| Tokyo, January 26, 2004 - The ANA Group,
consisting of ANA (All Nippon Airways), Air Nippon (ANK), Air Nippon Network (A-Net)
and Air Japan, today announced its business plan for the coming fiscal year commencing
April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005. |
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| Internationally, flights to China will increase in the first instance
from the summer schedule this year, with further increases when Central Japan
International Airport commences operations in February 2005. |
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| On the domestic front, ANA, Air Nippon (ANK) and A-Net will fly
under the same ANA brand from April 1. ANA Group airlines will also move to a
new terminal building Tokyo뭩 Haneda Airport in December this year, bringing greater
passenger convenience and further strengthening the ANA brand. |
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| Details of the plan are as follows: |
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| 1. International Network |
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Increased capacity on the Asian network with more flights and
new routes to China: |
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| a. |
Start of operations between Tokyo Narita and Hangzhou, and Osaka
Kansai and Hangzhou, and between Tokyo Narita and Shenyang. Compared with the
89 flights per week to China at the same point last year, frequency will increase
1.3 times to 112 flights per week, and the number of routes into China will increase
to 17. |
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| Route |
No of flights |
Days of the week |
Start of service |
Aircraft type |
| Narita-Hangzhou |
4 per week |
Mo,We,Fr,Sa |
29 March 04 |
B767-300ER |
| Kansai-Hangzhou |
3 per week |
Tu,Th,Su |
28 March 04 |
B767-300ER |
| Narita-Shenyang |
3 per week |
Tu,Th,Su |
29 March 04 |
B767-300ER |
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Shenyang is now served twice a week from Osaka Kansai. |
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| b. |
14 flights per week to Shanghai and Seoul (Incheon) from Central Japan International
Airport when it opens in February 2005. |
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| Route |
No of flights |
Start of service |
Aircraft type |
| Central Japan -Shanghai |
7 per week |
17 February 05 |
B767-300ER |
| Central Japan -Incheon |
7 per week |
17 February 05 |
A320/A321 |
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| c. |
Cargo operations on Chinese routes will continue to be operated
using ANA뭩 B767-300F freighter, with 12 weekly departures to Shanghai, Dalian
and Tianjin. |
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| 2. Domestic Network |
| a. |
Tokyo Haneda departures / arrivals
The Haneda – Itami trunk route will receive one more return service per
day, taking the total to 14 daily flights from the present 13. |
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| d. |
Osaka Itami departures / arrivals
– More use of propeller aircraft:
from April, all flights on the Itami-Kochi route will be operated by A-Net using
propeller aircraft. Frequency will also be increased to 13 flights per day from
April, rising to 14 flights per day at a later stage.
– Itami-Okinawa
to receive one more flight per day, bringing the daily total to 3. |
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| c. |
Osaka Kansai departures / arrivals
From June, 1 extra flight to Fukuoka per day, making a total of 3 flights per
day. According to changes in demand, frequency may also be reduced on some routes. |
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| d. |
Nagoya departures / arrivals
From April, Nagoya-Fukuoka will receive 1 extra daily flight, making a total of
12 flights per day, and rising to 14 later in the year. Nagoya-Kagoshima will
receive 1 extra flight per day, making a total of 4 daily flights. A daily service
between Nagoya and Wakkanai will operate for the period of June through August.
The opening of the Central Japan International Airport will also provide opportunities
for domestic operations |
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| e. |
Other departures / arrivals
Takamatsu-Sapporo (Chitose) will receive 1 daily flight for the months of July
through September. |
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| 3.Aircraft Deliveries / Retirement |
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Delivery |
Retirement |
| aircraft type |
| ANA |
B777-300ER X 1 |
B747-100SR X 5 |
| B777-200 X 2 |
B767-200 X 1 |
| B767-300ER X 2 |
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| A-Net |
DHC8-400 X 2 |
- |
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| 4.Frequency and Available Seat Kilometres |
| vs. Previous Fiscal Year |
International(incl.ANK) |
Domestic |
| No of departures |
112% |
99% |
| Available Seat Kilometres |
102% |
96% |
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| The individual contents of this plan are subject to government
approval. |
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