TOKYO--(Marketwire - January 27, 2010) - ANA Group today announced its Corporate Plan for fiscal year 2010, which runs from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. With the lethargic nature of economic recovery, the trend of slow recovery for the Japanese aviation business is likely to continue.
Conversely, 2010 will be a year of expansion for ANA. Factors such as anticipated capacity increase at Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports, the scheduled delivery of the Boeing 787, as well as Open Skies between Japan and the United States agreed in December 2009, will bring important business opportunities for ANA to expand. As a result, ANA expansion will be carefully monitored and in parallel to the market and its demands.
Details follow below and are subject to approval by the relevant authorities.
1. International Passenger Operations
(1) Routes from and to Tokyo, Narita
ANA will increase the frequency of existing non-daily flights to
daily flights. For routes to Europe, ANA will introduce a new
route, Narita=Munich, starting from July 1. For routes within Asia,
we will increase the frequency of Narita=Ho Chi Minh,
Narita=Hangzhou and upsize the aircraft type of Narita=Qingdao.
(2) Routes from and to Tokyo, Haneda
ANA will expand international routes from Haneda, starting with the
introduction of the new Haneda=Taipei (Songshan) route, as well as
increasing the frequency of Haneda=Seoul (Gimpo), Haneda=Shanghai
(Hongqiao) and Haneda=Beijing during the day. ANA is also considering
night-time operation for routes to the West Coast of the United
States and Southeast Asia.
(3) Routes from and to Osaka, Kansai
In order to reduce cost and regain profitability, ANA will decrease
capacity for low demand routes for Kansai international airport.
(4) Feeder service to Narita
ANA will increase the number of code-share services operated by IBEX
Airlines starting from July 1 on routes for Narita=Komatsu and
Narita=Hiroshima, which offer both airports more convenient access
to the West Coast of the United States. ANA will also increase the
frequency for the Narita=Nagoya route, tripling daily flights from
August 1 and strengthening the international flight connection from
the Chubu district (middle area of the mainland of Japan).
New routes/ increased frequency (Narita)
Routing Start Current New Narita-Munich July 1 - 777-300ER 7/ week Narita-Shenyang March 28 737-700 3/week 737-700 7/ week Narita-Hangzhou March 28 737-700 4/week A320-200 7/ week Narita-Ho Chi Minh March 28 767-300ER 5/week 767-300ER 7/ week
New routes/ increased frequency (Haneda)
Routing Start Current New Haneda-Taipei Oct 31 - B767-300ER 14/ week (Songshan) Haneda-Seoul Oct 31 777-200ER 14/ week 777-200ER 21/ week (Gimpo) Haneda-Beijing Oct 31 767-300ER 7/ week 767-300ER 14/ week Haneda-Shanghai Oct 31 767-300ER 7/ week 777-200ER 7/ week (Hongqiao) 767-300ER 7/ week Haneda-Hong Kong Oct 31 767-300ER 7/ week 777-200ER 7/ week *also considering night-time operation for USA and Southeast Asia routes
Aircraft -type change
Routing Start Current New Remarks
Narita-Shanghai March 28 777-200ER 14/ week 767-300ER 7/ week NH919/920
(Pudong) A320-200 7/ week NH959/960
777-200ER 7/ week NH921/922
Narita-Honolulu March 28 767-300ER 7/ week 777-200ER 7/ week -
Narita-Qingdao March 28 A320-200 7/ week 767-300ER 7/ week -
Narita-Guanzhou March 28 767-300ER 7/ week 737-700 7/ week -
Narita-Beijing August 1 767-300ER 14/ week A320-200 7/ week NH905/906
767-300ER 7/ week NH955/956
Nagoya-Shanghai October 31 A320-200 7/ week 737-700 7/ week -
(Pudong)
Suspended routes/ decreased frequency
Routing Start Current New Remarks
Kansai-Seoul March 28 737-700 7/ week - -
(Gimpo)
Kansai-Xiamen March 28 737-700 4/ week - -
Kansai-Qingdao March 28 A320-200 7/ week 737-700 4/ week operate
on Mon,
Wed, Fri,
Sat
2. Domestic Passenger Operations
(1) Realignment of routes in Hokkaido
-- ANA will shift its 5 routes (14 flights/ day) that operate between
Okadama (Hokkaido) and other local airports inside Hokkaido to New
Chitose airport (Hokkaido). New Chitose airport connects Hokkaido,
the northern island of Japan, to a number of other cities in Japan,
and this shift will capture the demands of customers from Hokkaido
to access outside the prefecture more efficiently.
