JAL FY 2009/10 Operation Plan
JALhas unveiled its FY2009/10 Operational plan
International/Domestic Changes
| Route |
Eff. Date | CHANGES | Remark |
| Osaka Kansai – London Heathrow | 29MAR09 | 7 wk ⇒0 wk | Previously announced |
| Tokyo Narita – New York JFK | 29MAR09 | 14 wk ⇒10 wk | JL008/007 cancelled Note this originally was denied by JAL’s PR in NYC |
| Tokyo Narita – Bangkok | 29MAR09 | 21 wk ⇒ 14 wk | JL703/704 cancelled |
| Tokyo Narita – Seoul Incheon | 29MAR09 | 26 wk ⇒ 25 wk | JL955/956 reduce 1 freq. |
| Tokyo Narita – London Heathrow | 29MAR09 | 7 wk ⇒ 14 wk | Addition of JL403/404 |
| Tokyo Narita – Osaka Kansai | 29MAR09 | NEW | 1 Daily / Int’l |
| Tokyo Narita – Sapporo | 01APR09 | 7 wk ⇒ 14 wk | New Freq op as Domestic |
| Tokyo Narita – Sydney | 29MAR09 | 744 ⇒ 772 | |
| Tokyo Narita – Brisbane | 29MAR09 | 744 ⇒ 763 |
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| Osaka Kansai – Shanghai | 29MAR09 | 763 ⇒ 738 | JL627/628 Previously posted |
| Tokyo Narita – Manila | 01JUL09 | 744 ⇒ 763 | JL741/742 |
| Nagoya Chubu – Guangzhou | 01AUG09 | 763 ⇒ 738 | GDS originally shows change from 29MAR09 |
| Tokyo Narita – Chicago | 01NOV09 | 744 ⇒ 77W | NEW JAL F/C/PY/Y Products |
| Tokyo Narita – Los Angeles | 01NOV09 | 744 ⇒ 77W | NEW JAL F/C/PY/Y Products |
| Osaka Kansai – Memanbesu | 01APR09 | SUSPENDED | |
| Osaka Kansai – Obihiro | 17JUL09 | 17JUL-31AUG only | Seasonal svc was 01JUN – 30SEP |
| Osaka Kansai – Kushiro | 17JUL09 | 17JUL-31AUG only | Seasonal svc was 01JUN – 30SEP |
| Osaka Kansai – Aomori | 01OCT09 | SUSPENDED | Seasonal svc from 01OCT not operating |
| Osaka Kansai – Asahikawa | 01OCT09 | SUSPENDED | Svc operating Apr – Sep only |
| Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai | 01APR09 | 7 Daily ⇒ 6 Daily | |
| Tokyo Haneda – Matsuyama | 01APR09 | 4 Daily ⇒ 5 Daily | Maintained 5 Daily since 01NOV08 |
| Osaka Itami – Hanamaki | 01APR09 | 2 Daily ⇒ 3 Daily | |
| Osaka Itami – Akita | 01APR09 | 1 Daily ⇒ 2 daily | |
| Sapporo Chitose – Tokyo Narita | 01APR09 | 1 Daily ⇒ 2 Daily | |
| Fukuoka – Sendai | 01APR09 | 2 Daily ⇒ 3 Daily | |
| Fukuoka – Matsuyama | 01JUN09 | 3 Daily ⇒ 4 Daily | |
| Sapporo Chitose – Akita | 01OCT09 | 2 Daily ⇒ 3 Daily | |
| Shizuoka – Sapporo | JUN 09 | NEW | To be Announced |
| Shizuoka – Fukuoka | JUN 09 | NEW | To be Announced |
JAL Shell Flat Seat
The following routes will be introduced by JAL Shell Flat Seat in Business Class:
From 01SEP09
Tokyo – Vancouver
Tokyo – Vancouver – Mexico City
From 01NOV09
Tokyo – Milan
Tokyo – Rome
NEW 4-Class Products
From 01NOV09, New JAL First Suite, Business Class Neo Seat, Premium Economy and
Economy service will be introduced on service to Chicago and Los Angeles
JAL Express
JAL Express to operate service to China from 08MAY09 progressively, previously posted here
JAL Cargo
The following routings sees frequency changes or suspension from 29MAR09
*Tokyo – Los Angeles 5 weekly ⇒ 4 weekly
*Tokyo – Anchorage – Amsterdam – Frankfurt – Tokyo SUSPENDED*
