DETAILED PROCEDURAL REGULATIONSON EXCEPTIONS TO LANDING CHARGES CALCULATION(For Reference Purpose Only)

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DETAILED PROCEDURAL REGULATIONSON EXCEPTIONS TO LANDING CHARGES CALCULATION(Provisional Translation)
29 March 2024 Ei E Ki No. 1107
Section 1

General Provisions[Objective]
Article 1
The purpose of this Detailed Procedural Regulations on Exceptions to Landing Charges
Calculation (the “Detailed Procedural Regulations”) is to set out provisions required to ensure theexceptions to Landing Charges Calculation specified in Narita International Airport
Administrative Regulations (the “Administrative Regulations”)) Article 14 Clause
6-(1)-(C).
[Definitions]
Article 2
The definitions of terms used in this Detailed Procedural Regulations are as specified in the
Administrative Regulations and as described below.

(1) An International Additional Tonnage Discount is a discount applied to the landing weightincrement for international services.
(2) A Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount is a discount applied to the landing charges
increment for domestic services.
(3) An International New Route Discount is a discount applied to a new international route.
(4) A Domestic New Route Discount is a discount applied to a new domestic route.
(5) A Morning Departure Bonus is a discount applied to landing charges for flights on new
international and domestic routes with flight plans that provide scheduled departuresfrom Narita Airport in the morning hours.
(6) An Exception to the Morning Departure Bonus is a discount on landing charges for flights
on international and domestic routes which are not deemed to be new routes and which
are planned for the period from 31 March 2019 to 6 April 2019 to provide scheduled
departures from Narita Airport in the morning hours.
(7) A Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus is a discount applied to the landing
charges for international scheduled passenger flights on long-haul routes which are newroute for Narita Airport.
(8) An International Air Transport Operator is the operator of an international air transportbusiness.
(9) A Domestic Air Transport Operator is the operator of a domestic air transport business.

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(10) A Scheduled Passenger Flight is an aircraft landing at Narita International Airport forthe purpose of transporting revenue passengers on a scheduled basis, operated by an
air transport operator over a route between Narita International Airport and a point
inside or outside Japan at the demand of a third party. Further, amongst those
Scheduled Passenger Flights, an International Scheduled Passenger Flight is a flight
operated by an international air transport operator on a route between Narita
International Airport and a point outside Japan (including services to/from points inJapan operated in conjunction with such a route) and a Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Flight is a flight operated by a domestic air transport operator on a route between
Narita International Airport and a point inside Japan.
(11) A Scheduled Cargo Flight is an aircraft landing at Narita International Airport for the
purpose of transporting revenue cargo on a scheduled basis, operated by an airtransport operator over a route between Narita International Airport and a point insideor outside Japan at the demand of a third party. Further, amongst those Scheduled
Cargo Flights, an International Scheduled Cargo Flight is a flight operated by aninternational air transport operator on a route between Narita International Airport anda point outside Japan (including services to/from points in Japan operated inconjunction with such a route) and a Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flight is a flight
operated by a domestic air transport operator on a route between Narita International
Airport and a point inside Japan.
(12) An International Landing Charge is an amount calculated by the method specified in
the Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(1)-(A).
(13) An International Parking Charge is an amount calculated by the method specified in
the Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(2)-(A).
(14) A Domestic Landing Charge is an amount calculated by the method specified in the
Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(1)-(B).
(15) A Domestic Parking Charge is an amount calculated by the method specified in the
Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(2)-(B).
(16) A New Route is a route which a scheduled passenger flight or scheduled cargo flighthas not operated within one (1) year, retroactive from 1 day before the launch ofoperation.
(17) Morning Hours are before 9:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time for international routes andbefore 8:00 a.m. for domestic routes.
(18) A long-haul route is a route from Narita Airport to any point 7,000km distant or more
as defined by IATA data for distances between airports.

