Jal, Ana To Cut Domestic Flights Due To Outbreak
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways will slash domestic flights from Friday due to a drop in travel demand amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
The two Japanese airlines will for the first time curtail domestic services in the face of an increase in new infections.
They have already suspended or reduced some international flights, including those to and from mainland China.
JAL will slash the number of flights on 29 domestic routes by 50 a day between March 6 and 12.
They include up to five round-trip flights between Haneda in Tokyo and Fukuoka; four between Haneda and Shin-Chitose near Sapporo; two between Haneda and Osaka; and two between Haneda and Okinawa.
ANA will cut flights on nine routes by 29 per day during the same period.
They include a maximum of five round-trip flights between Haneda and Shin-Chitose; three between Haneda and Fukuoka; two between Haneda and Osaka; and two between Haneda and Hiroshima.
The airlines are asking customers to check their websites for the latest information.
