Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to become the latest international airline to fully recover to pre-Covid levels.
The carrier said that it expects its 2023 annual accounts – which cover the 12 months to the end of March 2024; this month) – to show higher profits than 2019.
JAL expects to post pre-tax profits of around $924m for its latest year, which would be ahead of the $871m in 2019; but more importantly a return to profit.
Furthermore, it expects a further boost to profits next year. Meanwhile, JAL has announced it will expand its fleet of planes with 21 Airbus A350-900 planes and 11 A321neo aircraft, as well as 10 Boeing 787-9 planes.
