Every week The HUB provides statistics highlighting airline and airport activity in an individual domestic market, showing its historical development over the past 30 years, the key operators during this period.
In the third and final of the three special The HUB Daily publications for Routes Asia we highlight the Japanese domestic market. During the period the number of annual flights has grown from 376,800 to 689,741 last year and seat capacity showing amazing development from 64.63 million in 1982 to 125.87 million in 2011.
Year |
Departures |
% Change |
Available Seats |
% Change |
Leading Operating Airlines (Marketshare) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 |
376,800 |
- |
64,635,117 |
- |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (55.0 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (20.0%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.1 %) |
1983 |
369,322 |
(-2.0) % |
62,128,661 |
(-3.9) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (52.8 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (21.7%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.5 %) |
1984 |
377,236 |
2.1 % |
68,891,201 |
10.9 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (55.0 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (21.3%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.0 %) |
1985 |
389,090 |
3.1 % |
74,679,735 |
8.4 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (54.5 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (20.8%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.7 %) |
1986 |
385,716 |
(-0.9) % |
75,822,872 |
1.5 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (53.8 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (21.8%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.8 %) |
1987 |
396,669 |
2.8 % |
78,120,611 |
3.0 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (51.5 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (21.7%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (20.8 %) |
1988 |
409,907 |
3.3 % |
82,240,137 |
5.3 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (52.7 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (21.5%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.4 %) |
1989 |
410,525 |
0.2 % |
85,067,323 |
3.4 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (51.7 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (22.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.6 %) |
1990 |
435,839 |
6.2 % |
90,176,506 |
6.0 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (50.8 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (22.1%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.8 %) |
1991 |
444,564 |
2.0 % |
93,462,570 |
3.6 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (48.9 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (22.5%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.6 %) |
1992 |
449,351 |
1.1 % |
96,126,652 |
2.9 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (46.2 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.4%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (20.4 %) |
1993 |
477,653 |
6.3 % |
107,431,215 |
11.8 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (47.2 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (22.7%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (20.2 %) |
1994 |
498,395 |
4.3 % |
114,133,519 |
6.2 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (47.1 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (22.0%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (20.7 %) |
1995 |
541,768 |
8.7 % |
123,493,239 |
8.2 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (55.0 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (20.0%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.1 %) |
1996 |
560,014 |
3.4 % |
126,442,804 |
2.4 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (45.5 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (20.9 %) |
1997 |
583,493 |
4.2 % |
130,552,154 |
3.2 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (45.2 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (20.4 %) |
1998 |
607,485 |
4.1 % |
138,868,646 |
6.4 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (45.9 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.4%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (19.1 %) |
1999 |
616,516 |
1.5 % |
142,214,010 |
2.4 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (44.5 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.4%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.8 %) |
2000 |
625,835 |
1.5 % |
143,270,152 |
0.7 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (43.6 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.7%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.1 %) |
2001 |
623,308 |
(-0.4) % |
144,779,179 |
1.1 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (43.2 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (17.5 %) |
2002 |
645,3,97 |
3.5 % |
146,963,758 |
1.5 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (42.0 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.0%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (16.7 %) |
2003 |
637,502 |
(-1.2) % |
145,397,575 |
(-1.1) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (41.4 %) |
JAPAN AIR SYSTEM (23.4%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (17.2 %) |
2004 |
613,334 |
(-3.8) % |
140,862,945 |
(-3.1) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (40.0%) |
JAL DOMESTIC (16.8 %) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (16.1 %) |
2005 |
624,475 |
1.8 % |
139,003,671 |
(-1.3) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (39.4%) |
JAL DOMESTIC (21.2 %) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (16.3 %) |
2006 |
653,542 |
4.7 % |
142,946,780 |
2.8 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (40.1%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (21.4 %) |
JAL DOMESTIC (14.2 %) |
2007 |
661,659 |
1.2 % |
144,994,442 |
1.4 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (39.7%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (33.9 %) |
AIR NIPPON (6.5 %) |
2008 |
653,658 |
(-1.2) % |
140,932,237 |
(-2.8) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (38.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (32.7 %) |
AIR NIPPON (6.6 %) |
2009 |
655,564 |
0.3 % |
136,139,975 |
(-3.4) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (37.2%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (31.4 %) |
AIR NIPPON (6.3 %) |
2010 |
673,847 |
2.8 % |
131,132,297 |
(-3.7) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (36.9%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (27.7 %) |
AIR NIPPON (6.6 %) |
2011 |
689,741 |
2.4 % |
125,868,924 |
(-4.0) % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (41.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (18.5 %) |
AIR NIPPON (7.8 %) |
2012 |
707,513 |
2.6 % |
129,305,236 |
2.7 % |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (47.6%) |
JAPAN AIRLINES (17.5 %) |
JAL EXPRESS (9.0 %) |