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April 12, 2010

Japan Press: Gov’t Proposal on JAL Route Cuts in Feb 10

by JL

A Japanese magazine, Diamond weekly, revealed the proposal of Japanese Government (by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism/MLIT) on JAL’s restructuring. The report was issued on 12APR10, titled 国交省“国際線撤退”案に楯突いた, ＪＡＬ「更生計画」骨子の全容

The proposal from the Government was released on 22FEB10, with route restructure/withdrawal based on following:

1) Routes overlapping with ANA
2) Routes being kept due to Alliance partnership, which is necessary
3) Suspending international service entirely from airports with minimal presence
4) Routes with revenue margin above 10% are kept (but cut if contradicts one of above)

The list below is the comparison of JAL’s proposed international route cuts, which was also posted on 03APR10 and Japan’s MLIT proposal. This explains the report planned drastic cuts on International service earlier this year, but turned out to be a “Scaled-down” list later on. The proposal from MLIT, virtually suggests that JAL suspend International routes entirely, was argued by JAL’s new CEO, claiming “a senseless idea demanding JAL to suspend International service”. Thus, MLIT’s proposal was entirely ignored.

Column marked with x represent the route cuts. CXLD represent this route has been canceled

ROUTE CUTS JAL Proposal MLIT Proposal
Tokyo Narita – Chicago
Tokyo Narita – Honolulu
Tokyo Narita – Kona x x
Tokyo Narita – Los Angeles
Tokyo Narita – Mexico City CXLD x
Tokyo Narita – New York JFK
Tokyo Narita – San Francisco x (HND) x
Tokyo Narita – Sao Paulo (via JFK) x x
Tokyo Narita – Vancouver x
Tokyo Narita – Amsterdam x x
Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt x
Tokyo Narita – London Heathrow
Tokyo Narita – Milan Malpensa x x
Tokyo Narita – Moscow x
Tokyo Narita – Rome x x
Tokyo Narita – Paris CDG
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok
Tokyo Narita – Beijing
Tokyo Narita – Busan
Tokyo Narita – Dalian x
Tokyo Narita – Delhi
Tokyo Narita – Denpasar x x
Tokyo Narita – Guangzhou x
Tokyo Narita – Hangzhou CXLD x
Tokyo Narita – Hanoi x
Tokyo Narita – Ho Chi Minh x
Tokyo Narita – Hong Kong
Tokyo Narita – Kaohsiung x
Tokyo Narita – Jakarta
Tokyo Narita – Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo Narita – Manila x
Tokyo Narita – Qingdao CXLD x
Tokyo Narita – Seoul Incheon x
Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong
Tokyo Narita – Singapore
Tokyo Narita – Taipei x
Tokyo Narita – Xiamen CXLD x
Tokyo Narita – Brisbane x (2011) x
Tokyo Narita – Guam x
Tokyo Narita – Sydney x
Osaka Kansai – Guam x
Osaka Kansai – Honolulu
Osaka Kansai – London Heathrow CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Bangkok x x
Osaka Kansai – Beijing x x
Osaka Kansai – Busan CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Dalian CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Denpasar x x
Osaka Kansai – Guangzhou x x
Osaka Kansai – Hangzhou CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Hanoi CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Hong Kong x x
Osaka Kansai – Kuala Lumpur CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Seoul Gimpo
Osaka Kansai – Seoul Incheon CXLD x
Osaka Kansai – Shanghai Pu Dong
Osaka Kansai – Taipei
Nagoya Chubu – Honolulu x
Nagoya Chubu – Paris CDG CXLD x
Nagoya Chubu – Bangkok x x
Nagoya Chubu – Guangzhou x x
Nagoya Chubu – Seoul Incheon CXLD x
Nagoya Chubu – Shanghai Pu Dong x
Nagoya Chubu – Taipei x
Nagoya Chubu – Tianjin x x
DOMESTIC CUTS (PROPOSED) by MLIT
Hakodate – Asahikawa x
Hakodate – Kushiro x
Hakodate – Okubhiri x
Hiroshima Nishi – Kagoshima x
Hiroshima Nishi – Miyazaki x
Kagoshima – Takamatsu x
Kagoshima – Okayama x
Matsuyama – Okinawa Naha x
Nagoya Chubu – Aomori x
Nagoya Chubu – Kagoshima x
Nagoya Chubu – Sapporo Chitose x
Nagoya Chubu – Sendai x
Nagoya Komaki – Akita x
Nagoya Komaki – Fukuoka x
Nagoya Komaki – Kochi x
Nagoya Komaki – Kumamoto x
Nagoya Komaki – Matsuyama x
Nagoya Komaki – Nagasaki x
Nagoya Komaki – Niigata x
Nagoya Komaki – Obihiro x
Nagoya Komaki – Yamagata x
Osaka Itami – Fukuoka x
Osaka Itami – Matsuyama x
Osaka Itami – Misawa x
Osaka Kansai – Fukuoka x
Sapporo Chitose – Izumo x
Sapporo Chitose – Kushiro x
Sapporo Chitose – Tokushima x
Sapporo Chitose – Yamagata x
Sapporo Okadama – Hakodate x
Sapporo Okadama – Kushiro x

Existing International routes out of Tokyo Haneda, are kept. Further, JAL is currently studying the launch of Tokyo Haneda International service to:

  • Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco
  • London, Paris
  • Bangkok, Taipei Sung Shan
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