Japan Airlines System Corp. President Isao Kaneko said that although flights to the United States and Europe are recovering from the effects of the Iraq war, SARS fears continue to affect flights to the rest of Asia.
"European and U.S. routes are recovering significantly, with the effects of the Iraq war (having now) faded," Kaneko said in a recent interview.
"In Asia, business passengers are returning fairly quickly," he said. "But the return of tour groups, comprising a large portion of 70 percent (of total passengers), is slow. We hold expectations toward the summer, but I can't talk about optimistic figures."