Japan Airlines (JAL) recently unveiled a corporate medium-range plan for 1996 through to 2000, projecting a 3-5% annual pick-up in business,because of the expansion of Tokyo's two main airports and increased use of Kansai International Airport. With completion of Tokyo's Haneda Airport upgrade by the spring of 1997, JAL is aiming to increase its domestic share from 15% to 33%. The carrier plans to introduce new regional routes to eastern Hokkaido and Shikoku and plans to introduce a total of 32 new aircraft and to phase out 14 by 2000.

 

Source: Flight International