ANA Group celebrates first anniversary of 787 operations, handles 1.8 million pax

ANA Group celebrated (01-Nov-2012) its first year of the introduction of the Boeing 787 to commercial operations on 01-Nov-2012. ANA's fleet of 787s recorded a 10% higher passenger load factor than with other aircraft, recording 82.6% on international routes and 72.8% on domestic routes. Details of first year of 787 operations include:

• Passenger numbers: 1.8 million;
  • Domestic: 1.7 million;
  • International: 74,340;
• Passenger load factor: 73.2%;
  • Domestic: 72.8%;
  • International: 82.6%;
• Flights: 8974;
  • Domestic: 8409;
  • International: 565;
• On-time departure rate: 93.8%;
  • Domestic: 94.5%;
  • International: 83.6%.
• 787 network:
• International routes:
  • Tokyo Haneda-Frankfurt;
  • Tokyo Haneda-Beijing;
  • Tokyo Narita-Seattle;
  • Tokyo Narita-San Jose*;
• Domestic routes (12 routes):
  • Tokyo Haneda-Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima;
  • Osaka-Kagoshima. [more - original PR]

*From Jan-2013.

ANA: "At launch, it was anticipated that the 787 would save 20% in fuel for each international flight. ANA is pleased to confirm that the saving amounts to 21% per flight." Source: Company statement, 01-Nov-2012.