ANA, JAL cancel more flights as heavy snowfall continues in Japan
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ANA cancelled 27 flights on Feb 6, including the route between New Chitose and Wakkanai, both in Hokkaido.
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TOKYO – All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) announced further flight cancellations for Feb 7, as heavy snowfall continued to interfere with air travel.
ANA announced that as of 7pm on Feb 6, 30 of its domestic flights were to be cancelled on Feb 7, including planes on the Haneda-Toyama and Fukuoka-Komatsu routes.
ANA cancelled 27 flights on Feb 6, including the route between New Chitose and Wakkanai, both in Hokkaido.
JAL cancelled seven flights, with the affected routes including that between Osaka prefecture’s Itami and Tajima in Hyogo prefecture.
Flights operated by Singapore Airlines and Scoot connecting Singapore and Japan have not been affected, spokespersons for the airlines told The Straits Times. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
