Press Release
JAL Group Traffic Results for 2007 Summer Vacation Period
Tokyo August 20, 2007:Japan Airlines Group today announced the results for international and domestic passenger traffic for the Japanese summer vacation period, stretching this year from August 10 to August 19.
The international passenger traffic on JAL Group flights during the 10-day period was 446,303, down 0.6% on the same period last year. The seat load factor was high at 81.7%.
The number of passengers who departed Japan for Guam, South Korea, China and Southeast Asia was up on last year's figures: 40.2%, 9.8%, 9.4%, 9.6% and 6.9% respectively. Load factors on almost all routes from Japan were at high levels. Load factors on Hawaii, transpacific and South Korea flights were particularly high at over 90%.
During FY2006 the year ending March 31, 2007, JAL reduced scheduled flight frequency on routes serving Australia and the US. This capacity reduction is reflected in decrease in the number of seats available, and accounts for the decrease in the number passengers who traveled on these routes.
JAL operated 71 extra flights, including some to new destinations such as Calgary, Palau, and Ulaanbaatar.
The number of JAL Group domestic summer vacation passengers was 1,406,396, 2.8% lower than last year's traffic result. However domestic seat supply was 3.1% lower than the same period last year. The JAL Group operated an additional 80 flights on domestic Japan routes to key vacation destinations. The domestic Japan seat load factor was is 71.6%.
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JAL Group International Results(Japan departures) Aug 10 - Aug 19, 2007 |
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JAL/JAZ Routes |
Available Seat %Change on 2006 |
Passenger Total |
% Pax Change on 2006 |
Seat load factor % |
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Hawaii |
- 4.2% |
54,340 |
- 4.8% |
90.7% |
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Transpacific |
- 27.3% |
41,449 |
- 24.7% |
92.1% |
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Europe |
+ 0.2% |
42,782 |
- 4.1% |
83.8% |
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S.E. Asia |
+ 1.4% |
105,540 |
+ 6.9% |
83.8% |
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Oceania |
- 28.3% |
15,709 |
- 29.0% |
83.6% |
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Guam |
+ 51.5% |
17,693 |
+ 40.2% |
84.5% |
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South Korea |
+ 3.6% |
64,804 |
+ 9.8% |
92.7% |
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China |
+ 14.0% |
64,961 |
+ 9.6% |
64.2% |
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SUBTOTAL |
- 0.6% |
407,278 |
-0.3% |
82.6% |
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JAA Routes |
Available Seat %Change on 2006 |
Passenger Total |
% Pax Change on 2006 |
Seat load factor % |
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Taiwan |
- 6.7% |
39,025 |
- 4.1% |
73.2% |
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TOTAL |
-1.3% |
446,303 |
-0.6% |
81.7% |
(JAZ=JALways; JAA=Japan Asia Airways)
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JAL Group Domestic ResultAug 10 - Aug 19, 2007 |
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Available Seat %Change on 2006 |
Passenger Total |
% Pax Change on 2006 |
Seat load factor % |
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JAL / JEX |
- 3.5% |
1,246,701 |
- 2.8% |
71.8% |
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JTA |
- 6.0% |
88,848 |
- 9.6% |
71.1% |
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RAC |
+ 16.5% |
8,257 |
+ 6.5% |
70.3% |
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JAC |
+ 11.5% |
58,470 |
+ 9.9% |
70.4% |
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HAC |
- 9.2% |
4,120 |
- 10.9%. |
64.3% |
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TOTAL |
- 3.1% |
1,406,396 |
- 2.8% |
71.6% |
(JEX=JAL Express; JTA=Japan Transocean Air; RAC=Ryukyu Air Commuter; JAC=Japan Air Commuter; HAC=Hokkaido Air System)
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| Result Summer 2007.pdf |
