JAL Group releases weak forecast for the Golden Week traffic

JAL Group reports (21-Apr-2010) the following passenger traffic forecast during the Japanese "Golden Week" vacation, from 28-Apr-2010 to 05-May-2010:

• International:
  • Seats: -21.5%;
  • Passenger numbers: 244,387, -14.5%;
    • Hawaii: 35,234, -2.5%;
    • Transpacific: 19,053, -18.6%;
    • Europe: 21,064, -6.9%;
    • Southeast Asia: 60,337, -13.8%;
    • Oceania: 5,760, +1.3%;
    • Guam/Saipan: 9,613, -25.1%;
    • Korea: 31,608, -33%;
    • China: 40,025, -13.9%;
    • Taiwan: 21,693, +2.2%;
  • Passenger load factor: 83.2%;
• Domestic:
  • Seats: -4.1%;
  • Passenger numbers: 911,090, +18.1%;
  • Passenger load factor: 66.8%. [more]