TOKYO January 7, 2008 - Passenger numbers for the winter vacation period from December 28, 2007 to January 6, 2008, inclusive, for airlines within the ANA Group* were as follows:

Domestic passengers fell 3.1 percentage points, attributed partly to unfavorable weather conditions, which led to 143 flight cancellations. Okinawa continued to be the most popular destination for travellers within Japan.

The number of international passengers rose 5.1% to a record 142,000**. Asian destinations proved the most popular, with passengers up by 10.3%, closely followed by China (up 9.6%). Destinations in North America showed 5.1% growth, and Europe 3.7%.

* ANA (All Nippon Airways), ANK (Air Nippon), AJX (Air Japan), A-Net (Air Nippon Network), Air Next, Air Central.
** As the length of the winter vacation period varies from year to year, for comparison purposes calculations are based on the same ten day period for 2006 and 2007, ie, Dec 28 – Jan 6 inclusive.
*** All comparisons are year-on-year.