[Summary of Global Flight Changes in August]JAL will launch the Haneda-Doha route in summer. On the 24th, JAL’s first direct flight to the Middle East |
New routes are being opened, resumed, and flights added around the world.
The number of international passengers of Japan Airlines (hereinafter referred to as JAL) and All Nippon Airways (hereinafter referred to as ANA) both exceeded 500,000 in June 2023, a month-on-month increase. JAL’s international flight utilization rate was 80.9%, and ANA’s international flight utilization rate was 79.2%.
Obon bookings for 2023 (August 10-20) are very strong for both companies, including flights to Hawaii and routes to Asia, and domestic flights have returned to more than 90% of pre-pandemic levels .
*In this article, we have summarized global flight information as of August 10, 2023. Subsequent operating conditions may vary.
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[East Asia]New routes have been opened and reopened in various countries
In East Asia, JAL announced that it will launch a Haneda-Doha route in summer 2024. This will be Japan Airlines’ first direct flight to the Middle East.
In China and South Korea, new routes are being opened or resumed one after another.
Japan’s JAL will launch the Haneda-Doha route to the Middle East in the summer of 2012, which is the first of its kind among Japanese airlines.
On July 19, All Nippon Airways resumed the operation of the international flight facilities in Terminal 2 of Haneda Airport for the first time in three years and three months. There are 5 (2) flights from Haneda to London, Shanghai Hongqiao, Hong Kong, and Taipei Songshan departing from Terminal 2.
In addition, the ANA Group’s new international airline brand “AirJapan” announced on August 2 that it will start operating routes connecting Narita and Bangkok on February 9, 2024. The main target is Asian inbound demand, 6 round trips per week. We plan to provide 13 kinds of in-flight meals, mainly Japanese cuisine.
JAL announced on July 18 that it will start operating the Haneda-Doha route in the summer of 2024, with seven round-trip flights per week. All Nippon Airways will be the first Japanese airline to operate direct flights to the Middle East.
All Nippon Airways’ consolidated financial performance for the period from April to June announced on July 28 showed a net profit of 30.686 billion yen. On the other hand, JAL’s consolidated financial results for the same period in 2023 announced on August 1 showed a final profit of 23.063 billion yen.
On July 12, Peach Aviation held the “Sharing Peach Day” at Kansai International Airport Terminal 2, presenting peaches from Kinokawa City, Wakayama to tourists visiting Japan. The event has been held annually since 2012, but due to the coronavirus crisis, it was held at Kansai International Airport for the first time in three years.
Kansai Airport, which operates three Kansai airports including Kansai International Airport, announced on July 5 that Jetstar Airways will launch four weekly flights between Kansai and Brisbane on February 2, 2024.
In addition, the Centrair Duty Free Arrival Store at Chubu Centrair International Airport, which was temporarily closed due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia (COVID-19), reopened on August 1.
<參考>
JAL: JAL Group Transportation Results
JAL: JAL decided to open a new Haneda = Doha route
JAL: Text message for the 4th semi-annual settlement of the March 2024 period[IFRS](link)
ANA: All Nippon Airways Group Transportation Results
ANA: Japan Airlines will start operations on February 9th!Narita=Bangkok 6 round trips per week
ANA: ANA international flights at Haneda Airport Terminal 2 resume operations for the first time in three years!
ANA: Text message for the fourth half of the March 2024 financial statements[Japanese basis](link)
Kansai Airport: Kansai International Airport Jetstar Airlines Kansai = Brisbane route opened!
PR TIMES: Duty-free shops arriving at Centrair will reopen on August 1st!
Kinokawa City: Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture × JA Town × Peach joint project “Share Peach Day 2023” will be held soon!
“Asahi Shimbun Digital”: Tasting seasonal peaches, promoting the health of peaches Kansai Airport
Air China resumes Hiroshima-Dalian/Beijing route
Hiroshima International Airport, which operates Hiroshima Airport, announced on July 25 that Air China will resume flights from Hiroshima to Dalian/Beijing on August 25, with two round trips per week.
This will be the first route to mainland China in about three years and six months, and the third route that Hiroshima Airport will resume operations after Taiwan and South Korea from 2023.
Kansai Airport, the operator of Kansai Airport, announced on July 24 that Xiamen Airlines will open a new west-Chongqing route on August 5, with three round trips per week. The company has operated two Kansai routes, of which the Fuzhou route resumed operations on August 6, with 4 routes and 21 round trips per week.
Fukuoka International Airport, the operator of Fukuoka Airport, announced on July 12 that Spring Airlines will launch three round-trip flights between Fukuoka and Ningbo every week from July 15. In addition, the company announced on August 1 that Spring Airlines will start a weekly round-trip flight between Fukuoka and Dalian from August 4, and increase the number of flights to two flights a week from September 1.
Air China also resumed the Fukuoka-Shanghai/Pudong route from August 8.
<參考>
Hiroshima Airport: Hiroshima-Dalian/Beijing route, resume operation in August 2023
Kansai Airport: Kansai International Airport Xiamen Airlines has launched a new Kansai=Chongqing route!
