Press Release
JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency and Fleet Plan for Second Half of FY2009
Tokyo, August 7, 2009: JAL Group announced today, the route, flight frequency and fleet plan for second half of FY2009 for its international passenger, domestic passenger and cargo businesses. In accordance with the FY2009 management plan, drastic adjustments are being made to the network and fleet size so as to more closely match capacity to demand sooner, and allow the Group to improve profitability. In the second half of this fiscal year, flight frequencies will be further reduced on a total of 8 international routes and the connections between Nagoya and 2 international destinations - Paris and Seoul (Incheon), will be discontinued. A major downsizing of aircraft in this period will affect 15 flights on 14 international routes, where jumbo 747-400s will be switched to medium-sized 777s and 767s, and medium sized 767s will be switched to even smaller 737s.
JAL will progress with the Premium Strategy that was first laid out in the FY2008-10 Medium Term Revival Plan issued in February 2008 which was also reiterated in the FY2009 Management Plan announced this May. The switch to the newest 777-300ER aircraft f or the Tokyo-Chicago and Tokyo-Los Angeles routes this second half, will introduce the Group’s latest JAL Suite in first class, Shell Flat Neo in business class, and the new cabin category, Premium Economy, on these sectors. From October 25, 2009, together with the implementation of Shell Flat seats on flights to Milan and Rome, JAL will successfully complete the introduction of its award-winning executive class JAL Shell Flat Seat on all Europe and mainland North and South America routes. Reservations and ticket sales for the newly added Premium Economy on flights to Chicago and Los Angeles begin from August 10, 2009.
Also catering to business traffic, JAL will connect the capitals of Japan and China by adding a once-daily flight between Tokyo (Haneda) and Beijing, using a Boeing 777-200ER fitted with 63 executive class seats.
A. INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER
1. Flight Frequency Decrease
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Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Guangzhou |
Decrease flight frequency from 14 to 7 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Seoul (Incheon) |
Decrease flight frequency from 28 to 21 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - New Delhi |
Decrease flight frequency from 7 to 3 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
|
Tokyo (Haneda) - Hong Kong |
Decrease flight frequency from 7 to 3 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Osaka (Kansai) - Shanghai (Pudong) |
Decrease flight frequency from 21 to 14 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Osaka ( Kansai) - Seoul (Incheon) |
Decrease flight frequency from 14 to 7 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Osaka ( Kansai) - Guangzhou |
Decrease flight frequency from 7 to 3 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Nagoya (Chubu) - Guangzhou |
Decrease flight frequency from 7 to 4 flights per week. |
Oct 25, 2009 |
2. Route Suspension
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Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
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Nagoya (Chubu) - Paris |
Service suspension (7 flights per week). |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Nagoya (Chubu) - Seoul (Incheon) |
Service suspension (7 flights per week). |
Oct 25, 2009 |
3. Route Introduction
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Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
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Tokyo (Haneda) - Beijing |
7 flights a week |
Oct 25, 2009 |
4. Aircraft Changes
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Route |
Current Aircraft |
Aircraft after change |
Date Effective |
Affected Flights |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Chicago |
747 - 400 |
777 - 300ER |
Oct 25 , 2009 |
JL010 / JL009 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Los Angeles |
747 - 400 |
777 - 300ER |
JL062 / JL061 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - New Delhi |
747 - 400 |
777 - 200ER |
JO471 / JO472 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Singapore |
747 - 400 |
777 - 200ER |
JL719 / JL710 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Bangkok |
747 - 400 |
777 - 200ER |
JO717 / JO718 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Manila |
747 - 400 |
767 - 300ER |
JO745 / JO746 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Denpasar |
747 - 400 |
767 - 300ER |
JO729 / JO720 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Taipei |
747 - 400 |
767 - 300ER |
JL641 / JL648 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Seoul (Incheon) |
747 - 400 |
767 - 300 |
JL 951 / JL954 |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Busan |
767 - 300 |
737 - 800 |
JL 957 / JL958 |
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Osaka (Kansai) - Seoul (Gimpo) |
767 - 300 |
737 - 800 |
JL8961 / JL8962 |
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Osaka (Kansai) - Seoul (Incheon) |
767 - 300 |
737 - 800 |
JL963 / JL964 |
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Osaka (Kansai) - Busan |
767 - 300 |
737 - 800 |
JL967 / JL968 |
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Nagoya (Chubu) - Bangkok |
777 - 200ER |
767 - 300ER |
JO/JL737 / JO/JL738 |
First class cabin service on routes to New Delhi, Singapore and Bangkok, which were key Asian business routes, will be appropriately discontinued with the downsizing, as demand for high-end business travel wanes in the poor economic situation.
5. Service Improvements
|
Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
|
Tokyo (Narita) - Chicago |
Introduction of JAL Suite to first class, JAL Shell Flat Neo seat to business class, and the new cabin class, Premium Economy. |
Oct 25 , 2009
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Tokyo (Narita) - Los Angeles |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Milan |
Award-winning JAL Shell Flat Seat to be introduced into business class. |
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Tokyo (Narita) - Rome |
B. DOMESTIC PASSENGER
1. Flight Frequency Decreases
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Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
|
Tokyo (Haneda) - Okinawa |
Decrease flight frequency from 12.5 to 11.5 flights per day |
Nov 1, 2009 |
|
Fukuoka - Sendai |
Decrease flight frequency from 3 to 2 flights per day |
Nov 1, 2009 |
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Nagoya (Komaki)－Nagasaki |
Decrease flight frequency from 2 to 1 flights per day |
Nov 1, 2009 |
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Osaka (Itami) - Yamagata |
Decrease flight frequency from 4 to 3 flights per day |
Nov 1, 2009 |
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Osaka (Itami) - Niigata |
Decrease flight frequency from 6 to 5 flights per day |
Dec 18. 2009 ~ Feb 28, 2010 |
|
Osaka (Itami) - Izumo |
Decrease flight frequency from 8 to 7 flights per day |
Dec 1. 2009 ~ Feb 28, 2010 |
2. Flight Frequency Increase
|
Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
|
Osaka (Itami) - Fukuoka |
Increase flight frequency from 4 to 5 flights per day. |
Nov 1, 2009 |
3. Aircraft Changes
|
Route |
Change |
Date Effective |
|
Sapporo - Sendai |
2 of the 4 jet engine aircraft currently used will be changed to smaller regional jets (RJ). |
Dec 1 , 2009 |
C. INTERNATIONAL CARGO
1. Flight and Route Changes
|
Route |
Details |
Date Effective |
|
1 out of the 6 weekly flights will ply Tokyo - Singapore - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Tokyo |
Oct 25 , 2009
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Tokyo (Narita) - Singapore - Bangkok- Tokyo ( Narita) |
1 out of the 5 weekly flights will ply Tokyo - Singapore - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Tokyo |
Oct 25 , 2009
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Tokyo (Narita) - Osaka ( Kansai) - Shanghai - Tokyo ( Narita) |
Increase by 1 flight a week (Saturday departure) |
Oct 25 , 2009
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2. Aircraft Changes
|
Route |
Changes |
Date Effective |
|
Tokyo ( Narita) - Hong Kong |
1 weekly 767-300F flight to be changed to 747-400F |
Oct 25, 2009 |
|
Tokyo ( Narita) - Shanghai |
・Freighter flight departing in the day on Tuesday will change from 747-400F to 767-300F. ・Freighter flight departing Tuesday night will be shifted to depart on Sunday night, and will change from 747-400F to 767-300F. |
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