The collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coastguard aircraft in Tokyo this week will cost the airline more than $100mn in operating losses, it said. Whilst the investigation into the crash continues, it was determined yesterday that the coastguard's De Havilland Canada Dash-8 did not have...

The coastguard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines flight on Tuesday evening was not cleared for take-off, transcripts of air traffic control's instructions show. Japanese authorities have confirmed that the De Havilland Canada Dash-8 on its way to bring relief to parts of Japan affected by M...

The Japanese government has provided an update on the Japan Airlines crash at Tokyo's Haneda Airport yesterday. On Tuesday evening, an Airbus 350 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash-8 coastguard plane on its way to provide rescue and relief efforts in Ishikawa following Monday's earthquake. T...

Travelex, a market-leading foreign exchange brand is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Japan, having established a network of over 70 retail stores across the country. Having launched its first store in Japan at Tokyo City Air Terminal in 2003, Travelex now employs nearly 400 colleagues across ...

Korean Air will expand its operations for the winter season to meet resurgent travel demand by resuming services and increasing operations to China, Japan, Southeast Asia, North America and Oceania. The airline will also be launching a new scheduled service to Phu Quoc, Vietnam on November 26. ...

75 years ago, British Airways became the first British airline to operate passenger flights between the UK and Japan.   On 19 March 1948, BOAC extended its Poole-Hong Kong Plymouth class flying boat service to Iwakuni. In November, the weekly service was further extended to Yokohama, Tokyo, with...

(Seoul, July 19, 2023) - Korean Air is resuming multiple routes to China and Japan, including Changsha, Wuhan, Weihai, Fukuoka and Nagoya, after a hiatus of three years and six months. The Seoul Incheon-Changsha route will resume operations with flights five times a week from July 19, and...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), today announced that ANA will become the first Japanese airline to join the IATA Turbulence Aware platform. This voluntary program helps airlines mitigate turbulence by collecting and sharing real time fl...

Etihad Airways is set to fly to Osaka five times per week beginning 1 October 2023, connecting one of the world’s most culturally animated cities to the already extensive Etihad network. “We’re delighted to introduce flights to Osaka for the first time,” said Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executi...

This weekend, Finnair will celebrate 40 years of flying to Japan in a major milestone for the Nordic carrier. Finnair’s first flight to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ took off on 22 April 1983, with a new non-stop service to Tokyo-Narita, becoming the only airline at the time to offer direct ...

Finnair is set to resume passenger flights to the Japanese city of Osaka this Sunday, 26 March, after a one-year hiatus. Flights from Helsinki to Kansai International Airport will initially operate three times per week, with flights departing Finland on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, and returnin...

Collaboration between Universal Hydrogen, Sojitz Corporation, and Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. to enable the use of hydrogen-powered aircraft by Japanese airlines “In order to meet aviation’s ambitious decarbonization goals, we must collaborate in those markets with the strongest appetite for g...

Finnair is leading the return to Asia in 2023 by resuming flights to Osaka in Japan as travel demand rebounds. The Nordic carrier is set to relaunch its popular route from Helsinki to the port city of Osaka, on 26 March 2023, as it rebuilds its Japanese network. Customers will be able to choos...

Korean Air will soon resume operations on more routes to China, Japan and Israel after a long COVID hiatus.   Korean Air will resume services to Shanghai, Nanjing and Qingdao in China; Sapporo and Okinawa in Japan; and Tel Aviv, Israel.  Starting from November 20, the airline will operate...

Trip.com data reveals an enormous booking spike and high search volumes to Japan as the destination ends travel restrictions. From the UK, bookings to Japan in September increased by a massive 183% on those made in August, as travellers planned their long-awaited trips. South Korea saw the lar...