All Nippon Airways to increase India frequency

New Delhi: Japan's All Nippon Airways is increasing its Tokyo-Mumbai service to seven days a week from April 12 from the present six to tap the robust demand on the sector, airline officials say.
"We believe there is a strong demand for business travel on this route," All Nippon spokesperson Rob Henderson said, adding that the airline enjoys a 60 per cent load factor on the sector despite an all-business configuration.
"When the service goes daily and becomes more convenient for business travellers we hope the load factor will increase," Henderson said.
The frequency, he said, was being expanded within seven months of launching the service in a bid to meet the business requirements from Japanese firms on the back of India's rapid economic growth.
Currently, one Boeing 737-700ER aircraft fitted with extra fuel tanks allows the airline to make the 6,700 km journey between Tokyo and Mumbai. The service has 36 business-class seats.
30/03/08 Indo Asian News Service/NDTV.com

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