*UAL is interested in offering Asian flights beyond Nagoya

United Airlines (UAL) expands its flight business on the trans-Pacific routes as it has offered double-daily flights on Narita-Honolulu route since June this year, will begin serving Central Japan InternationalAirport (CJIA)-San Francisco flights in March next year and will increase to double-daily flights on Narita-Los Angeles route in June next year. Mark Schwab, Vice President Pacific of UAL, said at an interview with the Wing Aviation Press that UAL has recently enjoyed higher load factors and improvement of yield on its Japan's routes.

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*UAL is interested in offering Asianflights beyond Nagoya
+The interline with ANA helps UAL to raise e-ticketing ratio
*AAL expects code-sharing flights with JAL on domestic routes from/to Nagoya
*Sky marshal starts on Japanese flights
*Japan and Korea to set the 2005 goal 5 million visitors reciprocally
*Narita expects slight decrease of passengers for the New Year Holiday
*JAL air transport result for October 2004
*SNA tries to set its revival plan in the right direction next year

*The Ministry approves fuel surcharges for five foreign airlines

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approved on December 6 fuel surcharges on international flights departing from Japan for American Airlines (AAL), Northwest Airlines (NWA), Lufthansa Airlines (DLH), Continental Airlines (COA) and Continental Micronesia Airlines (CMI).

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*The Ministry approves fuel surcharges for five foreign airlines
*JAL Group requests travel agents to collect fuel surcharges from all customers
+CAB exceptionally approves fuel surcharge as an additional fee
+The travel industry is positive to the JAL's request
*More overseas travelers but less consumption for New Year Holiday
*Asiana Chairman requests eight Haneda-Kimpo flights daily at least
*NAA posts net profit of 1.6 billion yen for the first half of FY2004
*JAL will possibly select a new small jet fleet next year
*Air Do successfully increased revenue and profit

*Air Paradise tries to attract Japanese attentions with its original services

Air Paradise of Indonesia Chairman Kadek Wiranatha said at a tourism seminarin Osaka, "We will offer comfortable and original services to Japanese passengers." The airline will begin serving three flights weekly between Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Denpasar of Bali on December 27 this year. The flights will be offered with A310-300 with 226 economy class seats, which are uniquely classified into Super Economy 4 with four seats per passenger, Super Economy 2 with two seats per passenger and normal economy class with oneseat per passenger. The airline will provide wider spaces without renovation of the cabin.

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*Air Paradise tries to attract Japanese attentions with its original services
+Hoping to fly into Narita and Central Japan in the future
*Japanese visitors to China may reach 3.3 million for 2004
+Hawaii will ensure 1.5 million Japanese visitors for 2004
+Over 700,000 are expected tovisit Australia for 2004
*ANA President is confident of making a profit on the international flight business
*Narita passengers reach 30 million for 2004
*Another U.S. cargo airline hopes tofly into the new Nagoya airport
*The Haneda 2nd terminal accelerates service competitions between JAL and ANA
*BAW is interested in flying into the new Nagoya airport
*SNA will challenge a new flight business