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International Additional Tonnage Discount[Eligibility]
Article 3
The International Additional Tonnage Discount is applicable to International Scheduled
Passenger Flights and International Scheduled Cargo Flights. However, amongst thoseInternational Scheduled Passenger Flights and International Scheduled Cargo Flights
operating on a route that are eligible for an International New Route Discount (except those
operating on the Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes)
shall not be eligible for the International Additional Tonnage Discount.
[Unit Period]
Article 4
A unit period applicable to the International Additional Tonnage Discount will be one (1) year
from 1 April to 31 March of the following year.
[Rebate Amount]
Article 5
When the total of maximum take-off weight (MTOW) per unit period (the “Cumulative
Weight”) for International Scheduled Passenger Flights and International Scheduled Cargo
Flights as specified in Article 3 exceeds that of the corresponding period of the previous year,
the international air transport operator will be entitled to a rebate on the amount (the “Rebate
Amount”), calculated by multiplying the amount (amount effective as at the last date of theapplicable unit period) specified in the Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(1)-(A)(a) by one half (1/2) of the weight increment for the said period (in terms of tonne, with part
thereof rounded up to one tonne). However, when calculating said Cumulative Weight, theweight on an International Scheduled Passenger Flight and International Scheduled Cargo
Flight operating on a route that is eligible for the International New Route Discount (except
aircraft operating on the Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus Applicable
Routes) shall not be included in the Cumulative Weight for the unit periods of that year andthe year before.
[Adjustment in Number of Days]
Article 6
In comparing the Cumulative Weight as specified in the preceding Article, if there is adifference in the number of days in the two (2) periods, an adjustment will be made as5necessary.
[Assessment of Weight]
Article 7
Narita International Airport Corporation ("NAA") may conduct an assessment of Cumulative
Weight in the event that the international air transport operator is operating a code-share
service, has undergone a corporate merger, or business integration by means of establishinga holding company, or in any other instances when deemed necessary.
[Implementation]
Article 8
The International Additional Tonnage Discount will be implemented by payment of the Rebate
Amount by NAA to the international air transport operator(s) concerned after each unit period
is completed. NAA will notify those operators in writing of the scheduled payment date inadvance. However, the Rebate Amount will not be paid where any of the following applies tothe operator.
(1) Where all Flights are withdrawn within the Unit Period.
(2) Where all Flights are suspended within the Unit Period or where there are periods inwhich services are not operated due to reasons such as seasonal operations within the unit
period, and operations are not resumed on any of those routes for a period of more than
one year from the day following the last day of service operation.
(3) Where the suspended Flight route as per the preceding Item is resumed within one year
from the day following the last day of operation but is not operated at least once a week forfive (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route.
[Withheld Implementation]
Article 9
NAA may withhold implementation of the provisions of the preceding Article if an international
air transport operator falls under any of the following as of the scheduled payment datespecified in the preceding Article.
(1) Where there is an overdue debt to NAA. However, even if the debt is discharged in full
during the Withholding Period, the Withholding Period will be continued if a new overdue
debt is payable to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount.
(2) Where all Flights are suspended or where there are periods in which services are notoperated due to reasons such as seasonal operations, and operations are not resumed on
any of those routes within one year from the day following the last day of operation. If, after

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the suspended Flight route is resumed but is not operated at least once a week for five (5)consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, the Withholding Period
shall continue. However, even if the suspended Flight route is resumed, if there is an overdue
debt to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount, the Withholding Period
shall continue.
[Extinction of Entitlement]
Article 10
Any international air transport operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA asprescribed in Article 8 in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article, shall forfeit
the entitlement to receive the Rebate Amount prescribed in Article 8 at the time specified in
the following Items. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss ofentitlement in advance.
(1) When Item (1) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the commencement of the Withholding Period calculated from the scheduled payment datespecified in Article 8.
(2) When Item (2) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the day following the last day of operation in the unit period during which the operation
specified in the aforementioned item was not resumed. However, should the Withholding
Period of one year elapse during the period when a route is operating at least once a week
for five (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, theinternational air transport operator may receive the Rebate Amount being withheld for theservice which has operated.
(3) When both Items (1) and (2) in the preceding Article are applicable, as stipulated in thepreceding Item.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 8 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in thepreceding paragraph has passed.
[Extinction of Entitlement Prior to End of Withholding Period]
Article 11
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, should an international air transport
operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA as prescribed in Article 8 in accordance7

with Article 9, be subject to any of the following, that operator shall forfeit the entitlementof the Rebate Amount as prescribed in Article 8 even before the deadline for forfeiting that
entitlement. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss of entitlementin advance. However, this shall not apply in the case where the international air transport
operator discharges all of its outstanding debts to NAA by the date specified in the notification
by NAA.
(1) In the event that a petition is filed for provisional seizure, provisional disposition,
compulsory execution, auction of properties or other protective foreclosing action;(2) In the event that an application is filed for bankruptcy, corporate rehabilitation, civil
reorganization or corporate arrangement, or in the event that liquidation action is initiatedor bank transactions are suspended;(3) In the event that a representative of an international air transport operator is placed
under protection from creditors or under receivership(4) In the event that a trustee is appointed by a court order or for any other reason;(5) In the event that an air transport operator is ordered to suspend its operation or has its
air operator’s certificate (AOC) revoked.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 8 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in the Article
10 has passed.
[Implementation Period]
Article 12
The implementation period of the International Additional Tonnage Discount will be eleven(11) years from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2024.
[Suspending or Cancelling Implementation]
Article 13
In the event of natural disasters (including but not limited to fires, earthquakes, storms andfloods, lightning strikes, etc.), wars, riots, civil wars, terrorist acts, strikes, infectious diseases
and other situations when deemed necessary by NAA, NAA reserves the right to suspend orcancel the implementation of discounts related in this section in part or in whole.

