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ANA to promote int`l operations as `pillar` of growth in FY 2010
TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo -
All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday it will promote its international flights
as the ''pillar'' of its growth in fiscal 2010 by capitalizing on the ''biggest
business opportunity'' to be created by the expansion of two core airports in
the Tokyo metropolitan area.
ANA will open two new international routes and fly more often on six routes,
boosting the number of weekly international flights by 40 from the previous
year to 644.
But the plan calls for closing or cutting back on operations on unprofitable
routes, such as between Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture and
Seoul's Gimpo airport, to reduce costs and improve profitability.
Announcing its business plan for the year that begins April 1, ANA said it will
start seven weekly roundtrip flights between Narita airport and Munich,
Germany, on July 1 by taking advantage of an increase in landing and departure
slots at the airport east of Tokyo from March 28.
The business plan contrasts with rival Japan Airlines Corp.'s move to
drastically scale down operations following its filing for court-led bankruptcy
protection on Jan. 19.
Under the current rehabilitation plan crafted by the state-backed Enterprise
Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, JAL is expected to halve the number of
its subsidiaries, cut 30 percent of its group workforce, and scrap 31
unprofitable domestic and international routes.
ANA will also increase the number of flights between Narita and Ho Chi Minh
City in Vietnam to seven per week from the current five, effective March 28,
and will fly more frequently between Narita and the Chinese cities of Shenyang
and Hangzhou, starting the same day.
The airline is set to cash in on the Oct. 31 conversion of Haneda airport in
Tokyo, long restricted to a largely domestic role, into a 24-hour hub for short
and long-distance international flights to tap into demand in Asia.
Specifically, ANA will open a route between Haneda and Taipei's Songshan
airport and increase the number of flights between Haneda and Seoul's Gimpo
airport.
In addition, it will operate more flights on the Haneda-Shanghai and
Haneda-Beijing routes if the Japanese and Chinese governments reach an
agreement to this effect.
The business plan also says ANA is considering launching late-night and early
morning flights between Haneda and cities in the United States and Southeast
Asian countries.
Operational plans for domestic services include an improvement in flight
connections within Hokkaido and between the northernmost and other main islands
of Japan, ANA said.
The number of domestic routes served by ANA will decrease by 10 to 103,
resulting in a decrease of 24 in the number of daily flights to 730, according
to the business plan.
==Kyodo
All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday it will promote its international flights
as the ''pillar'' of its growth in fiscal 2010 by capitalizing on the ''biggest
business opportunity'' to be created by the expansion of two core airports in
the Tokyo metropolitan area.
ANA will open two new international routes and fly more often on six routes,
boosting the number of weekly international flights by 40 from the previous
year to 644.
But the plan calls for closing or cutting back on operations on unprofitable
routes, such as between Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture and
Seoul's Gimpo airport, to reduce costs and improve profitability.
Announcing its business plan for the year that begins April 1, ANA said it will
start seven weekly roundtrip flights between Narita airport and Munich,
Germany, on July 1 by taking advantage of an increase in landing and departure
slots at the airport east of Tokyo from March 28.
The business plan contrasts with rival Japan Airlines Corp.'s move to
drastically scale down operations following its filing for court-led bankruptcy
protection on Jan. 19.
Under the current rehabilitation plan crafted by the state-backed Enterprise
Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, JAL is expected to halve the number of
its subsidiaries, cut 30 percent of its group workforce, and scrap 31
unprofitable domestic and international routes.
ANA will also increase the number of flights between Narita and Ho Chi Minh
City in Vietnam to seven per week from the current five, effective March 28,
and will fly more frequently between Narita and the Chinese cities of Shenyang
and Hangzhou, starting the same day.
The airline is set to cash in on the Oct. 31 conversion of Haneda airport in
Tokyo, long restricted to a largely domestic role, into a 24-hour hub for short
and long-distance international flights to tap into demand in Asia.
Specifically, ANA will open a route between Haneda and Taipei's Songshan
airport and increase the number of flights between Haneda and Seoul's Gimpo
airport.
In addition, it will operate more flights on the Haneda-Shanghai and
Haneda-Beijing routes if the Japanese and Chinese governments reach an
agreement to this effect.
The business plan also says ANA is considering launching late-night and early
morning flights between Haneda and cities in the United States and Southeast
Asian countries.
Operational plans for domestic services include an improvement in flight
connections within Hokkaido and between the northernmost and other main islands
of Japan, ANA said.
The number of domestic routes served by ANA will decrease by 10 to 103,
resulting in a decrease of 24 in the number of daily flights to 730, according
to the business plan.
==Kyodo
