CORRECTED-JAL plans to cut 17 routes by June

(Alerts, headline and text corrected to show JAL will cut 8 not 10 intl routes)

TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Corp (9205.T) said on Thursday it plans to eliminate a total of 17 domestic and international routes by June.

The company said the planned cut includes eight international routes by January.

JAL has applied for assistance from a state-backed corporate turnaround body, setting the stage for a large injection of public funds into the troubled airline. (Reporting by Nobuhiro Kubo)