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Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount[Eligibility]
Article 14
The Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount is applicable to Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Flights and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights. However, Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Flights and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights operating on a route that is eligible for theDomestic New Route Discount (except Domestic Scheduled Passenger Flights and Domestic
Scheduled Cargo Flights operating on the Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus
Applicable Routes) shall not be eligible for the Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount.
[Unit Period]
Article 15
A unit period applicable to the Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount will be one (1) year
from 1 April to 31 March of the following year.
[Rebate Amount]
Article 16
When the total landing charges per unit period (“Cumulative Landing Charges”) as specified
in Article 14 exceeds that of the corresponding period of the previous year, the domestic airtransport operator will be entitled to a Rebate Amount equivalent to one half (1/2) of theLanding Charge Increment for the said period (in terms of JPY, with part thereof rounded
down to the nearest JPY, and the same shall apply hereafter). However, when calculating
said Cumulative Landing Charges, the landing charge on an aircraft operating on a route thatis eligible for the Domestic New Route Discount (except those operating on the Exception to
Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes) shall not be included in the
Cumulative Landing Charges for the unit periods of that year and the year before.
[Adjustment in Number of Days]
Article 17
In comparing the Cumulative Landing Charges as specified in the preceding Article, if there
is a difference in the number of days in the two (2) periods, an adjustment will be made asnecessary.
[Assessment of Cumulative Landing Charges]
Article 18

9NAA may conduct an assessment of Cumulative Landing Charges in the event that thedomestic air transport operator is operating a code-share service, has undergone a corporate
merger, or business integration by means of establishing a holding company, or in any otherinstances when deemed necessary.
[Implementation]
Article 19
The Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount will be implemented by payment of the Rebate
Amount by NAA to the domestic air transport operator(s) concerned after each unit period iscompleted. NAA will notify those operators in writing of the scheduled payment date inadvance. However, the Rebate Amount will not be paid where any of the following applies tothe operator.
(1) Where all Flights are withdrawn within the Unit Period.
(2) Where all Flights are suspended within the Unit Period or where there are periods inwhich services are not operated due to reasons such as seasonal operations within the unit
period, and operations are not resumed on any of those routes for a period of more than
one year from the day following the last day of service operation.
(3) Where the suspended Flight route as per the preceding Item is resumed within one year
from the day following the last day of operation but is not operated at least once a week forfive (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route.
[Withheld Implementation]
Article 20
NAA may withhold implementation of the provisions of the preceding Article if a domestic airtransport operator. any of the following applies as of the scheduled payment date specified
in the preceding Article.
(1) Where there is an overdue debt to NAA. However, even if the debt is discharged in full
during the Withholding Period, the Withholding Period will be continued if a new overdue
debt is payable to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount.
(2) Where all Flights are suspended or where there are periods in which services are notoperated due to reasons such as seasonal operations, and operations are not resumed on
any of those routes within one year from the day following the last day of operation. If, after
the suspended Flight route is resumed but is not operated at least once a week for five (5)consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, the Withholding Period
shall continue. However, even if the suspended Flight route is resumed, if there is an overdue
debt to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount, the Withholding Period

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【Extinction of Entitlement】
Article 21
Any domestic air transport operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA asprescribed in Article 19 in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article, shall forfeit
the entitlement to receive the Rebate Amount prescribed in Article 19 at the time specified
in the following Items. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss ofentitlement in advance.
(1) When Item (1) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the commencement of the Withholding Period calculated from the scheduled payment datespecified in Article 19.
(2) When Item (2) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the day following the last day of operation in the unit period during which the operation
specified in the aforementioned item was not resumed．However, should the Withholding
Period of one year elapse during the period when a route is operating at least once a week
for five (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, the domestic
air transport operator may receive the Rebate Amount being withheld for the service which
has operated.
(3) When both Items (1) and (2) in the preceding Article are applicable, as stipulated in thepreceding Item.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 19 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in thepreceding paragraph has passed.
[Extinction of Entitlement Prior to End of Withholding Period]
Article 22
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, should a domestic air transport
operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA as prescribed in Article 19 in accordancewith Article 20, be subject to any of the following, that operator shall forfeit the entitlementof the Rebate Amount as prescribed in Article 19 even before the deadline for forfeiting that
entitlement. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss of entitlement11

