ANA's ¥5,720 Sale

All Nippon Airways is opening a domestic flash sale on April 24, with headline one-way fares starting at ¥5,720 on routes across Japan. (ana.co.jp) ANA’s Japanese homepage says the domestic ticket time sale runs from 12:00 a.m. on April 24 to 11:59 p.m. on April 30, with travel dates from May 23 through August 31. The carrier also says its domestic fare system changes for flights boarded from May 19. (ana.co.jp) ANA’s sale page says the tickets are sold as “Sale” fares, with economy-class mileage accrual at 50%, and that travelers can check eligible routes and prices through the airline’s booking flow. (ana.co.jp) The timing lines up with Japan’s summer travel booking window, when families and leisure travelers start locking in trips for school holidays and the Obon peak. ANA’s site is already promoting the sale as a chance to book summer and early autumn domestic flights. (ana.co.jp) The sale also lands just before ANA’s revised domestic fare structure takes effect on May 19, giving the promotion extra attention from travelers comparing old and new pricing. ANA has posted a notice on its domestic site about the fare overhaul for flights from that date. (ana.co.jp) ANA has been running domestic ticket time sales on a near-monthly cadence. App-lio, which tracks Japanese travel promotions, says ANA last held a domestic airfare time sale from March 3 to March 9 for travel between May 19 and August 7. (appllio.com) ANA’s English-language promotions page shows how wide the carrier’s domestic pricing can be outside these limited campaigns, listing one-way Japan domestic fares from ¥3,655 up to ¥81,355 depending on route and conditions. (ana.co.jp) For travelers in Japan, the immediate question is not whether ANA is discounting seats, but which routes still have inventory once the sale opens at midnight on April 24. ANA is directing customers to search live availability through its domestic booking site. (ana.co.jp)