employees in the air transport segment, JAL Group operates a fleet of some 270 aircraft including Boeing 747s and B777s and is now in the process of a major fleet renewal, introducing more fuel-efficient small and medium aircraft such as the B737 New Generation series and in the future the new high-tech Boeing 787 "Dreamliner".
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Contact:
Stephen Pearlman
Public Relations Manager,
Japan Airlines
Tel: +81-3-5460-3109
Fax: +81-3-5460-3108
Email: stephen.pearlman@jal.com
Jan 5, 2009
Source: JAL
JAL (TSE: 9205) (U.S: JALSY)
From the Japan Corporate News Network
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