Press Release
JAL Group 2018 New Year Vacation Period Traffic Results
JAL Group carried a total of 194,847 passengers on its international flights and 787,290 passengers domestically during the 7-day New Year vacation period in Japan between December 28, 2017 and January 3, 2018.
On International routes, passenger count increased 2.7% versus the same period last year in line with a 1.4% increase in the number of available seats. Overall load factor increased 1.2 percentage points to 91.3% on the JAL Group’s international routes when compared to the same period last year.
The number of passengers on domestic routes increased 1.6%, where there was a strong demand for travel to/from Okinawa. Overall domestic load factor rose approx. 1.4 percentage points to 83.5% than previous year.
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International Traffic Results (Japan departures and arrivals) Dec. 28, 2017 – Jan. 3, 2018 |
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Routes |
Available Seat Change vs 2017 (%) |
Passenger Total |
Passenger Change vs 2017 (%) |
Seat Load Factor 2018 (%) |
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Transpacific |
+3.8 |
26,077 |
+0.2 |
83.5 |
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Europe |
+3.8 |
16,465 |
+3.9 |
93.3 |
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S.E. Asia |
+0.2 |
67,620 |
+1.5 |
93.0 |
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Oceania |
+43.9 |
4,894 |
+53.4 |
95.2 |
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Hawaii-Guam |
+2.0 |
24,039 |
+4.8 |
92.1 |
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Korea |
+3.3 |
15,043 |
+12.1 |
95.3 |
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China |
-3.2 |
40,709 |
-2.3 |
90.9 |
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TOTAL |
+1.4 |
194,847 |
+2.7 |
91.3 |
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Domestic Traffic Results Dec. 28, 2017 – Jan. 3, 2018 |
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Operation |
Available Seat Change vs 2017 (%) |
Passenger Total |
Passenger Change vs 2017(%) |
Seat Load Factor 2018 (%) |
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JAL / JAIR/HAC |
+1.1 |
691,268 |
+2.6 |
84.1 |
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JTA |
+0.9 |
65,758 |
+6.2 |
86.4 |
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RAC |
+7.1 |
10,258 |
+1.0 |
69.5 |
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JAC |
-27.2 |
20,006 |
-30.8 |
66.0 |
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TOTAL |
-0.1 |
787,290 |
+1.6 |
83.5 |
JAIR=J Air; JTA=Japan Transocean Air; RAC=Ryukyu Air Commuter; JAC=Japan Air Commuter; HAC=Hokkaido Air System
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