Japanese airlines brace for further restructuring amid scarce aid

ANA suspends bonuses while JAL-backed LCC Jetstar plans to cut routes

All Nippon Airways has decided to suspend winter bonuses to its nearly 15,000 employees, while Jetstar Japan will suspend six loss-making routes for the period through March 2021.

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer

October 9, 2020 20:31 JST

TOKYO -- Pressures for public aid are mounting in the Japanese aviation market, with no rebound in sight for air travel, as full-service and budget airlines are preparing further cost-cutting measures that will hit their employees and routes.