Japan

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The carrier is slashing daily flying to Japan in response to COVID-19.

Travel demand from India to Japan has more than doubled over the past decade.

The JL code will be placed on 10 Aeroflot domestic routes; the SU code will go on 10 JAL domestic routes.

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Twelve new daytime slots for US-Tokyo Haneda flights have been tentatively awarded to four US carriers. It is hoped the proposed new routes and services will begin in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The owner of Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) and low-cost operator Peach has approved plans to order 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s and 18 Airbus A320neos. ANA Holdings has also agreed to buy a $95m stake in the parent of Philippine Airlines.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is expanding its network of international routes by launching flights between Japan and two unserved destinations in Australia and India. Meanwhile, rival Japan Airlines is also planning to grow its footprint in the Indian market.

Peach will gradually take over Vanilla Air’s route network from next summer ahead of a full merger of ANA’s two low-cost subsidiaries being completed by late October.

Competition in Japan's low-cost sector looks set to intensify with Japan Airlines confirming that it could establish a budget carrier that would operate long-haul routes to Europe and North America. Routesonline explores the growth of LCCs in the country over the past five years.

Japan Airlines has invested $10m in a US start-up which is aiming to bring supersonic travel back to commercial networks – and has options to purchase as many as 20 of the planes.

Japan Airlines and Aeroflot are to start codeshare flights as part of a wider planned collaboration that could lead to a joint business being created in the future.

Qantas' return to Osaka after almost two decades comes as the Australian carrier continues to increase its services to Japan.

The airline, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, is currently undertaking an important fleet modernisation process which will see it receive a total of nine ATR turboprops over the next three years for operation both on main routes and connections from and to smaller islands and communities across the country.

All Nippon Airways will need Olympian fortitude if it is to achieve the ambitious targets in the five-year corporate strategy.

Flights between Japan and Hawaii represent a highly competitive market - around 1.5 million Japanese travel to Hawaii annually, with airlines enjoying consistently high load factors. ANA’s use of the Superjumbo on this route shows it is seeking to increase significantly its share of this lucrative market. It has even unveiled a colouful special livery for its first aircraft featuring the Hawaiian green sea turtle – a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Hawaii.

We’ve compiled a guide to Japanese etiquette for Routes Asia delegates travelling to Okinawa.

The major American carrier has announced it will cancel service at Tokyo-Narita from New York-JFK, and to Osaka and Bangkok in autumn. The decision comes a few weeks after Delta has been tentatively awarded daytime service to Tokyo-Haneda.

Increasing low-cost carrier activity is helping Japan to shrug off the doldrums of the past and emerge as a strong destination once again.

Today (Tuesday, 8 March) the Routes Asia route development forum was officially handed over from Manila in the Philippines to Okinawa in Japan – the host destination for 2017.