ANA Group airlines are forecast to carry just over 1.6 million passengers during the peak of the Japanese summer vacation period, which is based around the traditional Obon holiday and this year falls between August 10 and 19.

On a Group basis, this can be broken down into approximately 1.5 million domestic and approximately 160,000 international passengers for the period.

Compared with last year, international reservations have evidenced a 10% growth and are the highest ever in ANA's history for the summer vacation peak. North American destinations are leading in popularity with a growth of 31.4% year-on-year.

Within Japan, the southernmost isle of Okinawa has the highest load factor - 79.5% - and is the most popular destination.