All Nippon Airways Co. intends to boost profit at its 20.5 million-member frequent flyer program after adding twice the number of new cardholders as rival Japan Airlines Corp., which is under bankruptcy protection.
“We aim to increase profit every year,” Haruo Konishi, a manager in the airline’s loyalty marketing section, said in an Aug. 13 interview. The loyalty-card unit made a profit last fiscal year, when the overall carrier made a loss, he said, without elaboration.
Asia’s largest listed airline signed up 940....