ILEA000195367: Struggling airline launches virus-free safety campaign

ANA's shareholders meeting

An ANA Holdings Inc. shareholder disinfects his hands to prevent coronavirus infection before attending the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 29, 2020. ANA President Shinya Katanozaka told shareholders that the airliner will do its utmost to turn around the business, severely battered by the coronavirus pandemic, with a group loss swelling to nearly 60 billion yen in the January-March quarter after most international flights were suspended amid the virus outbreak during the period. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Airlines' efforts amid coronavirus pandemic

A Japan Airlines Co. flight attendant prepares to distribute packaged, instead of serving drinks in paper cups, as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus on June 17, 2020. Airlines are stepping up hygiene measures amid continued worries about the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota shareholders meeting

Toyota Motor Corp. employees wearing masks amid lingering fears of coronavirus infection prepare to greet shareholders before their annual meeting at the company's head office in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 11, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

LCCs reeling due to virus pandemic

Photo taken May 28, 2020, shows Peach Aviation planes grounded at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan. Low-cost carriers like Peach Aviation are struggling amid a massive reduction in travelers following the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

In-train spraying of antiviral materials by JR West

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has begun anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment of the entire interior of its trains, with plans to implement the treatment on about 3,600 cars running in the Keihanshin area by the end of September and eventually on all 5,200 cars on conventional lines. The plan is to ensure the safety and security of passengers under with corona. The system uses chemicals that have been confirmed by a third-party organization to be effective against influenza and noroviruses. The effect will last for several years, the company said. The chemicals will be sprayed on windows, seats and other places where passengers may touch them. The number of commuters and other passengers in the Kansai region is gradually returning following the lifting of the state of emergency declared for the new coronavirus infection on March 21. Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of the company, said, Photo taken on May 22, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Thai gov't OKs restructuring of Thai Airways through bankruptcy court

File photo taken in June 2017 shows a Thai Airways International airplane at Japan's Narita airport. The Thai government approved on May 19, 2020, a plan for the national carrier to seek rehabilitation through a bankruptcy court, after the loss-making airline faced a sharp fall in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Jetstar holds 1 yen flight campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Co. President Miyuki Suzuki (front L) and television personality Becky (C) attend a press conference of the budget airline of Japan Airlines Co. in Tokyo on April 17, 2012. Jetstar said it sold one-way tickets for 1 yen for 10,000 seats on six domestic routes in a special two-hour online campaign the same day ahead of the start of services on July 3, 2012. (Kyodo)

Star Flyer begins Haneda-Fukuoka flights

FUKUOKA, Japan - Passengers board the first Star Flyer flight bound for Tokyo's Haneda airport at Fukuoka airport on July 1, 2011. The domestic start-up airline inaugurated five daily round-trip flights on its third route, following routes linking Haneda with Kitakyushu and Kansai airports.

Star Flyer to launch regular Busan-Kitakyushu flights

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Star Flyer Inc. President Shinichi Yonehara (L) speaks at a news conference in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2010. The company said it will launch passenger flights between Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan in July 2012, becoming the third Japanese airline to run regular international services after Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co.

JAL, JAS to merge to become world's 6th-largest airline

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) President Isao Kaneko (L) and Japan Air System (JAS) President Hiromi Funabiki tell a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 12 that they have agreed to integrate their operations next September under a holding company to create the sixth-biggest global carrier in terms of passenger miles. Behind them stand flight attendants from the two airlines.

Struggling airline launches virus-free safety campaign

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