(2) Enhancement of routes from Haneda
-- ANA will increase the frequency of the Haneda=Okinawa route from
August 1 to October 31. We will also consider reopening the
Haneda=Tokushima route in conjunction with the expansion of landing
slots in Haneda airport in March 2011.
(3) Seasonal expansion
-- ANA will continue to monitor seasonal traffic demands and reinstate
or increase frequency of certain routes if and when appropriate.
New routes/ increased frequency
Routing Start Current Frequency New Frequency
Nagoya-Akita April 1 1/ day 2/ day
(1/ day during Nov-Mar)
Kansai-Asahikawa June 1 - 1/ day
(Jun-Sep)
Kansai-Hakodate June 1 1/ day 1/ day
(2/ day during Jun-Sep)
Narita-Sapporo July 1 1/ day 2/ day
Itami-Matsuyama July 1 8/ day 9/ day
Itami-Kochi July 1 8/ day 9/ day
Sendai-Sapporo July 1 3/ day 4/ day *
Niigata-Sapporo July 1 1/ day (Jun-Sep) 1/ day
(2/ day during Jun-Sep)
Narita-Nagoya August 1 2/ day 3/ day
Haneda-Okinawa August 1 9/ day 9/ day
(10/ day during Aug-Oct)
*scheduled for codeshare with AIR DO and IBEX airlines for this route
Realignment of routes on Hokkaido
Routing Start Current Frequency New Frequency
Okadama-Wakkanai July 1 1/ day -
Okadama-Memanbetsu July 1 2/ day -
Okadama-Nakashibetsu July 1 3/ day -
Okadama-Kushiro July 1 3/ day -
Okadama-Hakodate July 1 5/ day
(4/ day on Sat and Sun) -
Sapporo-Wakkanai July 1 1/ day 2/ day
Sapporo-Memanbetsu July 1 - 2/ day
Sapporo-Nakashibetsu July 1 - 3/ day
Sapporo-Kushiro July 1 - 3/ day
Sapporo-Hakodate July 1 - 5/ day
(4/ day on Sat
and Sun)
Suspended routes/ decreased frequency/ reduced period of operation
Routing Start Current Frequency New Frequency
Fukuoka-Ishigaki April 1 1/ day 1/ day
(Apr-Oct, Feb-Mar) (Apr 29-May 5, Jul-Oct)
Nagoya-Sendai April 1 5/ day 4/ day
Okayama-Sapporo May 1 1/ day 1/ day
(Jun-Sep, Mar) (May-Oct)
Niigata-Okinawa June 1 1/ day 1/ day
(Apr-May, Oct-Mar
Hiroshima-Sapporo June 1 1/ day
(Jun-Sep) -
Itami-Sendai July 1 6/ day 5/ day *
Itami-Fukuoka July 1 8/ day 7/ day *
Itami-Oita July 1 3/ day 2/ day *
Fukuoka-Sendai August 1 1/ day - *
*scheduled for a codeshare with IBEX airlines
3. Cargo Operations
ANA will continue its operation of the Okinawa cargo hub which started
in October 2009. By making cargo ANA's third core business we hope to
both strengthen and build upon its success to date.
4. Fleet Plan
ANA is scheduled to take delivery of the world's first Boeing 787 during
3Q (October to December) of 2010. The highly innovative Dreamliner had
a successful test flight in November last year and a number of
successful subsequent test flights since then. We will also complete
our retirement plan for our Boeing 747-400 (international) during FY10.
The details of new deliveries and retirements of aircraft are shown in
the table below;
Delivery No Retirement No
Boeing 777-300ER 4 Boeing 747-400 3
Boeing 787-8 8 Boeing 767-300ER 2
Boeing 767-300ER 5 Airbus A320-200 1
Boeing 767-300BCF 2 Boeing 737-500 1
Boeing 737-800 5 - - -
Bombardier DHC8-Q400 1 - - -
*subject to change
5. ANA Group capacity in FY10
In comparison with FY09 Domestic International Cargo
Passenger Passenger
Number of Flights 98.6% 114.8% 130.2%
Available Seat Kilometers
(ton kilometers for cargo) 96.3% 111.2% 121.1%
*ANA Group operated flights
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