Japanese International Travel Is Still Slow To Gain Momentum

ANA aircraft on runway

Japanese airlines need outbound demand to pick up so they can restore more capacity.

Credit: Duy Phuong Nguyen/Alamy Stock Photo
While Japan’s pandemic-era entry restrictions have been removed, the lingering reluctance of Japanese travelers to fly overseas remains a significant obstacle to airline demand recovery. Japanese outbound leisure travel was one of the most important Asia-Pacific traffic flows before 2020. The...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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