Sendai Airport Re-Opens to Scheduled Traffic

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that Sendai Airport will re-open to commercial traffic on April 13. The facility will be remembered around the world for the amazing footage of seawater flowing across its apron following last month’s tsunami, however, it has already re-opened to humanitarian flights and from next week will be used by commercial passengers once more, providing important access back into the region.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have already confirmed a temporary timetable for the reintroduction of flights. ANA will offer a three times daily Boeing 737-800 service from Tokyo Haneda, while JAL will fly daily from Tokyo Haneda and twice daily from Osaka Itami, again using Boeing 737-800 equipment. These flights are preliminary set for the April 13 – April 20 period and no further details are currently available after the latter date.

In a further boost for the airport and the city of Sendai, Skymark Airlines has revealed that it will introduce three new routes from spring 2012, comprising daily links from Kobe and Nagoya Chubu and twice daily services from Sapporo Chitose. These flights are due to begin in March 2012, although the Nagoya link is tentatively scheduled to start in April 2012. (Additional reporting by Airline Route)

Schedule:

Osaka Itami – Sendai
JL4755 ITM1145 – 1300SDJ 73H D
JL4757 ITM1445 – 1600SDJ 73H D
JL4756 SDJ1100 – 1220ITM 73H D
JL4758 SDJ1400 – 1520ITM 73H D

Tokyo Haneda – Sendai
NH1501 HND0730 – 0830SDJ 73H D
JL4721 HND0855 – 1000SDJ 73H D
NH1503 HND1030 – 1130SDJ 73H D
NH1505 HND1330 – 1430SDJ 73H D
NH1502 SDJ0930 – 1035HND 73H D
NH1504 SDJ1230 – 1335HND 73H D
NH1506 SDJ1530 – 1635HND 73H D
JL4724 HND1700 – 1805SDJ 73H D

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NOTE: Schedule data extracted from Flightbase for week commencing April 14, 2011; Traffic data extracted from IATA BSP system for the year ending January 2011.