Passenger demand recovery

「Against this backdrop, in addition to capturing firm passenger demand, our revenue management efforts, which have continued since the second half of the previous fiscal year to identify the optimal balance between fares and revenue passengers in response to changes in market conditions, proved effective. Revenue passengers during the interim accounting period totaled 4,197,132, up 6.1% year on year, while the average fare was ¥13,601, up 0.8% year on year.」

「当第１四半期累計期間の有償旅客数は1,967,054名（前年同期比6.0％増）となりました。」

「Revenue passengers declined to 7,995,697, down 1.8% year on year, due to strategic pricing aimed at maximizing operating revenue during the fiscal year. However, we worked to enhance revenue management in order to optimize the balance between fares and revenue passengers in response to changes in market conditions.」

「しかしながら、国内線航空各社による堅調なノンビジネス需要の獲得に向けたプロモーション強化等の影響を受け、価格競争は年間を通じて従来以上に激化いたしました。」

「In Japan's domestic airline market, where we operate, passenger demand remained firm, supported by factors including a shift toward domestic travel due to yen depreciation and rising prices overseas. Against this backdrop, revenue passengers during the interim accounting period totaled 3,955,248, down 4.7% year on year.」

「Against this backdrop, revenue passengers during the interim accounting period totaled 4,149,627, up 4.5% year on year. By steadily capturing demand centered on leisure and VFR travel, our main customer segments, we achieved a record high for an interim accounting period.」

「During the fiscal year, passenger demand remained above pre-pandemic levels from the beginning of the year, driven mainly by leisure and VFR travel. Revenue passengers totaled 7,948,495, up 13.2% year on year, as many customers flew with us.」

「Against this backdrop, the number of revenue passengers during the cumulative third-quarter period totaled 5,997,330, up 15.8% from the same cumulative period of the previous year. Revenue passengers for the cumulative period reached a record high for the third consecutive quarter, as many customers flew with us.」

「Against this backdrop, the number of revenue passengers during the cumulative second-quarter period reached a record high for a second-quarter cumulative period at 3,972,804, up 23.4% from the same cumulative period of the previous year.」

「Against this backdrop, the number of revenue passengers during the cumulative first-quarter period reached a record high for a first-quarter cumulative period at 1,890,170, up 39.7% year on year, demonstrating a strong recovery.」

「The number of revenue passengers recovered strongly to the same level as before the COVID-19 pandemic, with the average seat load factor for the fourth quarter accounting period reaching 77.8%, up 31.2 percentage points from the same quarter of the previous year, which was heavily affected by the pandemic.」

「Meanwhile, passenger demand surrounding our business has been steadily increasing, supported by the widespread availability of vaccinations and the nationwide travel support program. Against this backdrop, our efforts to establish a comprehensive supply structure in preparation for the recovery in passenger demand also proved effective. We reliably captured rising passenger demand by operating all flights without reducing services due to the impact of COVID-19. The load factor for the period was 81.2%, up 16.5 percentage points from the same quarter of the previous year, when it had fallen sharply due to the pandemic, and recovered to 97.6% of the level recorded in the same quarter of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating a strong recovery.」