*Tokyo – Bangkok – Manila – Tokyo SUSPENDED**
*Tokyo – Jakarta – Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo SUSPENDED***
*Tokyo – Nagoya – Hong Kong SUSPENDED****
*Osaka – Dalian SUSPENDED
*Osaka – Tianjin – Dalian – Tokyo SUSPENDED
*Osaka – Taipei SUSPENDED*****
*Tokyo – Tianjin – Dalian – Osaka 1 weekly ⇒ 5 weekly******
Overall frequencies
*3 weekly to Amsterdam (was 4), 9 weekly to Frankfurt (was 10)
**6 weekly to Bangkok (was 7), Manila SUSPENDED
***1 weekly each to Kuala Lumpur & Jakarta (was 2)
****10 weekly to Hong Kong (was 11)
*****5 weekly to Taipei (was 7)
******Tianjin and Dalian increase to 5 weekly (was 3 and 4 respectively)
The following sees routing changes from 29MAR09
*Osaka – Ho Chi Minh – Bangkok – Tokyo replace Osaka – Ho Chi Minh – Bangkok – Osaka, overall frequency reduce from 2 to 1 weekly
*Tokyo – Osaka – Shanghai – Tokyo operates 4 weekly. Existing Tokyo – Osaka – Shanghai – Osaka will now operate 1 weekly
*Tokyo – Seoul replace Tokyo – Nagoya – Seoul
767-300F operating following services from 29MAR09
*All 5 weekly Tokyo – Singapore – Bangkok – Nagoya – Tokyo
*3 of 6 weekly Tokyo – Hong Kong
*1 of 6 weekly Tokyo – Shanghai
ANA Unveils FY2009/10 Operation Plan
Note: Links updated on 28JAN09, originally posted on 27JAN09 2230 PT
ANA has unveiled its 2009/10 Fiscal Year operation plan. The highlight is mainly focused on series of action to combat the current economic status.
A number of International routes will continue to see further down-sizing on operating aircraft or the frequency reductions
INTERNATIONAL
The following route begins 01APR09
*1 Daily Tokyo Narita – Osaka Kansai, operating till 30JUN09 only at earliest, B737-700.
The following routes suspended from 29MAR09
*Nagoya – Tianjin
*Nagoya – Guangzhou
The following is cancelled from 29MAR09 – 30JUN09. The resumption date is 01JUL09, at earliest
*Osaka – Dalian 5 weekly, to be resumed with 737-700
*Osaka – Dalian – Shenyang 2 weekly, to be resumed with 737-700
*Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong NH959/960 to be resumed with 767
The following is already reduced
*Tokyo Narita – Mumbai, 3 weekly (Day 357), was Daily
The following sees reduction and aircraft changes from 01JUL09
*Tokyo Narita – Guangzhou, NH923/924 cancelled; NH933/934 767 replace 737-700
The following routes sees aircraft changes
*Osaka – Beijing 737-700 replace 767-300 from 29MAR09
*Tokyo Narita – Bangkok 767-300 replace 777-200 on all 2 Daily service from 29MAR09
*Tokyo Narita – Washington 777-200ER replace -300ER from 01JUL09 till the end of 09/10 Winter timetable
*Tokyo Narita – Paris 777-300ER replace 747-400 from 01JUL09 till the end of 09/10 Winter timetable
*Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt 777-300ER replace 747-400 from 01SEP09
*Tokyo Narita – Hong Kong, NH909/910, 747-400 replace 777-300ER from 01SEP09
Note that by 01SEP09, All ANA’s long-haul service will be operated by 777-200ER/-300ER only. The only 747 operation on International route is to Hong Kong