in advance. However, this shall not apply in the case where the domestic air transport
operator discharges all of its outstanding debts to NAA by the date specified in the notification
by NAA.
(1) In the event that a petition is filed for provisional seizure, provisional disposition,
compulsory execution, auction of properties or other protective foreclosing action;(2) In the event that an application is filed for bankruptcy, corporate rehabilitation, civil
reorganization or corporate arrangement, or in the event that liquidation action is initiatedor bank transactions are suspended;(3) In the event that a representative of a domestic air transport operator is placed underprotection from creditors or under receivership(4) In the event that a trustee is appointed by a court order or for any other reason;(5) In the event that an air transport operator is ordered to suspend its operation or has its
air operator’s certificate (AOC) revoked.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 19 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in the Article
21 has passed.
[Implementation Period]
Article 23
The implementation period of the Domestic Additional Tonnage Discount will be nine (9)years from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2024.
[Suspending or Cancelling Implementation]
Article 24
In the event of natural disasters (including but not limited to fires, earthquakes, storms andfloods, lightning strikes, etc.), wars, riots, civil wars, terrorist acts, strikes, infectious diseases
and other situations when deemed necessary by NAA, NAA reserves the right to suspend orcancel the implementation of discounts related in this section in part or in whole.
Section 4

International New Route Discount, International Morning

Departure Bonus, Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus and Long
Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus

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[Eligibility]
Article 25
The International New Route Discount, International Morning Departure Bonus, Exception to
International Morning Departure Bonus and Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus
are applicable to International Scheduled Passenger Flights and International Scheduled
Cargo Flights. (International Scheduled Passenger Flights only are eligible for the Long Haul
International Passenger Flight Bonus)[Applicable Route]
Article 26
Routes applicable for the International New Route Discount (“International New Route
Discount Applicable Routes”), routes applicable for the International Morning Departure
Bonus (“International Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes”), routes applicable for
the Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus (“Exception to International Morning
Departure Bonus Applicable Routes”) and routes applicable for the Long Haul International
Passenger Flight Bonus (“Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus Applicable Routes”)
are specified as follows: (however, where (2) and (4) are both applicable, (4) only will beapplied)(1) International New Route Discount Applicable Routes: New Routes operated byInternational Scheduled Passenger Flights and International Scheduled Cargo Flights as
specified in the preceding Article. However, routes of International Scheduled Passenger
Flights which were suspended on and after January 1, 2020, and had not been applicablefor the International New Route Discount specified in this section prior to the suspension
shall not be deemed as the International New Route Discount Applicable Routes provided
in this item, even if the same international air transport operator resumes the routes
more than one year from the day following the last day of service operation.
(2) International Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes: New Routes as specified in
the preceding Item which are scheduled to depart in the Morning Hours from Narita
International Airport in their flight schedule(s)(3) Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes: Routes notincluded in the provisions of Item (1) of this Article operated by International Scheduled
Passenger Flights and International Scheduled Cargo Flights as specified in the preceding
Article which are scheduled to depart in the Morning Hours from Narita International
Airport in their flight schedule(s) from 31 March 2019 to 6 April 2019(4) Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus Applicable Routes: New Routes as13

specified in Item (1) above which are long-haul routes and new routes for Narita Airport[Rebate Amount]
Article 27
The Rebate Amount of the International New Route Discount, International Morning
Departure Bonus, the Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus and Long Haul
International Passenger Flight Bonus shall be one of the following.
However, should a service be suspended by an international air transport operator on a routeas specified in Item (1)-(A) or (2)-(A) and (4) below in this Article and another service as
specified by Article 25 be commenced on the route by another international air transport
operator within one year, a rebate rate as specified in Item (1)-(A) or (2)-(A) and (4) below
in this Article will apply to the international landing charge for that aircraft.
(1) The Rebate Amount of the International New Route Discount will be an amount calculated
by multiplying the international landing charge for an eligible aircraft within the unit periodby the rebate rate specified in Item (A) or (B) below.
International New Route Discount Rebate Rate(A)

Operating

a

New

Route

for

First Year of

Second Year of

Third

Year

Operation

Operation

Operation

100%

70%

40%

50%

30%

10%

of

Narita International
Airport(B)

