2009 - Japanese fly less

The number of passengers on regular domestic flights in 2009 fell 9.6 percent from the previous year to 83.95 million for the third straight yearly decline, the transport ministry said Sunday.

The yearly drop was the largest since 1987, when the current counting system was introduced, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Meanwhile, the number of passengers boarding Japanese airlines' international flights last year fell for the second straight year, down 6.3 percent to 15.39 million, the ministry said.

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