Press Release
JAL Group Route, Flight Frequency and Fleet Plans for First Half of FY 2012
TOKYO, January 17, 2012: The JAL Group (JAL) announced today, its route, fleet and flight frequency plans for the first half of fiscal year 2012 (year ending March 31, 2013).
Significant events in the six months between April and September 2012 include the inauguration of the first nonstop connection between Tokyo, Narita and Boston on April 22, and the start of operations of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by JAL. Capacity on existing routes has also been adjusted to maximize load factors and collectively boost profitability.
In addition to using the 787 on the new transpacific route this spring - also the first direct connection between Boston and Asia, JAL plans to deploy the Dreamliner on five existing routes in JAL’s international network from the end of March this year.
Domestically, to match market demands and to provide customers with more options, JAL will reinstate the services between Fukuoka and Hanamaki, as well as between Niigata and Sapporo. JAL will also schedule an increase in flight frequencies on nine other routes from Tokyo, Haneda.
International Passenger
New Service
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Route |
Change |
Aircraft |
Effective period |
Days of operation |
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Narita = Boston |
Start of 4 weekly flights |
787-8 |
From Apr 22, 2012 |
Mo, We, Fr, Su |
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Increase from 4 to 7 weekly flights |
From Jun 1, 2012 |
Daily |
Aircraft change -Introduction of Dreamliner 787
The 787-8 is scheduled to be sequentially deployed on the following routes from the end of March.
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Route |
Aircraft change (Round-trip) |
Effective period |
Days of operation |
|
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Narita = Delhi |
777-200ER ⇒ |
787-8(*) |
End of Mar 2012
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Tu, We, Fr, Su - to be operated with the 787 Th - to be operated with 77-200ER |
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Narita = Moscow |
777-200ER ⇒ |
Mo, Th, Sa |
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Haneda = Beijing |
767-300ER ⇒ |
Daily |
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Narita = Singapore |
767-300ER ⇒ |
From Sep 2012 |
Daily |
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Haneda = Singapore |
767-300ER ⇒ |
Daily |
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*The seat map for the 787 will be reflected in the system upon confirmation of the delivery date of the aircraft.
Flight Frequency Increase
In the second half of fiscal year 2012, the flight frequency connecting Tokyo and Singapore will increase from 14 to 21 weekly flights with an additional daily service added from Narita to give customers more flight schedule options and to meet the demand of connecting passengers between North America and Singapore via Japan.
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Route |
Frequency changes |
Aircraft |
Effective period |
Flight details |
|
Narita = Singapore |
Increase from 7 weekly flights to 14 |
787-8 |
From Oct 28, 2012 |
JL711 Narita - Singapore Dep.:17:55 Arr.: 0:25 JL710 Singapore - Narita Dep.: 01:40 Arr.: 9:25 |
Domestic Passenger
New Service (Reinstatement)
|
Route |
Frequency change (Round-trip) |
Effective period |
Remarks |
|
Fukuoka = Hanamaki |
Increase from 0 to 1 daily flight |
From Mar 25, 2012 |
|
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Niigata = Sapporo |
Increase from 0 to 2 daily flights |
From Jul 13, 2012 |
|
Flight Frequency Increase
|
Route |
Frequency change (Round-trip) |
Effective period |
Remarks |
|
Haneda = Kumamoto |
Increase from 7 to 8 daily flights |
From Mar 25, 2012 |
Operations expected to begin from March 1, 2012. |
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Haneda = Naha |
Increase from 13 to 14 daily flights |
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Haneda = Kita-Kyushu |
Increase from 4 to 5 daily flights |
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|
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Itami = Aomori |
Increase from 2 to 3 daily flights |
|
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Kansai = Naha |
Increase from 4 to 5 daily flights |
Jul 13 ~ Sep 30, 2012 |
3 daily flights between Mar 25 ~ July 12, 2012 |
|
Sapporo = Memanbetsu |
Increase from 2 to 3 daily flights |
From Mar 25, 2012 |
|
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Sapporo = Aomori |
Increase from 3 to 4 daily flights |
Jul 13, ~ Oct 27, 2012 |
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Sapporo = Hanamaki |
Increase from 3 to 4 daily flights |
Jul 13 ~ Oct 27, 2012 |
|
|
Chubu =Sapporo |
Increase from 4 to 5 daily flights |
From Jul 1, 2012 |
6 daily flights between Sep 1 ~ 30, 2012 |
Route Suspension
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Route |
Change |
Effective period |
Remarks |
|
Chubu = Ishigaki |
Suspension of 1 daily flight |
From Mar 25, 2012 |
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Flight Frequency Decrease
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Route |
Change |
Effective period |
Remarks |
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Haneda ＝Kansai |
Decrease from 3 to 2 daily flights |
From Mar 25, 2012 |
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Itami = Niigata |
Decrease from 4 to 3 daily flights |
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*The schedules above are subject to approval by the authorities.
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120117 Route Fleet Frequency Plan FH2012.pdf