Operatinga

New Route as aninternational

airtransport operator(2) The Rebate Amount of the International Morning Departure Bonus will be an amountcalculated in accordance with the aircraft type based on the calculation method specified
below.
However, should the number of departing flights on routes eligible for the International
Morning Departure Bonus exceed the number of arrivals, the calculated Rebate Amount shallbe limited to the international landing charges for that number of arrivals.
Method of calculating Rebate Amount of International Morning Departure Bonus

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International Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Amount = A x B x C
A: Average international landing charge on routes eligible for the International
Morning Departure Bonus within the unit period
B: Number of departures eligible for the International Morning Departure Bonus
within the unit period
C: International Morning Departure Bonus rebate rate
International Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Rate(A)

Operating

a

New

Route

for

First Year of

Second Year of

Third

Year

Operation

Operation

Operation

100%

100%

100%

50%

50%

50%

of

Narita International
Airport(B)

Operatinga

New Route as aninternational

airtransport operator(3)The Rebate Amount of the Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus will be an
amount calculated in accordance with the aircraft type based on the calculation method
specified below
However, should the number of departing flights on routes eligible for the Exception to
International Morning Departure Bonus exceed the number of arrivals, the calculated Rebate
Amount shall be limited to the international landing charges for that number of arrivals.
Method of calculating Rebate Amount of Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus
Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Amount = A x B x C
A: Average international landing charge on routes eligible for the Exception to
International Morning Departure Bonus within the unit period
B: Number of departures eligible for the Exception to International Morning Departure
Bonus within the unit period
C: Special International Morning Departure Bonus rebate rate
Exception to International Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Rate
First Applicable

Second

Third

Year

Applicable Year

Year

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ApplicableOperating a route

50%

50%

50%

which is eligible forthe

Exception

toMorning DepartureBonus(4) The Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus Discount will be an amountcalculated by multiplying the international landing charge for eligible International Scheduled
Passenger Flights within the unit period by the rebate rate specified below
Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus Rebate Rates

Operating
Route

for

a

New

First Applicable

Second

Third

Year

Applicable Year

Year

100%

100%

100%

Applicable

NaritaInternational Airport[Segregated Calculation of Rebate Amount]
Article 28
Calculation of the Rebate Amount shall be made separately with regard to International
Scheduled Passenger Flights and International Scheduled Cargo Flights.
[Assessment of Applicable Routes]
Article 29
NAA may conduct an assessment of an applicable route in the event that the international
air transport operator is operating a code-share service, has undergone a corporate merger,
or business integration by means of establishing a holding company, has operated seasonal
services during the unit period, has not operated scheduled services or in any other instances
when deemed necessary.
[Implementation]
Article 30
A unit period will be from 1 April to 31 March of the following year and payment of the Rebate
Amount to the international air transport operator(s) concerned will be implemented after
each unit period is completed. NAA will notify those operators in writing of the scheduled
payment date in advance. However, the Rebate Amount will not be paid where any of thefollowing applies to the operator.

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(1) Where a flight route specified in Article 26 is withdrawn within the Unit Period.
(2) Where a flight route specified in Article 26 is suspended within the Unit Period or where
there are periods in which services are not operated due to reasons such as seasonal
operations within the unit period, and operations are not resumed on the route for a periodof more than one year from the day following the last day of service operation.
(3) Where the suspended Flight route as per the preceding Item is resumed within one year
from the day following the last day of operation but is not operated at least once a week forfive (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route.
[Withheld Implementation]
Article 31
NAA may withhold implementation of the provisions of the preceding Article if an international
air transport operator falls under any of the following applies as of the scheduled payment
date specified in the preceding Article.
(1) Where there is an overdue debt to NAA. However, even if the debt is discharged in full
during the Withholding Period, the Withholding Period will be continued if a new overdue
debt is payable to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount.
(2) Where a flight route specified in Article 26 is suspended or where there are periods inwhich service are not operated due to reasons such as seasonal operations, and operations
are resumed on the route within one year from the day following the last day of operation.
If, after the suspended Flight route is resumed but is not operated at least once a week forfive (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, the Withholding
Period shall continue. However, even if the suspended Flight route is resumed, if there is an
overdue debt to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount, the Withholding
Period shall continue.
[Extinction of Entitlement]
Article 32
Any international air transport operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA asprescribed in Article 30 in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article, shall forfeit
the entitlement to receive the Rebate Amount prescribed in Article 30 at the time specified
in the following Items. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss ofentitlement in advance.
(1) When Item (1) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the commencement of the Withholding Period calculated from the scheduled payment datespecified in Article 30.

