Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer

From a balance sheet perspective, JAL was the stronger carrier going in to this mess. But having the cash (or even just less debt) is probably the least likely reason for operating flights, as they are mainly going to be cost centers rather than profit centers. I would agree that government requests and cargo probably are the biggest drivers for where there are actually frequencies.

I did a quick count (excuse any miscounts) for the two carriers for the coming week based on the the schedule adjustment they posted on their websites. The main difference is that NH does daily to Bangkok and KL. But in total NH has operations to 10 destinations in Oceania and Asia. JAL has 9 destinations in the same area, but JAL does not have daily operations to any destination. ANA has a total of 33 weekly departures JAL 14.