Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya

The Japanese city of Nagoya is returning to Finnair’s network after a four-year absence.

The move is part of the Japanese transport ministry’s demonstration project to blend SAF in-country.

More flights and routes are returning to the airline’s schedule as governments in Asia loosen travel restrictions.

The LCC also starts a new route from Hanoi to South Korea.

The move will grow DHL’s transpacific capacity as demand spikes.

Malaysia Airlines’ passengers will be able to connect to five Japanese cities beyond Tokyo.

The carrier is also altering plans for Asia flights because of the war in Ukraine.

Finnair has launched its first service to Tokyo Haneda has part of a slew of routes to its important Asian market starting from summer 2022.

The airline’s long-haul strategy has historically centered on Asia, but with a slow recovery on the horizon, the Nordic carrier is temporarily shifting its long-haul network focus to North America.

Approval is being sought to begin scheduled flights from Vietnam during the third quarter of 2021.

The Philippines is working with airlines to promote domestic tourism.

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another airline, with AirAsia Japan opting to cancel all flights and shut down operations with immediate effect.

The LCC is halting flights on all routes due to lower-than-expected demand.

The carrier will resume one-way flights to Tokyo later this week while exploring the possibility of reinstating service to other East Asian countries.

More routes are returning to Delta Air Lines’ long-haul network during the upcoming winter and summer seasons, but some destinations like Mumbai and Osaka are not currently scheduled to resume.

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The new routes will support the growing demand for travel between Japan and Manila, a popular year-round destination with a wide selection of shopping, leisure activities as well as vibrant arts, entertainment and gaming. The flights are also expected to meet demand from Japanese travellers, and Filipino expatriates residing in Japan as well as Filipino holiday-makers or those visiting family members.

The new business will operate from a base at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi prefecture to Shin-Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Sendai Airport in Sendai as well as to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei. Alongside its previous experiences at the facility, AirAsia Group currently serves the airport with its AirAsia X long-haul business from Kuala Lumpur.