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Japan Airlines, Asia's largest carrier, says it will suspend four international routes as part of a three-year restructuring plan aimed at reversing rising losses.
In a statement, JAL says it plans an indefinite suspension of flights from Tokyo to Las Vegas and Osaka to Los Angeles by October.
It will also suspend two routes linking Seoul to two regional cities in Japan by late March.
At the same time it will increase the number of flights between Tokyo and Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Taipei, while reducing flight frequency on its Tokyo-London and Tokyo-Bangkok routes.
The carrier says it will focus its resources on high profit and high growth routes, while suspending unprofitable ones.
JAL's net losses of $US93 million in the third quarter, have forced it to axe more routes to cope with soaring fuel costs and falling passenger numbers.
The airline has been hit hard by waning public confidence following a series of safety lapses last year, while passenger numbers on routes to China have slumped in the wake of anti-Japan protests.
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