Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have decided to increase the number of flights during the year-end and New Year holidays to almost the same level as before the spread of the new coronavirus, as demand for domestic flights is expected to increase.
Of these, Japan Airlines expects high demand from December 24, which is the year-end and New Year holidays, to January 4, next year, and the flight rate for domestic flights will reach 97% of the original plan.
On the other hand, ANA says that the flight rate for the same period will be 98% of the original plan.
In addition, both companies will operate extra flights on routes connecting Haneda, which has a particularly large number of passengers, to Sapporo and Okinawa.
Both companies have been forced to significantly reduce flights due to the spread of the new corona infection, but as the number of infected people is decreasing nationwide, the flight rate has continued to improve since the summer. is.
An airline representative said, "For the year-end and New Year holidays, the flight rate has recovered to almost the same level as before the spread of the corona infection. However, for other periods, it will take some time for a full-scale recovery. I see it. "