ANA Group upgrades flight schedule for second half of FY2014

ANA is upgrading its flight schedule for the second half of FY2014, in order to capture the increasing demand for Asian air travel and capitalize on the expansion of Haneda Airport. ANA has significantly expanded its international network at Haneda Airport this spring and improved its connectivity as a hub airport, both for domestic and international flights. 

ANA has also expanded its network at Narita Airport, in order to respond to the increasing demand for connections between Asia and North America, and the flight schedule for Narita Airport is updated accordingly. ANA is also making changes to increase capacity on its cargo network.

ANA now provides a more convenient service for passengers, making it easier for customers to travel through Japan and connect with ANA’s extensive domestic and international network.

ANA is committed to improving its network in order to adjust to the demand/supply balance and best serve the needs of its customers.

Details of the schedule changes are outlined below*.

*These plans are subject to approval of the relevant authorities and schedules are subject to change.

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Rats on plane force Air India to ground aircraft

Air India has been forced to ground one of its planes after crew spotted rats scurrying around the cabin, The Times of India reported Tuesday.

The plane was on its way from New Delhi to Calcutta when staff became aware of the infestation, the paper said.

"Rats on board an aircraft can lead to a catastrophe if they start chewing up electric wires," the paper quoted an unnamed airline official as saying.

"If that happens, pilots will have no control on any system on board leading to a disaster."

No one at the airline was immediately available for comment, but an Air India official speaking on condition of anonymity said rats on planes were a "common phenomenon" worldwide and could "get in anywhere".

"They follow the catering vans into the plane when they smell the food," the official told AFP.

It is not the first time that India's loss-making carrier has suffered a rodent infestation.

Rats reportedly delayed a domestic flight from Mumbai by almost two hours in February, and in 2009 a flight to Toronto was delayed for 11 hours as staff tried to catch rats.

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