New 20 Haneda slots will be distributed to the newcomers

The advisory meeting for the redistribution of Haneda slots made a final report on September 7 that a total of new 20 departure slots at HanedaAirport will be distributed to the newcomer airlines of Skymark Airlines (SKY), Hokkaido International Airlines (Air Do) and Skynet Asia Airways (SNA). The new 20 slots will come out of 40 slots collected from major airlines of JAL Group and ANA Group. The new decision will be effective in their business plans after April 2005.The new action is based on further promotion of fair competition among airlines.

This Week Contents
Headline
- New 20 Haneda slots will be distributed to the newcomers
Airport
- Chubu ensures the target of 300 flights weekly
- Narita handled the most passengers ever for July
Airline
- JAL and Hainan Airlines operate code-sharing flights on Kansai route
- UAL is planning to serve Narita- Guangzhou flights
- Air Do achieved high load factor on Asahikawa route one year after it was opened
Defense
- The Defense Agency requests budget on 39 aircraft procurements for FY2005
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