Originally Posted by
JALPak
It doesn't take a finance degree to understand Japanese customers are the one filling up the planes and therefore don't expect changes as long as they are happy. Doesn't really matter what the research from a chemistry PhD says.
If foreign passengers' profit/revenue becomes the majority, then maybe things will change.
They may be the majority in some cases but they are not likely the highest yielding (as they can naturally charge more ex Japan due to having their hub there.)
HNL-HND I remember the foreigner queue being shorter than the one for Japanese (though I used APEC at that time and there wasn't a single person.)