Japan Airlines has been reprimanded again after two cabin crew members violated its pre-duty alcohol rules before a 23 May Hiroshima-Haneda flight, prompting a roughly 40-minute delay and another round of executive pay cuts. President Mitsuko Tottori will forfeit 30% of her salary for two months, while other directors also face reductions.
The transport ministry has ordered JAL to submit a prevention plan by 17 July, underscoring regulator concern over safety management rather than a one-off lapse. The airline has already barred its more than 6,000 flight attendants from drinking during layovers and disciplined the crew involved, but repeated breaches keep the carrier under pressure.
For JAL, the issue is now systemic credibility.