JAL Sales in April–December 2025 Hit Record ¥1.51 Trillion

Japan Airlines Co. said its sales for the nine months through December rose 9.2% from a year earlier to ¥1.51 trillion ($9.75 billion), a record high for the period since its relisting in 2012, buoyed by strong inbound tourism demand, Kyodo News reported.

JAL is seeing the effects of declining demand from China. (Photo: Japan Airlines Facebook) 

Net profit climbed 24.9% to ¥113.74 billion as the major Japanese carrier also benefited from robust domestic travel demand. Despite the tailwind, JAL took a cautious view of travel demand from China, one of its key markets.

“We are seeing the effects of declining demand from China, especially from group bookings,” Chief Financial Officer Yuji Saito said at a press conference, noting that demand was down between 20% and 25% from a year earlier for the company, Mainichi Japan also reported.

China urged its citizens in November to avoid traveling to Japan amid growing tensions between the two countries following controversial remarks about a Taiwan contingency by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

“We will also be affected for the upcoming Chinese New Year,” Saito said, adding that the company needs to gauge demand trends. “We hope the appetite for travel to Japan will return.”

For the nine months ending in December, revenue from international flight operations grew 9.1%, while revenue from domestic flight operations rose 7.3%.