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JAL group route and flight frequency plan for first half FY2010

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04-Feb-2010 The JAL Group announced today, its route, flight frequency and fleet plan for international and domestic passenger operations as well as international cargo operations for the first half of FY2010, the period ending September 30, 2010.

In formulating the JAL Reorganization Plan with a sharp focus on improving profitability, JAL will closely evaluate market situations and effectively capitalize on the up-coming expansion of airports in Tokyo.

International Passenger Operations

Decrease in flight frequency

Route

Details

Date Effective

Remarks

Tokyo (Narita) = Shanghai

Decrease from 28 to 21 weekly flights

* Mar 28, 2010

Suspension of JL619 / 610

Tokyo(Narita) = Sao Paulo via New York

Decrease from 3 to 2 weekly flights

* Mar 28, 2010


*Temporary decrease in flight frequency on these 2 routes with effect from beginning of 2010 was announced on December 9, 2009.

Increase in flight frequency

Route

Details

Date Effective

Remarks

Tokyo (Narita) =Ho Chi Minh

Increase from 6 to 7 weekly flights

Mar 28, 2010


Tokyo (Narita) = Hanoi

Increase from 3 to 7 weekly flights

Mar 28, 2010


Tokyo (Narita) = Sapporo

Increase from 14 to 21 weekly flights

Apr 1, 2010

Feeder flight

Aircraft Change

Route

Current aircraft

Aircraft after change

Date effective

Tokyo (Narita) = Guam (JO941 / JO942)

Boeing 747-400

Boeing 767-300ER

Mar 28, 2010

Domestic Passenger Operations

Summary of route suspensions for first half of FY2010 (includes those already announced on Nov 5, 2009)

Route

Details

Date Effective

Remarks

Shizuoka = Sapporo

Service suspension of 1 daily flight

Apr 1, 2010

Closure of Shizuoka office

Shizuoka = Fukuoka

Service suspension of 3 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

Kobe = Tokyo (Haneda)

Service suspension of 2 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

Closure of Kobe office

Kobe = Sapporo

Service suspension of 2 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010

Kobe = Okinawa (Naha)

Service suspension of 2 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010

Kobe = Ishigaki

Service suspension of 1 daily flight

Jun 1, 2010

Matsumoto = Osaka (Itami)

Service suspension of 1 daily flight

Jun 1, 2010

Closure of Matsumoto office

Matsumoto = Sapporo

Service suspension of 4 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010

Matsumoto = Fukuoka

Service suspension of 3 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010

Nagoya (Chubu) = Kushiro

Service suspension of 1 daily flight

May 6, 2010


Nagoya (Chubu) = Iwate-hanamaki

Service suspension of 2 daily flights

May 6, 2010


Kitakyushu = Okinawa (Naha)

Service suspension of 1 daily flight

May 6, 2010


Decrease in flight frequency

Route

Details

Date Effective

Remarks

Tokyo (Haneda) = Hiroshima

Decrease from 7 to 6 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010


Osaka (Itami) = Matsuyama

Decrease from 7 to 5 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

Operated by JAC*

Osaka (Itami) = Miyazaki

Decrease from 6 to 5daily flights

Apr 1, 2010


Osaka (Itami) = Oita

Decrease from 4 to 3 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

Operated by JAC

Osaka (Itami) = Kagoshima

Decrease from 7 to 6 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010


Osaka (Itami) = Izumo

Decrease from 8 to 7daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

Operated by JAC

Osaka (Kansai) = Fukuoka

Decrease from 3 to 2 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010


Fukuoka = Okinawa (Naha)

Decrease from 6 to 5 daily flights

Oct 1, 2010


Fukuoka = Kagoshima

Decrease from 6 to 5 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010

Operated by JAC

Increase in flight frequency

Route

Details

Date Effective

Remarks

Tokyo (Haneda) = Okinawa (Naha)

Increase from 11 to 12 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010


Tokyo (Haneda) = Osaka (Kansai)

Increase from 6 to 7 daily flights

May 1, 2010


Nagoya (Chubu) = Sapporo

Increase from 5 to 6 daily flights

Jun 1 - Sep 30, 2010


Osaka (Kansai) = Sapporo

Increase from 4 to 5 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010


Osaka (Kansai) = Okinawa (Naha)

Increase from 4 to 5 daily flights

May 6, 2010


Fukuoka = Sendai

Increase from 2 to 3 daily flights

May 1, 2010


Kagoshima = Tokunoshima

Increase from 2 to 4 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

To be operated by JAC

Kagoshima = Amami-oshima

Increase from 5 to 7 daily flights

Jun 1, 2010

A portion to be operated by JAC

Kagoshima = Tanegashima

Increase from 3 to 4 daily flights

Apr 1, 2010

Operated by JAC

JAC = Japan Air Commuter

Cargo Operations

Route Changes

Route

Details

Remarks (weekly flights)

Ho Chi Minh

To be suspended.


Singapore

Bangkok

Hong Kong

・Rearrangement of routing

・Partial decrease in frequency

・Downsize to Boeing 767F aircraft

1 flight: Tokyo (Narita)-Singapore-Bangkok-Narita

2 flights: Narita-Singapore-Bangkok-Nagoya (Chubu)

2 flights: Narita-Bangkok-Hong Kong-Narita

5 flights: Narita-Hong Kong-Narita

4 flights: Osaka (Kansai)-Hong Kong-Narita

Shanghai

Rearrangement of routing for a portion of late-night flights

5 flights: Narita-Kansai-Shanghai-Narita

1 flight: Kansai-Shanghai-Narita

Tianjin / Dalian

Rearrangement of routing

5 flights: Narita-Tianjin-Dalian-Kansai

Nagoya (Chubu)

Aircraft change for Chubu-Narita portion

Chubu-Narita:
2 flights to use 747-400F

2 flights to use 767F

*Changes will take effect from March 28, 2010 (a portion of the changes will take effect from March 1, 2010).

JAL will continue striving towards improving profitability with unwavering commitment to offer customers the highest levels of safety, on-time performance and service.