国内線で９割増　年末年始の利用実績―航空各社

　国内の航空各社は５日、年末年始期間（昨年１２月２５日～今年１月４日）の利用実績を公表した。国内線の利用客数は前年比９１．４％増の約３１５万９０００人。国際線は同７９．１％増の約６万４０００人だった。
　日本航空や全日本空輸によると、国内線は北海道や九州・沖縄方面が好調で、新型コロナウイルス流行前だった２年前の７０～９０％程度まで客足が戻った。帰省や旅行を楽しんだ人が多かったとみている。
　一方、国際線は変異株「オミクロン株」の海外での流行に伴う入国制限もあって需要は低調で、２年前の８～１０％程度にとどまった。（2022/01/05-18:19）

The number of passengers on domestic flights offered by Japanese airlines during the year-end and New Year's holiday period jumped 91.4 pct from a year before to 3,159,000.
   During the period between Dec. 25 and Tuesday, the number of passengers on international flights also increased, by 79.1 pct to some 64,000, data from the airlines showed Wednesday.
   According to Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, domestic flights to the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the southwestern region of Kyushu and the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa attracted hefty demand.
   The number of passengers flying to these areas recovered to some 70-90 pct of the levels two years ago before the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese airlines said. Many people are believed to have spent their holidays in their hometowns or enjoyed leisure trips.
   Meanwhile, the number of international flight passengers remained low, at some 8-9 pct of the level two years ago, reflecting entry restrictions imposed following the spread of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.