JAL cuts more flights

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JAL cuts more flights

*Travel News Asia*	*9 April 2003*

Japan Airlines has announced further changes to its international passenger flight schedule for the first half of FY2003, following earlier changes announced March 13 and 26.

The latest changes include more frequency cuts, route consolidations and suspensions the airlines says reflect the reduced passenger demand following the Iraq war and the outbreak of SARS in certain regions in Asia.

Recommendations from the World Health organization (WHO) and the Japanese government to curtail non-essential travel to certain regions of Asia has resulted JAL said, in tour operators suspending operations to Hong Kong and southern China, adding to the fall in passenger bookings.

The changes listed below were filed with the Japan government's aviation authorities today.

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Frequency Reductions

ROUTE

Original plan

Changed to

1. Tokyo-Los Angeles

4/24-7/14

8 flights per week

7 flights per week

2. Tokyo-Honolulu

5/7-5/31

6/1-7/14

21 flights per week

7 flights per week

14 flights per week

3. Osaka-Honolulu

4/24-7/14

14 flights a week

7 flights a week

4. Tokyo-London

5/7-7/14

12-13 flights a week

7 flights a week

5. Tokyo-Paris

6/1-7/14

10 flights per week

7 flights a week

6. Osaka-Paris

4/24-5/31

4 flights a week

3 flights a week

7. Osaka-London

4/24-5/31

7 flights per week

4 flights per week

8. Tokyo-Hong Kong

4/14-23

4/24-4/30

5/1-5/31

21 flights per week

28 flights per week

7 flights per week

14 flights per week

9. Tokyo-Bangkok

5/7-5/31

21 flights per week

14 flights per week

10. Osaka-Ho Chi Minh

5/7-6/30

3 per week

2 per week

11. Tokyo-Shanghai

5/8-5/31

16 flights per week (JAL)

5 flights per week (JAS)

21 flights per week – joint ttl

14 flights per week (JAL)

JAS operation suspended

14 flights per week

12. Tokyo-Guangzhou

4/14-5/31

7 per week (JAS operation)

4 per week

13. Tokyo-Guam

4/24-5/31

14 per week

7 flights a week

14. Tokyo-Seoul

4/14-5/31

21 flights per week

14 flights per week

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Route Consolidations

route

plan

Change to

Tokyo-Jarkata

Tokyo-Denpasar

7 flights weekly

6/1-7/14

Tokyo-Jakarta-Denpasar r/t

7 flights weekly

6/1-7/14

Osaka-Guam

Osaka-Saipan

7 flights weekly

4/24-5/31 JALways operation

Osaka-Guam-Saipan-Osaka

7 flights weekly

4/24-5/31 JALways operation

Tokyo-Kona

Tokyo-Kona-Honolulu-Tokyo

(5/7-5/31)

Tokyo-Honolulu-Kona-

Honolulu-Tokyo (5/7-5/31)

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Suspensions

route	plan	Period of suspension
Tokyo-Zurich	3 flights per week	4/28-5/31
Osaka-Guangzhou	2 flights per week (JAS)	4/14-4/30
Fukuoka-Hong Kong	one flight daily (7 p.w.)	4/14-4/30
Osaka-Denpasar-Jakarta-Osaka	one flight daily (7 p.w.)	5/7-5/31
Osaka-Taipei-Hong Kong	6 flights per week (JAA operation)	Taipei-Hong Kong sector suspended (4/14-5/31)

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Code share flights changes

Route	plan	change
Osaka-Narita-Istanbul-Osaka-	2 flights per week code share with Turkish Airlines	Suspended (5/1-6/6)
Osaka-Istanbul-Osaka	3 flights per week code share with Turkish Airlines	2 flights per week (6/11-10/13)
Osaka-Paris	4 flights per week code share with Air France	Suspended (4/24-5/31)
Tokyo-Zurich	3.5 flights per week code share with Swiss International Airlines.	3 flights per week (4/15-5/31)
Tokyo-Hanoi	4 flights per week code share with Vietnam Airlines	3 flights per week (4/10-6/30)

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