TOKYO, Jan 27 (NNN-NHK) – All Nippon Airways (ANA), announced yesterday, it will suspend services on 16 international routes, from late Mar, as demand has slumped, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Mar 28 through Oct 30, the services to be halted will include those from Narita Airport to New York, as well as, flights to San Francisco.
ANA also said that flights between Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Moscow will be halted, and those to Bangkok, Los Angeles and Sydney will be reduced.
ANA has now slashed 80 percent of its international flights, from its initial plan, although it said that its modus operandi, looking ahead, will remain flexible enough to cater to shifts in the pandemic and passenger demand.
Cost-cutting initiatives will also include the early retirement of its feet of Boeing 777’s, in favour of smaller, more fuel-efficient Boeing 787’s, ANA said.– NNN-NHK