17(2) When Item (2) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the day following the last day of operation in the unit period during which the operation
specified in the aforementioned item was not resumed． However, should the Withholding
Period of one year elapse during the period when a route is operating at least once a week
for five (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, theinternational air transport operator may receive the Rebate Amount being withheld for theservice which has operated.
(3) When both Items (1) and (2) in the preceding Article are applicable, as stipulated in thepreceding Item.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 30 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in thepreceding paragraph has passed.
[Extinction of Entitlement Prior to End of Withholding Period]
Article 33
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, should an international air transport
operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA as prescribed in Article 30 in accordancewith Article 31, be subject to any of the following, that operator shall forfeit the entitlementof the Rebate Amount as prescribed in Article 30 even before the deadline for forfeiting that
entitlement. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss of entitlementin advance. However, this shall not apply in the case where the international air transport
operator discharges all of its outstanding debts to NAA by the date specified in the notification
by NAA.
(1) In the event that a petition is filed for provisional seizure, provisional disposition,
compulsory execution, auction of properties or other protective foreclosing action;(2) In the event that an application is filed for bankruptcy, corporate rehabilitation, civil
reorganization or corporate arrangement, or in the event that liquidation action is initiatedor bank transactions are suspended;(3) In the event that a representative of an international air transport operator is placed
under protection from creditors or under receivership(4) In the event that a trustee is appointed by a court order or for any other reason;(5) In the event that an air transport operator is ordered to suspend its operation or has its

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air operator’s certificate (AOC) revoked.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 30 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in the Article
32 has passed.
[Implementation Period]
Article 34
The International New Route Discount and International Morning Departure Bonus shall beapplicable to eligible International Scheduled Passenger Flights and International Scheduled
Cargo Flights, commencing operation between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2024, for a periodof three (3) years from the launch date of operation. The Exception to International Morning
Departure Bonus shall be applicable to the eligible International Scheduled Passenger Flights
and International Scheduled Cargo Flights for a period of three (3) years from 1 April 2019
to 31 March 2022. The Long Haul International Passenger Flight Bonus shall be applicable toeligible International Scheduled Passenger Flights commencing operation between 1 January
2020 and 31 March 2024, for a period of three (3) years from the launch date of operation.
[Transitional Measures]
Article 35
Routes which were eligible for the International Network Expansion Incentive under theprovisions of the previous Annex to the Administrative Regulations from 1 April 2015 to 31
March 2019 and for which the rebate implementation period did not terminate on 1 April
2019, will be subject to the provisions of this Section from 1 April 2019 for a period of three(3) years from the commencement of service on that route. However, the Long Haul
International Passenger Flight Bonus will not be applicable.
[Suspending or Cancelling Implementation]
Article 36
In the event of natural disasters (including but not limited to fires, earthquakes, storms andfloods, lightning strikes, etc.), wars, riots, civil wars, terrorist acts, strikes, infectious diseases
and other situations when deemed necessary by NAA, NAA reserves the right to suspend orcancel the implementation of discounts related in this section in part or in whole.

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Domestic New Route Discount, Domestic Morning Departure Bonusand Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus[Eligibility]
Article 37
Domestic New Route Discount, Domestic Morning Departure Bonus and Exception to
Domestic Morning Departure Bonus are applicable to Domestic Scheduled Passenger Flights
and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights.
[Applicable Route]
Article 38
Routes applicable for the Domestic New Route Discount ("Domestic New Route DiscountApplicable Routes"), routes applicable for the Domestic Morning Departure Bonus ("Domestic
Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes") and Exception to Domestic Morning Departure
Bonus ("Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes") are specified
as follows:(1) Domestic New Route Discount Applicable Routes: New routes operated by Domestic
Scheduled Passenger Flights and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights as specified in Article
37. However, routes of Domestic Scheduled Passenger Flights which were suspended on
and after January 1, 2020, and had not been applicable for the Domestic New Route
Discount specified in this section prior to the suspension shall not be deemed as theDomestic New Route Discount Applicable Routes provided in this item, even if the same
domestic air transport operator resumes the routes more than one year from the day
following the last day of service operation.
(2) Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes: New Routes as specified in thepreceding Item which are scheduled to depart in the Morning Hours from Narita
International Airport in their flight schedule(s)(3) Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Applicable Routes: Routes not includedin the provisions of Item (1) of this Article operated by aircraft as specified in Article 37
which are scheduled to depart in the Morning Hours from Narita Airport in their flightschedule(s) from 31 March 2019 to 6 April 2019
[Rebate Amount]
Article 39

