All Nippon Airways (ANA) has marked the 40th anniversary of its services between Tokyo and Washington, with the Japanese carrier having launched the route on 26 July, 1986. Washington was among ANA’s first long-haul international destinations, with flights commencing just ten days after the airline inaugurated operations to Los Angeles. The Washington service initially ran […]
August 19, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
Tokyo NRT plays a critical role in travel to, from and within Japan. According to Cirium schedule data, it has 11.9 million two-way seats in Q2 2026 (April-June), making it the country’s second-busiest airport, after Tokyo HND. It is NRT’s third-best Q2 on record. Total capacity has risen by 1% year-over-year, but it is still […]
March 10, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Japan is the sixth-largest Asian country market for non-stop capacity to/from Europe. According to Cirium’s schedule information, 2.9 million one-way seats are available in 2025. Only Europe to China, India, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Singapore have more. Of course, figures do not signify where people go. Thus, the reality traffic-wise would be quite different. It’d also […]
November 18, 2025 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Hawaiian Airlines introduced a new transpacific service on Monday 12 May by inaugurating operations between Seattleand Tokyo NRT. The 7,675-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the A330-200 aircraft. As a member of the Alaska Airlines Group, Hawaiian Airlines will complement JAL’s daily rotation between the two cities. Flight HA823 departs Seattle at 13:40 local […]
May 19, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Long-haul low-cost carrier ZIPAIR inaugurated flights between Tokyo NRT and Houston IAH on Tuesday 4 March. The 10,690-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a 290-seat 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. It faces competition from daily United flights on the route. Flight ZG15 departs Tokyo NRT at 10:00 local time, arriving […]
March 6, 2025 | Latest Route News +
ANA launched its latest long-haul service on Wednesday 12 February by introducing flights between Tokyo HND and Istanbul IST. The 8,980-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the 184-seat 787-8 aircraft. The carrier will complement Turkish Airlines, a fellow Star Alliance member, which runs a daily rotation between the two […]
February 13, 2025 | Latest Route News +
ANA chose the last day of January to inaugurate flights between Tokyo HND and Stockholm ARN, its second new destination in Europe in two months. The 8,185-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with the 184-seat 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight NH221 departs Tokyo HND at 00:30 local […]
February 3, 2025 | Latest Route News +
ANA inaugurated flights between Tokyo HND and Milan MXP on Tuesday 3 December, marking its return to Italy’s second largest city following a 14-year hiatus. The 9,760-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with the 215-seat 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight NH207 departs […]
December 9, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Asia’s aviation sector is finally emerging from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, data for the fourth and final quarter of 2024 shows. Being the first region to experience the brunt of travel restrictions and boarder closures in early 2020, many Asian countries were also some of the last to fully reopen, prolonging the recovery […]
November 15, 2024 | Airlines, News & Analysis, Top Story
Iberia chose the first day of the 2024/25 winter season on Sunday 27 October to launch a new intercontinental service between Madrid and Tokyo NRT. The 10,795-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, departing the Spanish capital on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with the 348-seat A350-900 aircraft. The Oneworld member faces no competition between the two […]
October 31, 2024 | Latest Route News +
American launched flights between New York JFK and Tokyo HND on Friday 28 June, becoming the only US carrier to fly between the two airports. The 10,900-kilometre route will be maintained daily with the 777-200 aircraft. The new service will complement American’s partner Japan Airlines, which flies between the two cities 2-daily, and will compete […]
July 5, 2024 | Latest Route News +
ZIPAIR (IATA code ZG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, entered the Canadian market with the introduction of flights between Tokyo NRT and Vancouver on Wednesday 13 March. The long-haul LCC will initially maintain the 7,520-kilometre service 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with the 290-seat 787-8 aircraft. Services will increase to 5-weekly from 23 […]
March 15, 2024 | Latest Route News +