Number of round-trip flights by Chinese airlines linking China and Japan tops 1,000 per week
The number of round-trip flights by Chinese airlines linking cities in China and Japan has topped 1,000 per week, with China regaining top spot from South Korea in the frequency of flight connections with Japan, a Japanese government source said Tuesday. Behind the rise is ...
Kansai airport reopens runway 10 days after typhoon flooding
The major international hub plans to resume around 40 domestic and 80 international flight services, equivalent to around 30 percent of the airports’s pre-typhoon traffic.
Narita airport wins approval to expand hours for takeoffs and landings as noise concerns remain
The operator of Narita airport reached an agreement Tuesday with the Chiba Prefectural Government, local municipalities and the transport ministry on a plan to expand the hours for landings and takeoffs in bid to improve the facility's competitiveness as an international gateway. Still, the agreement ...
Tokyo venue offers virtual reality 'flights' to see the sights of Paris
Fasten your seatbelts for a flight to Paris, and never leave the ground. That's exactly what 12 passengers did at First Airlines in central Tokyo last week, relaxing in first- and business-class seats, served with four-course dinners, before immersing themselves in a 360-degree virtual reality ...
Smoke in Delta cabin prompts Incheon-Atlanta flight to make emergency landing at Haneda
A Delta flight that had left Incheon, South Korea, bound for Atlanta was forced to make an emergency landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo Thursday night after smoke entered the cabin, the Tokyo Fire Department said. Delta Flight 26, which left Incheon airport at 6:30 ...
The nation's air traffic control system will undergo a major upgrade starting in March, with touchscreens replacing the current paper system. Government officials said Tuesday the new system will help airlines draw up more efficient flight plans as major airports plan to increase arrivals and ...
System trouble grounds JAL's domestic flights, affects travelers
A glitch in Japan Airlines Co.'s weight management system led to the cancellation of 46 domestic flights to and from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Friday, affecting about 6,700 passengers, the company said. The trouble occurred at around 7:50 a.m., prompting JAL to deploy an alternative ...
A major storm system brought a mix of bad weather on Tuesday to much of the central United States, with a band of tornadoes downing trees in Alabama and Mississippi and heavy snow blanketing the northern Midwest. The National Weather Service said eight tornadoes had ...
Japanese airlines to cut fuel surcharges as oil prices slump
The nation's airlines are set to remove fuel surcharges with oil trading around a 12-year low, ending a decade of high jet kerosene costs that had added as much as ¥66,000 to the price of a round-trip ticket to the U.S. or Europe. The current ...
American Airlines Inc. announced Thursday that it will offer daily, nonstop service between Los Angeles and Tokyo starting Feb. 11, returning to Haneda airport after a lapse of more than two years. "It's important for our customers to have direct access to Tokyo Haneda," chief ...
Jetstar starts second international route, linking Narita to Hong Kong
Jetstar Japan Co. launched flights from Narita airport to Hong Kong on Monday, opening the low-cost carrier's second international route after opening service from Kansai International Airport in Osaka to Hong Kong in February. "We hope Hong Kong will become a city that is easier ...
An ash cloud from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile that erupted unexpectedly on Wednesday was blowing into Chile and Argentina on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of flights from nearby cities in both countries and blanketing residents in ash. The volcano, which last had a ...
