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Domestic flights diverted

• * JAL = Japan Airlines
• * JTA = Japan TransOcean Air
• * JEX = JAL Express

1. Due to weather

Date	Flight	Aircraft	Departure	Destination	Outline
10/12/03	JAL2151	CRJ	Itami	Aomori	Diverted to Sapporo Airport and then terminated due to strong winds at Aomori Airport resulting from an atmospheric depression passing through the region. Return flight JAL2152 canceled.
10/12/03	JAL3118	73H	Sapporo	Chubu	Diverted to Kansai Airport and then terminated due to strong winds at Chubu Airport resulting from an atmospheric depression passing through the region.
10/12/11	JAL1157	AB6	Haneda	Tokachi-Obihiro	Diverted to Sapporo Airport and then terminated due to bad weather at Tokachi-Obihiro Airport and resulting bad runway conditions. Return flight JAL1158 canceled.
10/12/22	JAL2904	CRJ	Sapporo	Sendai	Diverted to Yamagata Airport and then terminated due to low visibility caused by thunderstorms at Sendai Airport.
10/12/25	JAL2837	CRJ	Sapporo	Iwate-Hanamaki	Diverted to Sendai Airport and then terminated due to low visibility caused by snow at Iwate-Hanamaki Airport. Return flight JAL2836 canceled.
10/12/26	JAL4348	E70	Kumamoto	Nagoya Komaki	Diverted to Chubu Airport and then terminated due to Nagoya Komaki Airport curfew resulting from previous flight's delay caused by bad weather.
10/12/30	JAL537	777	Haneda	Sapporo	Diverted to Hakodate Airport due to low visibility caused by fog at Sapporo Airport. Flight resumed after weather improved.
10/12/31	JAL2185	E70	Itami	Iwate-Hanamaki	Diverted to Sendai Airport and then terminated due to bad runway conditions at Iwate-Hanamaki Airport resulting from snow.

2. Due to mechanical or technical problems

Date	Flight	Aircraft	Departure	Destination	Outline
	No flights canceled during this period.

3. Other causes

Date	Flight	Aircraft	Departure	Destination	Outline
10/12/02	JAL1487	73H	Haneda	Kochi	Diverted to Takamatsu Airport and then terminated due to runway closure at Kochi Airport caused by another airline's aircraft stalling on runway. Return flight JAL1488 canceled.

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International flights diverted

• * JAL = Japan Airlines

1. Due to weather

Date	Flight	Aircraft	Departure	Destination	Outline
10/12/03	JAL083	744	Honolulu	Chubu	Diverted to Haneda Airport and then terminated due to strong winds at Chubu Airport resulting from an atmospheric depression passing through the region.
10/12/03	JAL822	73H	Taipei	Chubu	Diverted to Kansai Airport and then terminated due to strong winds at Chubu Airport resulting from an atmospheric depression passing through the region.
10/12/03	JAL884	73H	Shanghai (Pudong)	Chubu	Diverted to Kansai Airport and then terminated due to strong winds at Chubu Airport resulting from an atmospheric depression passing through the region.
10/12/08	JAL405	773	Narita	Paris	Diverted to London Heathrow Airport due to closure of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport resulting from snow. Flight resumed after weather re-opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport.
10/12/18	JAL401	773	Narita	London	Diverted to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport due to closure of London Heathrow Airport resulting from snow. Flight then resumed to London Stansted Airport (approx. 45 km northeast of Central London) due to prolonged closure of Heathrow Airport.
10/12/27	JAL006	773	Narita	New York	Diverted to Chicago O'Hare International Airport due to snow at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Flight resumed after weather improved.

2. Due to mechanical or technical problems

Date	Flight	Aircraft	Departure	Destination	Outline
	No flights canceled during this period.

3. Other causes

Date	Flight	Aircraft	Departure	Destination	Outline
10/12/05	JAL727	767	Kansai	Bangkok	Diverted to Haneda Airport due to signs of mechanical problems with engine while ascending. Flight then resumed following change of aircraft due to evidence of bird strike discovered upon arrival at Haneda Airport.
10/12/06	JAL408	773	Frankfurt	Narita	Diverted to Stockholm Airport due to passenger illness. Flight resumed after the passenger deplaned (to be transferred to a hospital).

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