Fukuoka Airport: Spring Airlines will open Ningbo route (international flight) from Saturday, July 15
Fukuoka Airport: Spring Airlines will launch flights to Dalian (international flights) from August 4th (Friday)
Air China: Notice on Resuming International Flights Between Japan and China and Increasing Flights (As of August 4th)
Korea’s new low-cost airline Aero K launches Cheongju-Narita route
Narita International Airport, which operates Narita Airport, announced on August 1 that Aero K, an emerging low-cost airline in South Korea, will open the Narita-Cheongju route on August 3, with a daily flight. This will be the first direct flight between Narita and Cheongju.
South Korean low-cost airline Air Seoul announced on August 3 that due to the impact of the epidemic, it will temporarily increase the number of flights between Takamatsu and Incheon from one flight per day to two flights per day within two weeks from September 28 to October 11. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on holiday.
Korean Air announced on July 18 that it will resume 1 round-trip daily flight between Chubu-Busan and 2 round-trip flights daily between Fukuoka-Busan on September 27.
Jin Air, a low-cost carrier of Korean Air, will launch a route between Central and Seoul/Incheon on September 15, with two round trips per day.
From September 8th, T’way Air will resume the Saga-Seoul/Incheon route, with 3 round trips per week.
<參考>
Narita International Airport: Aero K will open Narita=Cheongju route on August 3, 2023!
Yonhap News Agency: Air Seoul adds Incheon-Takamatsu route during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday = 2 round trips per day
Korean Air: Fukuoka Busan, Chubu Busan Flight Resumption Information (September 27)
Centrair Group: Jin Air Announces Opening of Incheon (Seoul) Route
【Southeast Asia】Singapore Jetstar Asia resumes Naha-Singapore route
In Southeast Asia, Jetstar Asia Airlines in Singapore announced that it will resume the Naha-Singapore route from November 30, with 3 round trips per week.
In addition to opening new routes to Thailand and Bangladesh, it is also planned to launch a route from Kansai International Airport to Da Nang, Vietnam at the end of the year and the beginning of the year.
Singapore Jetstar Asia Airlines Naha-Singapore resumes operations on 11/30
Jetstar Asia announced on July 12 that it will resume the Naha-Singapore route on November 30 after three years and eight months. This route is the only direct flight between Naha and Singapore, operating 3 round-trip flights every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
From November 24th, we will resume 5 weekly flights from Kansai to Singapore via Manila.
<參考>
Jetstar Asia: Resuming Japan routes connecting Okinawa (Naha) with Singapore, Osaka (Kansai) and Manila
Thai Lion Air will open Narita-Taipei/Taoyuan-Bangkok/Don Mueang routes
Thai Lion Air plans to launch the Narita-Taipei/Taoyuan-Bangkok/Don Mueang route from September 16.
The total number of flights from Taipei/Taoyuan to Bangkok/Don Mueang has increased from 10 round trips per week to 12 round trips per week, with 5 round trips per week.
<參考>
Thai Lion Air: Add Taipei-Tokyo route from mid-September 2023
Vietnam Airlines to operate flights between Kansai International Airport and Da Nang during year-end and New Year holidays
Vietnam Airlines announced on August 3 that it decided to resume some flights between Kansai International Airport and Da Nang according to travel demand during the New Year holidays at the end of the year.
The period is December 29-30, 2023 and January 2-3, 2024, and scheduled flights are scheduled to resume in February 2024. The route was suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis, but due to the high volume of bookings for the Narita-Danang route that resumed operations in late March 2023, we decided to operate during the New Year’s Day holiday before resuming regular flights.
<參考>
PR TIMES: According to travel demand at the end of the year and New Year, Vietnam Airlines has decided to partially resume the operation of the Kansai International Airport = Da Nang route
Garuda Indonesia to increase flights to two Japan routes
Garuda Indonesia announced on July 4 that it will increase the number of flights between Haneda and Jakarta to 4 round trips per week from August 7, and increase the number of flights between Narita and Denpasar to 5 flights per week from August 9. round trip.
Despite the reduction and suspension of flights due to the COVID-19 crisis, the airline decided to increase the number of flights as demand in Japan and Indonesia steadily recovered.
<參考>
Garuda Indonesia: Decided to increase the number of flights between Haneda and Jakarta to 4 times a week and between Narita and Denpasar (Bali) to 5 times a week from August 2023
Bangladesh’s Biman Bangladesh Airways to launch Narita-Dhaka route
Biman Air Bangladesh will launch the Narita-Dhaka route on September 1.
The Boeing 787 operates 3 return flights per week from Narita on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and from Dhaka on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Bangladesh Airlines: Explore Japan aboard Bangladesh Airlines’ state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner
(Oceania) Air Tahiti to resume Narita-Tahiti route in October
In Oceania, Air Tahiti plans to resume the Narita-Tahiti route from October 30.
French Polynesia Air Tahiti to resume Narita-Tahiti route in October
Air Tahiti Nui, an airline based in Tahiti and French Polynesia in the South Pacific, plans to resume the Narita-Tahiti route from October 30.
In late July, the company launched a new version of its website. With the launch of the new flight search engine, it is now possible to search for flights up to one year in advance. In addition to being able to search for the best prices, searches outside of high season are also supported.
<參考>
Air Tahiti: Narita Route Operations/Japan Route Travel Update
Air Tahiti: Air Tahiti launches new website
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