Japan Airlines

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have ramped up their international capacity plans from November onward, following the latest steps by the government to relax entry requirements.

International capacity to and from Japan is currently 75% down from pre-pandemic levels.

Flights from Tokyo Narita will initially be three times per week, but the LCC intends to take the route daily in 2023.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are adding flights to Tokyo Haneda.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

With COVID-19 restrictions impeding travel to Japan, the country’s airlines are focusing more heavily on transit traffic at their Tokyo hubs to rebuild international operations.

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

A second route to the US state of California is being launched by the Japan Airlines subsidiary.

The startup is exploring working with other airlines as part of its intercontinental strategy.

Routes Asia will bring together decision makers to accelerate the region's recovery.

JAL is reacting to continued COVID-19 restrictions in place in Japan as the country attempts to contain the spread of the omicron variant.

JAL, which had seen domestic demand start recovering in the 2021 December quarter, has cut more than 7,000 domestic flights in the month of February.

The carrier said passenger demand the September quarter remained ‘tough.’

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has denied authorization for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan.

Qantas said it plans to cancel the launch of a Cairns-Tokyo route following the decision.

Routes hears about SVO's recovery that made it Europe's largest airport by passenger numbers in June.

Japan Airlines is getting to grips with its cash burn which was caused by the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

A fourth international destination will join the long-haul LCC’s network in September.

As Japan prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, we take a look at the current state of the country’s air transport market.

Recent examples show that airlines in Asia-Pacific are willing to devote resources to sustainability efforts at a time when they are also looking under every rock to cut costs.

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have committed to being net-zero carbon by 2050, while Japan aims to commercialize domestically produced sustainable aviation fuels by 2030.

The United deal, which also covers options for 35 additional aircraft, envisages introduction of the first civil supersonic services on trans-Atlantic and Pacific routes by 2029.

Japan Airlines has revealed more detail on how it plans to prepare for the post-pandemic environment by strengthening its LCC portfolio while scaling back its widebody mainline fleet.