The transport ministry plans to allot more takeoff and landing slots for domestic flights to All Nippon Airways Co. than to Japan Airlines Corp. on a runway due to open in October at Tokyo's Haneda airport, ministry officials said Tuesday.
Of 37 slots per day, ANA will likely get about 11 and JAL around eight. At least 16 are expected to go to relatively new airlines, including Star Flyer Inc., the officials added.
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry decided to give more slots to ANA because JAL is in financial trouble and downsizing its flight network covering regional cities, according to the officials.