JAL Group reports sixth consecutive year of pax growth in 2017

JAL Group reported (19-Jan-2018) the following traffic highlights for Dec-2017:

• Passengers:
  • Domestic: 2.7 million, +1.9% year-on-year;
  • International: 714,740, +3.8%;
    • Southeast Asia: 295,856, +3.8%;
    • China: 120,658, +10.6%;
    • America: 92,400, -2.9%;
    • Hawaii/Guam: 80,242, -3.5%;
    • Europe: 54,549, +3.7%;
    • Korea: 51,793, +1.8%;
    • Oceania: 19,119, +49.5%;
• Passenger load factor:
  • Domestic: 66.7%;
  • International: 76.8%;
    • Southeast Asia: 84.6%;
    • Oceania: 81.8%;
    • China: 80.9%
    • Korea: 80.7%;
    • Europe: 75.5%;
    • Guam: 73.2%;
    • America: 69.3%;
• Cargo:
  • Domestic: 38,887 tons, +2.4%;
  • International: 34,212 tons, +18.5%.

According to the CAPA Airline Traffic Database, JAL Group transported 42.4 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 5.0%, marking the sixth consecutive year of passenger growth. [more - original PR]