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Kansai International Airport and Chubu International Airport released the number of the respective outbound and inbound travelers during the “Golden Week” vacation. In terms of the outgoing passenger volume previously forecasted, Kansai and Chubu expected an increase of 5 percent and 5.3 percent respectively year-on-year. The actual results, however, failed to grow as estimated and remained equalling the last year’s level. By destinations, the traffic results have turned out quite differently from one destination to another. Both airports saw a year-on-year traffic increase in Korea, China and Hawaii. Chubu International Airport posted a 7 percent traffic increase also in Hong Kong/Macau. On the other hand, the destinations including U.S. and Oceania, where seat capacity had declined, showed a significant drop in passenger loads. Read more…

Both Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways show a robust booking profile on respective international routes during the “Golden Week” spring vacation. JAL posts a 9.0 percent year-on-year booking increase, registering 324,234 passengers in total while it has reduced its total capacity offer by 9.0 percent to 421,032 seats. Consequently, the forecast seat load factor presently is up by 12.7 percentage points to 77.0 percent, showing a substantial improvement. Read more…

Narita International Airport released its number of passengers expected during the “Golden Week” spring vacation running this year from April 24 to May 7.

The number of outbound travelers this year is forecast to increase by 6.1 percent to 487,400. Last year, the departure date peaked on April 25 with 43,079 holiday makers due to the non-consecutive line-up holiday. This year, the departure date is expected to peak on May 2 with 46,800 passengers, followed by April 29 with 44,700 and April 26 with 40,000. Also, April 28 and May 1 expect to see as many holiday makers as 39,200 and 38,400 respectively. Compared to the same period a year earlier when the peak departure dates fell within the first half of the Golden Week, the departure dates this year are favorably aligned thanks to the consecutive holiday line-up.

The number of inbound travelers during the Golden Week is forecast to rise 2.0 percent to 476,800. The peak return traffic is slated on May 6 with 49,355 passengers, followed by May 5 with 42,200 and May 4, 37,378. By destinations, South Korea, Guam, Saipan and Honolulu are reported to show a robust growth. The number of passengers, outbound and inbound, presently stands at 964,200 in total on a 4.0 percent year-on-year increase.

Source: Travel Vision

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