Hong Kong, Jan. 12 -- All Nippon Airways (ANA) said the number of travellers on its international services during the end-of-year travel period between December 26 2025 and January 4 2026 rose 11.1% to 275,689, from 248,108 in the same period in 2024. Read More The increase was larger than the 6.8% boost to seat capacity for the period, which led to passenger load factor rising 3.5 percentage points to 88.3%. The Star Alliance member's domestic network achieved more moderate passenger growth of 1.3% to 1.5 million amid a 2.6% reduction in seats. The domestic passenger load factor was up 3.4 percentage points at 86.5%.

By contrast, local rival Japan Airlines (JAL) posted flat passenger numbers across its domestic and international operation...