If you’re looking to travel Japan using All Nippon Airways, one of the many Japanese airlines, here is some travel information that you might find interesting.

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (全日本空輸株式会社, Zen Nihon KÅ«yu Kabushiki-gaisha?, TYO: 9202, LSE: ANA), also known as ZennikkÅ« (全日空, ZennikkÅ«?) or ANA, is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the country’s second-largest international airline after Japan Airlines and the country’s largest domestic airline. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 22 international routes. ANA employed 22,170 staff as of March 2007.

All Nippon Airways Pokemon 747

ANA’s main international hubs are at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo and Kansai International Airport in Osaka. Its main domestic hubs are at Tokyo International Airport, Osaka International Airport, Chubu International Airport (near Nagoya), and New Chitose Airport (near Sapporo).

In addition to its mainline operations, ANA controls several smaller carriers:

  • Air Nippon, ANA’s regional airline
  • Air Japan, which handles charter flights for ANA
  • Air Next, a low-cost carrier based at Fukuoka Airport
  • Air Central, Q400-based airline based at Chubu Centrair International Airport
  • ANA & JP Express (AJV), a freighter operator.

ANA has also announced they intend to create at least one LCC subsidiary, together with another as of yet unnamed Asian airline by fiscal 2009.

If you were looking for JAL please visit the Japan Airlines page.

(source: wikipedia)