In response to the allocation of new daytime slots at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport in 2020, Japan Airlines (JAL) is to ramp up its connections between the Japanese capital and destinations in the US, Finland, Russia, Australia, India and China.
As a result of the changes, Japan’s flag-carrier will offer 34 international routes out of Tokyo-Haneda from March 29 next year.
It is also boosting its connections out of Tokyo-Narita International Airport. JAL recently announced that it will launch new services next year to Bengaluru and Vladivostok, and add a further rotation to San Francisco.
Plus, in 2021, JAL will establish a new evening flight from Tokyo-Narita to Chicago O’Hare International Airport in partnership with American Airlines.
The highlights of the proposed changes out of Tokyo are as follows:
Continental United States/Americas
Japan Airlines-operated routes
- New services between Tokyo-Haneda and Chicago O’Hare, Dallas Fort Worth and Los Angeles
- Two daily flights between Tokyo-Haneda and New York JFK
- An additional service between Tokyo-Narita and Chicago O’Hare in 2021
American Airlines-operated route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Dallas Fort Worth and Los Angeles
As a result, Japan Airlines and American Airlines will offer a total of 18 daily flights from Tokyo’s metropolitan airports of Haneda and Narita by 2021.
Hawaii routes
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Honolulu
As a result, JAL will offer four daily flights between Tokyo’s metropolitan airports and Honolulu (two a day from Tokyo-Haneda and two a day from Tokyo-Narita). JAL will continue to offer a daily flight between Tokyo-Narita and Kona.
Finland routes
Japan Airlines-operated route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Helsinki
Finnair-operated route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Helsinki
Japan Airlines and Finnair will aim to accommodate the needs of customers by establishing flights with two different schedules between Tokyo-Haneda and Helsinki.
Russia route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Moscow Sheremetyevo
JAL will aim to strengthen its partnership with Aeroflot.
Australia route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Sydney
India route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Delhi
China route
- New service between Tokyo-Haneda and Dalian
JAL will also offer twice-daily flights between Tokyo-Haneda and Shanghai Pudong.
In August this year, JAL and Kalitta Air were given permission to add a new cargo codeshare on services between Chicago and Tokyo Narita, via Anchorage.
