Hawaii route is 13 times more than last year. ANA and JAL publish the record of aircraft usage during Obon

On August 17, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) released the aircraft usage results for the 2022 Obon period (August 6-16).

The infection situation of the new coronavirus in Japan had been deteriorating since July, but it was the Obon festival, the first time in three years that no movement restrictions were imposed. It was reported that many people went home or traveled.

In fact, the total number of passengers compared to 2021 will beFor domestic flights, 178% for ANA and 206% for JAL.International flights increased further, with 440% for ANA and 457% for JAL.was.

On the other hand, compared to 2019, before the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the total number of passengers isAbout 80% for domestic flights, about 40% for international flightsit can be seen that although it has not reached the previous level, it is recovering considerably.

For both ANA and JAL, the Kyushu region had the largest number of passengers on domestic flights. Next is the Hokkaido region. For international flights, Asia and Oceania accounted for the most, followed by North America.

For domestic flights, both ANA and JALAugust 14 recorded the highest number of passengers since the beginning of the corona disaster.

ANA said, “Although the number of infected people reached a record high due to the 7th wave of the new coronavirus, there were no restrictions on movement, and the number of reservations continued to increase. It has recovered to a relatively strong level,” JAL said, “In particular, the mainland-Okinawa route performed on par with 2019, before the spread of COVID-19, and we felt a renewed sense of the recovery in demand.” and announced their respective comments.

Also, for international flights,

“Demand for flights to and from Japan continues to be affected by border controls, but as immigration restrictions have been eased or abolished in various countries, demand for connections between North America and Asia has remained strong. From July, two times a week. FLYING HONU (Narita = Honolulu), which has resumed round-trip service, has also been well received, and on peak days, it was almost fully booked.” (ANA)

“By route, the number of passengers traveling to North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Hawaii is particularly high.Approximately 13 times more than the previous year for Hawaii routeshave become. At peak times by day, departures from Japan are on August 6th and 7th, and flights arriving in Japan are evenly distributed. ”(JAL)

And it can be said that it is in a recovery trend.

From the point of view of airlines and tourist destinations that have been hit hard by the corona crisis, it would be honest to say that they are finally back.

On the other hand, the number of infected people in Japan has increased sharply since July. Before the Obon holiday, more than 30,000 positive people are confirmed in Tokyo every day, and we hear heartbreaking voices from medical sites.

From now on, in order to further accelerate economic activity, I would like you to keep in mind the things you should be careful about, such as vaccinations, basic measures, and not to overdo it when symptoms such as fever appear. .

(Text by Takashi Mitsumura)