JAL Group makes further reductions to flight schedules

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JAL Group makes further reductions to flight schedules

*Travel News Asia*	*13 May 2003*

The Japan Airlines Group today announced further changes to its international passenger flight schedule during the first half of FY2003, following earlier changes announced in March and April.

The latest changes include further frequency cuts on 16 routes, three route consolidations, 11 route suspensions and adjustments to seven code share flights. The airlines stated that the changes reflect the reduced passenger demand following the Iraq war and the outbreak of SARS in certain regions in Asia.

Frequency reductions

ROUTE	Original plan	Changed to
1. Tokyo-Honolulu 6/1-7/14 7/15-8/31	14 flights per week 28 flights per week	7 flights per week 21 flights per week
2. Tokyo-Hong Kong 6/1-7/14 7/15-10/31	28 flights per week 28 flights per week	7 flights per week 14 flights per week
3. Tokyo-Bangkok 6/1-10/31	21 flights per week	14 flights per week
4. Tokyo-Beijing* 5/20-7/14	14 flights per week	7 flights per week
5. Tokyo-Shanghai 6/1-7/14	16 flights per week (JAL) 5 flights per week (JAS) (21 flights per week total)	14 flights per week (JAL) JAS operation suspended (14 flights per week)
6. Tokyo-Guangzhou 6/1-7/14	7 per week (JAS operation)	3 per week
7. Tokyo-Seoul 6/1-7-14	21 flights per week	14 flights per week
8. Tokyo-Guam 6/1-7/14	14 per week	7 flights a week
9. Tokyo-Taipei (JAA)* 6/1-6/30	24 per week	14 flights per week
10.Osaka-London 6/1-6/30	7 flights per week	4 flights per week
11. Osaka-Paris 6/1-6/30	4 flights per week	3 flights per week
12. Osaka-Beijing* 6/1-6/30	7 flights per week	3 flights per week
13. Osaka-Taipei* 5/26-6/30	14 per week	7 per week
14. Nagoya-Bangkok* 5/16-6/30	4 per week	2 flights per week
15. Nagoya-Shanghai 6/1-7/14	7 per week	5 flights per week
16. Nagoya-Guam 6/1-7/14	7 per week	3 flights per week

Route Consolidations

Route

Plan

Change to

1. Tokyo-Kona

6/1-7/14

Tokyo-Kona-Honolulu-Tokyo

7 flights weekly

Tokyo- Honolulu - Kona- r/t

Honolulu-Tokyo

2. Tokyo-Jakarta

Tokyo-Denpasar

7/15-10/31

7 flights weekly

Tokyo - Jakarta - Denpasar r/t

7 flights weekly

3. Osaka-Guam

Osaka-Saipan

6/1-7/14

7 flights weekly

JALways operation

Osaka - Guam - Saipan - Osaka

7 flights weekly

Suspensions

Route	Plan	Period of suspension
1.Tokyo-Zurich	7 flights per week	6/1-6/27
2.Tokyo-Xian (JAS)	2 flights per week	7/1-7/14
3.Osaka-Denpasar-Jakarta-Osaka	7 flights per week	6/1-6/11
4.Osaka-Singapore-Kuala Lumpur	7 flights per week	6/1-7/14
5.Osaka-Guangzhou	2 flights per week (JAS)	6/1-7/14
6. Osaka-Kunming	2 flights per week (JAS)	7/1-7/14
7. Nagoya-Beijing	5 flights per week	6/1-7/14
8. Fukuoka-Hong Kong	one flight daily (7 p.w.)	6/1-7/14
9. Fukuoka-Shanghai	One flight daily (7 p.w.)	6/1-7/14
10. Osaka-Taipei-Hong Kong (JAA)	6 flights per week	6/1-6/30 Only Taipei-Hong Kong portion suspended
11.Hiroshima-Seoul	4 flights per week	5/20-7/14

Code Share Flight Changes

Route	Plan	Change and period
1. Nagoya-Hong Kong	5 flights per week, code share with Cathay Pacific Airways	Suspended (5/14-5/31)
2. Nagoya-Bangkok	2.5 flights per week,code share withThai International	2 flights per week (5/19-6/30)
3. Tokyo-Ho Chi Minh City	2.5 flights per week code share with Vietnam Airlines	1.5 flight per week (5/19-6/8)
4.Tokyo-Hanoi	3 flights per week code share with Vietnam Airlines	2 flights per week (5/19-6/8)
5.Osaka-Ho Chi Minh City	4 flights a week code share with Vietnam Airlines	2.5 flights per week (5/19-6/8)
6.Osaka-Qingdao	2 flights a week code share with China Eastern Airlines	One flight a week (5/16-6/30)
7. Fukuoka-Bangkok	3 flights weekly code share with Thai International	2 flights per week

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