TOKYO: Japan Airlines has suspended the flights between Paris and Tokyo’s Narita airport from next month after business slumped in the wake of the deadly attacks in the French capital.
The airline which is currently operating one round trip a day between Paris and Narita. But demand dropped after the November 13 attacks left 130 dead, weighing on France’s tourism industry.
On average, just 40 percent of seats are now occupied on the Narita-Paris flights, a company spokesman said.
He declined to say what the average occupancy rate was before the attacks.
“The airline will suspend flights between Paris and Narita from January 12 through February 29 except for several days,” the spokesman told news agency.
