TOKYO July 24, 2012 - ANA Group, Japans largest Airline Group, today announces that it will increase the number of flights it operates between Narita and New York (JFK), from 7 flights a week to 14. This change, which will allow ANA to capitalize on the growth in demand for connections between Asia and North America, will come into effect from Sunday, October 28, 2012. The increase in flights to New York reflects ANAs strategy to accelerate the expansion of its international network, which is a key pillar of its FY2012-13 Corporate Strategy. It also further strengthens ANAs business model as a network carrier focusing on both long distance demand and demand for connections. Looking ahead, ANA intends to focus on the increased demand for connections between Asia and North America, and not exclusively those routes between Japan and Asia/North America. This announcement follows the recent news that ANA will open two new international routes in Fiscal 2012, between Tokyos Narita Airport and Yangon, Myanmar (from October 15, 2012) and between Narita and Delhi, India (from October 28, 2012). ANA will begin accepting reservations and sales for the newly scheduled flights between Narita and New York from Wednesday, July 25, 2012. These flights are based on the approval of the relevant authorities. 
* Schedule may change according to the equipment and flight conditions on that day. 
Contact: Ryosei Nomura and Megumi Tezuka, ANA Public Relations TEL +81 3 6735 1111 About ANA Group All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the ninth largest airline in the world by revenues and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers. Founded in 1952, it flies today to 76domestic and international cities in a fleet of 231aircraft serving a network of 174routes. ANA has 33,000 employees and operates about 1,000 flights a day. In 2011, it carried 43 million passengers and generated revenues of $17.1bn. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and launched a joint-venture with United Airlines on trans-Pacific and Asia routes in April 2011; ANA launched a joint-venture with Lufthansa on Japan-Europe routes in October 2011. ANA has more than 23 million members belong to its Frequent Flyer Program (ANA Mileage Club). ANA is the launch customer for the world's newest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. |