Press Release
JAL Group Traffic Results for 2015 Summer Vacation Period
TOKYO August 17, 2015: JAL Group (JAL) today announced passenger traffic results for the Japanese summer vacation period that spanned from August 7 to August 16, 2015. JAL carried a total of 274,429 passengers on its international flights during the 10-day stretch, and a total of 1,077,553 passengers domestically.
With 1.6% less seats offered on international routes this year, the number of passengers carried by JAL to and from overseas rose 1.7%, leading to raise the seat load factor 2.9 points to 91.6% compared to the same period last year. JAL also operated a total of eight extra flights to destinations in Hawaii, and two chartered flights to Hawaii during this peak season.
Domestically, the number of passengers increased 3.8% in comparison to the same period last year. The overall load factor rose by approx. 2.3 percentage points to 77.9%. JAL also operated 44 extra flights, mainly to popular destinations like Okinawa and Sapporo during this summer vacation.
2015Summer Vacation Period: Passenger Traffic Results
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JAL Group International Traffic Result August 7 - August 16, 2015 |
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JAL Routes |
Available Seat Change on 2014 (%) |
Passenger Total |
Pax Change on 2014 (%) |
Seat Load factor (%) |
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Transpacific |
17.9 |
36,180 |
18.2 |
92.9 |
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Europe |
1.3 |
25,462 |
2.9 |
95.0 |
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S.E. Asia |
-2.0 |
63,713 |
5.2 |
91.1 |
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Oceania |
3.3 |
5,172 |
4.4 |
91.9 |
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China |
-7.9 |
58,332 |
-1.0 |
91.8 |
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South Korea |
-17.5 |
22,931 |
-16.0 |
90.3 |
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Taiwan |
-0.8 |
27,004 |
0.1 |
90.3 |
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Hawaii |
3.8 |
31,268 |
-0.8 |
90.3 |
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Guam |
0.3 |
4,367 |
-0.8 |
92.1 |
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TOTAL |
-1.6 |
274,429 |
1.7 |
91.6 |
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JAL Group Domestic Traffic Result August 7 - August 16, 2015 |
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Available Seat Change on 2014 (%) |
Passenger Total |
Pax Change on 2014 (%) |
Seat load factor % |
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JAL/J-AIR |
1.1 |
920,827 |
4.3 |
78.4 |
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JTA |
-5.0 |
88,394 |
-1.2 |
84.0 |
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RAC |
-7.8 |
12,223 |
-5.0 |
79.4 |
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JAC |
4.4 |
51,189 |
6.2 |
64.5 |
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HAC |
0.7 |
4,920 |
1.3 |
62.8 |
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TOTAL |
0.1 |
1,077,553 |
3.8 |
77.9 |
(J-AIR=J AIR Corporation; JTA=Japan Transocean Air; RAC=Ryukyu Air Commuter; JAC=Japan Air Commuter;
HAC=Hokkaido Air System)
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