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The Rebate Amount of the Domestic New Route Discount, Domestic Morning Departure
Bonus and the Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus shall be one of the following.
However, should a service be suspended by a domestic air transport operator on a route as
specified in Item (1)-(A) or (2)-(A) below in this Article and another service as specified by
Article 37 be commenced on the route by another domestic air transport operator within one(1) year, a rebate rate as specified in Item (1)-(A) or (2)-(A) below in this Article will apply
to the domestic landing charge for that aircraft.
(1) The Rebate Amount of the Domestic New Route Discount will be an amount calculated
by multiplying the domestic landing charge for eligible Domestic Scheduled Passenger Flights
and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights within the unit period by the rebate rate specified in
Item (A) or (B) below.
Domestic New Route Discount
First(A) Operating a New
Route

for

Year

of

Second Year of

Third

Year

Operation

Operation

Operation

100%

70%

40%

50%

30%

10%

of

NaritaInternational Airport(B) Operating a New
Route as a domestic
airtransport

operator(2) The Rebate Amount of the Domestic Morning Departure Bonus will be an amountcalculated in accordance with the aircraft type based on the calculation method specified
below.
However, should the number of departing flights on routes eligible for the Domestic Morning
Departure Bonus exceed the number of arrivals, the calculated Rebate Amount shall belimited to the domestic landing charges for that number of arrivals.
Method of calculating Rebate Amount of Domestic Morning Departure Bonus
Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Amount = A x B x C
A: Average domestic landing charge on routes eligible for the Domestic Morning
Departure Bonus within the unit period
B: Number of departures eligible for the Domestic Morning Departure Bonus

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within the unit period
C: Domestic Morning Departure Bonus rebate rate
Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Rate(A)

Operating

a

New

Route

for

First Year of

Second Year of

Third

Year

Operation

Operation

Operation

100%

100%

100%

50%

50%

50%

of

Narita International
Airport(B)

Operatinga

New Route as adomestic

airtransport operator(3) The Rebate Amount of the Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus will be an
amount calculated in accordance with the aircraft type based on the calculation method
specified below.
However, should the number of departing flights on routes eligible for the Exception to
Domestic Morning Departure Bonus exceed the number of arrivals, the calculated Rebate
Amount shall be limited to the domestic landing charges for that number of arrivals.
Method of calculating Rebate Amount of Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus
Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Amount = A x B x C
A: Average domestic landing charge on routes eligible for the Special Domestic
Morning Departure Bonus within the unit period
B: Number of departures eligible for the Exception to Domestic Morning
Departure Bonus within the unit period
C: Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus rebate rate
Exception to Domestic Morning Departure Bonus Rebate Rate

Operating a routeFirst Applicable

Second

Third

Year

Applicable Year

Year

50%

50%

50%

which is eligible forthe

Exception

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ApplicableMorning Departure
Bonus[Segregated Calculation of Rebate Amount]
Article 40
Calculation of the Rebate Amount shall be made separately with regard to Domestic
Scheduled Passenger Flights and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights.
[Assessment of Applicable Routes]
Article 41
NAA may conduct an assessment of an applicable route in the event that the domestic airtransport operator is operating a code-share service, has undergone a corporate merger, orbusiness integration by means of establishing a holding company, has operated seasonal
services during the unit period, has not operated scheduled services or in any other instances
when deemed necessary.

[Implementation]
Article 42
A unit period will be from 1 April to 31 March of the following year and payment of the Rebate
Amount to the domestic air transport operator(s) concerned will be implemented after each
unit period is completed. NAA will notify those operators in writing of the scheduled payment
date in advance. However, the Rebate Amount will not be paid where any of the following
applies to the operator.
(1) Where a flight route specified in Article 38 is withdrawn within the Unit Period.
(2) Where a flight route specified in Article 38 is suspended within the Unit Period or where
there are periods in which services are not operated due to reasons such as seasonal
operations within the unit period, and operations are not resumed on the route for a periodof more than one year from the day following the last day of service operation.
(3) Where the suspended Flight route as per the preceding Item is resumed within one year
from the day following the last day of operation but is not operated at least once a week forfive (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route.
[Withheld Implementation]
Article 43

