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The JAL Group announced today, further changes to its overall route and flight frequency plan for the second half of FY2009, and plans for a portion of its domestic passenger operations for the first half of FY2010.

With a focus on improving profitability and reducing costs, a bold review of underperforming routes was conducted, as slated in the Progress Report of its Medium Term Corporate Plan issued June 19, 2009. As a result, the JAL Group will discontinue operations on 8 international and 8 domestic routes, as well as 1 cargo route. Flight frequency on 2 international routes will also be reduced, and the total effect of these changes is a trim down of 61, 91 and 3 weekly return flights in the international, domestic and cargo networks respectively.

In summary, within the three fiscal half-years of April 2009 to September 2010, reductions and suspensions were decided to be carried out on a total of 13 international, 15 domestic and 2 cargo routes, along with the closure of 4 overseas and 2 domestic offices.

Aircraft used on a total of 5 routes will be also be downsized as JAL progressively renews its fleet with more fuel-efficient aircraft.

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Japan Airlines (JAL) has requested the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC)* that it initiates preliminary consultation to decide whether ETIC would support the restructuring of our group or not.

Japan Airlines will hence provide the fullest cooperation to the various inquiries from ETIC, and under its advice, will render  maximum efforts in preparing a restructuring plan at the earliest opportunity that is satisfactory to all and strenuously strive to revitalize its business.

* ETIC is a joint-stock corporation established and authorized by the Japanese government to provide support for the revitalization of operations at mid-sized companies, SMEs and other businesses, including large corporations that have revitalization potential but are carrying excessive debt.

For more details, the brochure of ETIC is available here

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