Press Release
JAL Group Traffic Forecast for 2016 Summer Vacation in Japan
TOKYO August 05, 2016: JAL Group today announced international and domestic passenger traffic forecast for the Japanese summer vacation that stretches 12 days from August 10 to 21 this year.
On international routes, there are currently 320,516 passenger bookings on JAL flights during this period, up 1.4% compared to the same period in previous year, while international capacity maintained the same level compared to last year. International booking factor raised 1.2 points to 89.5%.
On domestic routes, passenger bookings on JAL Group flights now stand at 1,266,563, 10.9% increased than the same period last year, while domestic capacity down by 1.4%. The overall booking factor at present is 76.8% that is 8.6 points higher than last year.
During this summer vacation, JAL will operate four extra flights between Tokyo (Narita) and Honolulu, and one chartered flights between Narita and Honolulu as well. Twelve extra flights will be operated between Tokyo (Haneda) and Sapporo (New Chitose), and between Haneda and Okinawa (Naha). The airline will operate 44 extra flights between Naha and Miyako, as well as 22 extra flights between Naha and Kumejima.
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JAL International Bookings August 10 ~ 21, 2016 |
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JAL Routes |
Available Seat Change Year-On-Year (%) |
Passenger Total |
Pax Change Year-On-Year (%) |
Booking factor (%) |
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Transpacific |
+10.7 |
47,438 |
+9.1 |
91.8 |
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Europe |
+4.6 |
30,375 |
-0.2 |
90.9 |
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S.E. Asia |
-0.4 |
71,878 |
-3.7 |
86.3 |
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Oceania |
-15.4 |
6,004 |
+0.4 |
92.1 |
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China |
+7.0 |
71,284 |
+12.5 |
88.4 |
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South Korea |
-14.8 |
22,035 |
-4.8 |
87.2 |
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Taiwan |
-2.2 |
32,655 |
+0.9 |
89.7 |
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Hawaii |
-12.4 |
33,343 |
-10.9 |
94.8 |
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Guam |
+0.0 |
5,504 |
+3.8 |
96.8 |
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TOTAL |
+0.0 |
320,516 |
+1.4 |
89.5 |
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JAL Group Domestic Bookings August 10 ~ 21, 2016 |
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Available Seat Change Year-On-Year (%) |
Passenger Total |
Pax Change Year-On-Year (%) |
Booking factor (%) |
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JAL/J-AIR |
-1.2 |
1,080,238 |
+10.8 |
77.2 |
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JTA |
+8.4 |
119,036 |
+15.9 |
82.2 |
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RAC |
+12.2 |
14,956 |
+24.5 |
65.0 |
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JAC |
-20.6 |
48,541 |
+1.3 |
65.7 |
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HAC |
-6.6 |
3,792 |
+1.7 |
44.2 |
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TOTAL |
-1.4 |
1,266,563 |
+10.9 |
76.8 |
(J-AIR=J AIR Corporation; JTA=Japan Transocean Air; RAC=Ryukyu Air Commuter; JAC=Japan Air Commuter;
HAC=Hokkaido Air System)
20160805 - JAL Summer Traffic Forecast 2016.pdf