ANA Holdings, which is expected to have the largest deficit ever
ANA Holdings Inc., a major airline company, announced on the 27th that it is expected to fall into the final deficit of 510 billion yen, which is the largest ever for this year.
The challenge is to establish a business model that can generate profits even if aviation demand does not recover to the level before the spread of the new corona infection, while surviving the current crisis with management rationalization measures.
According to the earnings forecast for this year announced by ANA Holdings on the 27th, the final profit and loss of the entire group is expected to fall into a record deficit of 510 billion yen.
In order to survive the critical business environment, such as the number of international passengers dropping by more than 90%, ANA is proposing to the labor union to cut compensation, wages, and lump sum payments for officers and employees in order to reduce costs. , The policy is to reduce the number of aircraft by more than 30.
In order to maintain employee employment, more than 400 employees will be temporarily seconded to food supermarket "Seijo Ishii", home electronics mass retailer "Nojima", and external hotels and call centers by next spring. is.
However, it will take time for air traffic demand to recover, and as of the end of March next year, ANA estimates that domestic passengers will account for about 70% of the previous year and international flights will account for only about 50%. In addition, business demand such as business trips is not expected to return to the level before the spread of infection due to the establishment of remote work.
For this reason, while reducing the flight of "ANA" in the main, in addition to launch of cheap air the new brand to the prospect of the 2022 fiscal year in the medium-range routes, such as Southeast Asia and Australia, leisure demand is expected, such as the travel business and product sales business, The company plans to strengthen areas other than aviation to secure profits.
The challenge for airlines, including ANA, is to quickly establish a business model that can generate profits even if demand does not recover to the level before the spread of the new corona infection, while surviving the current crisis.