Japanese LCC revenue and yield growth exceeds full service carriers in Dec-2014 quarter

Japan MLITT reported (11-Mar-2015) the following domestic traffic highlights for Japanese carriers for three months ended 31-Dec-2014:

• Passenger revenue: JPY340,543 million (USD2976 million), +2.4% year-on-year;
• • Japan Airlines*: JPY108,486 million (USD948.0 million), +1.3%;
  • All Nippon Airways**: JPY174,568 million (USD1525 million), +2.2%;
  • Japan Transocean Air: JPY7333 million (USD64.1 million), +3.1%;
  • Skymark Airlines: JPY18,665 million (USD163.1 million), -4.1%;
  • Air Do: JPY6712 million (USD58.7 million), -3.6%;
  • Solaseed Air: JPY5791 million (USD50.6 million), +7.9%;
  • StarFlyer: JPY5569 million (USD48.7 million), -12.1%;
  • Peach: JPY4244 million (USD37.1 million), +8.8%;
  • Jetstar Japan: JPY7818 million (USD68.3 million), +46.2%;
  • Vanilla Air: JPY957 million (USD8.4 million), +429%;
  • Spring Airlines Japan^: JPY400 million (USD3.5 million);

• Passenger revenue per passenger: JPY14,500 (USD127.8), +2.1%;
• • JAL: JPY15,700 (USD138.4), +0.6%;
  • ANA: JPY15,500 (USD136.6), +5.4%;
  • JTA: JPY11,600 (USD102.3 ), +5.5%;
  • Skymark: JPY11,800 (USD401.0), -4.1%;
  • Air Do: JPY13,800 (USD121.7), -4.8%;
  • Solaseed: JPY14,200 (USD125.2), +2.2%;
  • StarFlyer: JPY14,900 (USD131.3), +6.4%;
  • Peach: JPY6900 (USD60.8), -8.0%;
  • Jetstar Japan: JPY7600 (USD67.0), +10.1%;
  • Vanilla Air: JPY7000 (USD61.7), -1.4%;
  • Spring Airlines Japan: JPY5300 (USD46.7);

• Passenger revenue per RPK: JPY15.8 (USD 13.9 cents), stable;
• • JAL: JPY16.9 (USD 14.9 cents), +0.6%;
  • ANA: JPY17.5 (USD 15.4 cents), +1.2%;
  • JTA: JPY12.4 (USD 10.9 cents), +3.3%;
  • Skymark: JPY12.0 (USD 10.6 cents), stable;
  • Air Do: JPY14.9 (USD 13.1 cents), -5.1%;
  • Solaseed: JPY13.4 (USD 11.8 cents), +2.3%;
  • StarFlyer; JPY15.6 (USD 13.8 cents), +3.3%;
  • Peach: JPY7.6 (USD 6.7 cents), -6.2%;
  • Jetstar Japan: JPY7.6 (USD 6.7 cents), +15.2%;
  • Vanilla Air: JPY5.7 (USD 5.0 cents), stable;
  • Spring Airlines Japan: JPY5.6 (USD 4.9 cents);

• Passenger numbers: 23.5 million, +0.4%;
• • JAL: 6.9 million, +0.6%;
  • All Nippon Airways: 11.2 million, -3.6%;
  • JTA: 633,330, -1.7%;
  • Skymark: 1.6 million, +0.5%;
  • Air Do: 487,046, +1.5%;
  • Solaseed Air: 409,159, +5.7%;
  • StarFlyer: 372,743, -17.8%;
  • Peach: 612,943, +17.3%;
  • Jetstar Japan: 1.0 million, +31.2%;
  • Vanilla Air: 135,978, +422%;
  • Spring Airlines Japan: 75,434.

*Based on the average conversion rate at USD1 = JPY114.44
*Includes JAL, J-Air and JAL Express
**Includes ANA and ANA Wings
^Spring Airlines Japan commenced operations on 01-Aug-2014