DOMESTIC
The following routes begins 04JUN09
*1 Daily Shizuoka – Sapporo Chitose
*1 Daily Shizuoka – Okinawa
The following routes resumes 01APR09
*2 Daily Fukuoka – Sendai
*1 Daily Fukuoka – Ishigaki, till 31OCT09
The following routes sees frequency increases from 01APR09
*Tokyo Haneda – Sapporo Chitose Increase from 15 to 16 Daily
*Osaka Itami – Tokyo Narita Increase from 1 to 2 Daily
The following route becomes year-round
*1 Daily Niigata – Okinawa, currently operates from Oct to May
The following route is to be suspended
*Kobe – Sendai from 01APR09
The following routes sees frequency reductions from 01APR09
*Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai from 5 to 4 Daily
*Tokyo Haneda – Kobe from 3 to 2 Daily
*Osaka Kansai – Matsuyama from 3 to 2 Daily, all service operates by JET
*Osaka Kansai – Kochi from 3 to 2 Daily
*Osaka Kansai – Kagoshima from 2 to 1 Daily
*Nagoya – Fukuoka from 13 Daily (12 Jet + 1 Prop) to 12 Daily (10 Jet + 2 Prop)
*Nagoya – Akita from 2 Daily (Prop; but only 1 from Nov to Mar) to 1 Daily (Jet)
*Nagoya – Yonago from 2 to 1 Daily
*Nagoya – Tokushima from 2 to 1 Daily
*Kobe – Okinawa from 3 to 2 Daily, until 19JUN09, except 02MAY09 – 06MAY09
The following routes sees shorter operation period and reduced operation
*Niigata – Sapporo Chitose 2 Daily (3: Jun – Sep) reduce to 1 Daily (Jun – Sep), to be also codeshared with AirDo
*Osaka Kansai – Memanbetsu 1 Daily, 01JUN – 30SEP only, was Apr – Oct in 2008
*Osaka Kansai – Hakodate 1 Daily only, was 2 Daily during Jul/Aug
The following year-round routes to be converted to seasonal AND to be suspended from 01APR10
*Okayama – Sapporo Chitose Operates 01JUN – 30SEP only, 1 Daily
*Hiroshima – Sapporo Chitose Operates 01JUN – 30SEP only, 1 Daily
AIRCRAFT DELIVERY/RETIREMENT
The following aircraft will be introduced during FY2009/10
02 777-300ER
02 787-8
01 767-300ER
03 767-300BCF
08 737-800
01 Dash8Q-400
The following aircraft will be retired during FY2009/10
01 747-400
02 767-300ER
01 767-300
01 A320
01 737-500
01 Dash8Q-400
OTHER INFO
Comparing to FY2008/09, overall % changes for FY2009/10 is the following
Operating Flights
Domestic -4.8%
International -8.6%
Cargo +2.6%
ASK or ATK
Domestic -4.3%
International -8%
Cargo +30.6%
Westjet to start Ottawa – Cancun
Westjet today announced it’ll be launching Day 3 only, limited service, on the Ottawa – Cancun route
WS784 YOW0915 – 1246CUN 737 3
WS785 CUN1345 – 1835YOW 737 3
bmi applies additional US Air trans-atlantic codeshare
bmi and US Airways yesterday issued notification which the latters’ following route is to carry bmi flight number for the summer.
Philadelphia – Birmingham UK
Philadelphia – Glasgow
Philadelphia – Shannon
Docket Number 2004-18932-0025
bmi applies Virgin Trans-Atlantic codeshare
Virgin Atlantic yesterday issued a notification on its intention to carry bmi’s “BD” code on the following trans-atlantic routes:
London – Boston
London – Los Angeles
London – Miami
London – San Francisco
Docket Number 2009-0022-0001