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NAA may withhold implementation of the provisions of the preceding Article if a domestic airtransport operator any of the following applies as of the scheduled payment date specified
in the preceding Article.
(1) Where there is an overdue debt to NAA. However, even if the debt is discharged in full
during the Withholding Period, the Withholding Period will be continued if a new overdue
debt is payable to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount.
(2) Where a flight route specified in Article 38 is suspended or where there are periods inwhich services are not operated due to reasons such as seasonal operations, and operations
are resumed on the route within one year from the day following the last day of operation.
If, after the suspended Flight route is resumed but is not operated at least once a week forfive (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, the Withholding
Period shall continue. However, even if the suspended Flight route is resumed, if there is an
overdue debt to NAA at the time of actual payment of the Rebate Amount, the Withholding
Period shall continue.
[Extinction of Entitlement]
Article 44
Any domestic air transport operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA asprescribed in Article 42 in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article, shall forfeit
the entitlement to receive the Rebate Amount prescribed in Article 42 at the time specified
in the following Items. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss ofentitlement in advance.
(1) When Item (1) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the commencement of the Withholding Period calculated from the scheduled payment datespecified in Article 42.
(2) When Item (2) in the preceding Article is applicable, when one year has elapsed since
the day following the last day of operation in the unit period during which the operation
specified in the aforementioned item was not resumed．However, should the Withholding
Period of one year elapse during the period when a route is operating at least once a week
for five (5) consecutive weeks after resuming operations on the subject route, the domestic
air transport operator may receive the Rebate Amount being withheld for the service which
has operated.
(3) When both Items (1) and (2) in the preceding Article are applicable, as stipulated in thepreceding Item.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in24Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 42 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in thepreceding paragraph has passed.
[Extinction of Entitlement Prior to End of Withholding Period]
Article 45
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, should an domestic air transport
operator subject to Withheld Implementation by NAA as prescribed in Article 42 in accordancewith Article 43, be subject to any of the following, that operator shall forfeit the entitlementof the Rebate Amount as prescribed in Article 42 even before the deadline for forfeiting that
entitlement. In such case, NAA shall notify the operator in writing of the loss of entitlementin advance. However, this shall not apply in the case where the domestic air transport
operator discharges all of its outstanding debts to NAA by the date specified in the notification
by NAA.
(1) In the event that a petition is filed for provisional seizure, provisional disposition,
compulsory execution, auction of properties or other protective foreclosing action;(2) In the event that an application is filed for bankruptcy, corporate rehabilitation, civil
reorganization or corporate arrangement, or in the event that liquidation action is initiatedor bank transactions are suspended;(3) In the event that a representative of an domestic air transport operator is placed underprotection from creditors or under receivership(4) In the event that a trustee is appointed by a court order or for any other reason;(5) In the event that an air transport operator is ordered to suspend its operation or has its
air operator’s certificate (AOC) revoked.
２ In the event that an international air transport operator is in arrears in placement of a
Security Deposit, prepayment of user charges and payment of user Charges specified in
Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations on Security Deposit and Payment of Charges, theinternational air transport operator shall, in accordance with Article 7 of the said detailed
regulations, lose its entitlement to receive the discount amount stipulated in Article 42 even
before the deadline for losing the right to receive the discount amount specified in the Article
44 has passed.
[Implementation Period]
Article 46

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The Domestic New Route Discount and Domestic Morning Departure Bonus shall beapplicable to eligible Domestic Scheduled Passenger Flights and Domestic Scheduled Cargo
Flights, commencing operation between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2024, for a period of
three (3) years from the launch date of operation. The Exception to Domestic Morning
Departure Bonus shall be applicable to the eligible Domestic Scheduled Passenger Flights
and Domestic Scheduled Cargo Flights for a period of three (3) years from 1 April 2019 to
31 March 2022.
[Transitional Measures]
Article 47
Routes which were eligible for the Domestic Network Expansion Incentive under theprovisions of the previous Annex to the Administrative Regulations from 1 April 2015 to 31
March 2019 and for which the rebate implementation period did not terminate on 1 April
2019, will be subject to the provisions of this Section from 1 April 2019 for a period of three(3) years from the commencement of service on that route.
[Exception]
Article 48
Notwithstanding the provisions in the Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(1)-(B)(c), the provisions in the Administrative Regulations Article 14 Clause 6-(1)-(B)-(c)-(ii) shallnot be applicable during the period between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2027.
[Suspending or Cancelling Implementation]
Article 49
In the event of natural disasters (including but not limited to fires, earthquakes, storms andfloods, lightning strikes, etc.), wars, riots, civil wars, terrorist acts, strikes, infectious diseases
and other situations when deemed necessary by NAA, NAA reserves the right to suspend orcancel the implementation of discounts related in this section in part or in whole.
Supplementary Provisions (Ei E Ki No. 1107 of 29 March 2024)
1. These Supplementary Provisions shall take effect on 1 April 2024.

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