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Japan Airlines posts weaker passenger numbers for September
October 27th 2026
Japan Airlines (JAL) reported passengers carried on its international operations fell 7.3% to 607,409 in September, from 655,460 million in the same month in 2025. Read More » International capacity, or available seat kilometres (ASK) was 1.8% lower for the month, while revenue passenger kilometres, a measure of demand, fell 8.5%. International passenger load factor slipped 5.8 percentage to 78.5%, the first time it had dipped below 80% since May 2024. The declines were milder at oneworld alliance member’s domestic operations, where passenger numbers fell 0.7% to 3.2 million. Capacity was 1.9% lower and RPKs eased 0.7%. Domestic passenger load factor was 87.7% for the 30 days, up one percentage point from 86.7% in the prior year.
