http://www.tokyohaneda.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/ana-and-first-eastern-to-form-first-japanese-low-cost-carrier/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/ana-and-first-eastern-to-form-first-japanese-low-cost-carrier/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:20:55 +0000 cc http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2902 All Nippon Airways and　First Eastern Investment Group today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the first Japanese low cost airline. The new airline will operate both international and domestic short-haul routes out of Kansai International Airport, Osaka. The new airline will operate independently from ANA.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/ana-and-first-eastern-to-form-first-japanese-low-cost-carrier/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/ana-and-air-macau-to-start-code-sharing-in-july/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/ana-and-air-macau-to-start-code-sharing-in-july/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:46:43 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2885 ANA and Air Macau will commence a code-sharing and reciprocal mileage agreement on July 1 this year, under which ANA will place its NH flight code on Air Macau's Narita-Macau and Osaka-Macau flights, and Air Macau placing its NX code on ANA's domestic flights. In this manner, ANA and Air Macau will expand their respective networks into Southern China and Japan, giving passengers increased convenience and ease when traveling between the two countries.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/ana-and-air-macau-to-start-code-sharing-in-july/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines-%e2%80%93-choose-the-color-of-airplane-to-fly-with-next/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines-%e2%80%93-choose-the-color-of-airplane-to-fly-with-next/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:55:43 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2881 Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA), based in Shizuoka Prefecture, FDA aircrafts are easily recognized by the distinctive vibrant and colorful narrow-body aircraft, has began asking the public to poll and choose the color for its forth aircraft, currently with no known delivery date. The campaign named “Next Color”, kicked off on Jun 1 will last till the end of this month, is conducted on the airline’s website. Participants are asked to pick a color out of the available 5 colors that they hope to fly with next. Every participation stands a chance to win the grand price of free return air tickets and consolation prices of the airline’s original giveaways, to be pick in a lucky draw.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/fuji-dream-airlines-%e2%80%93-choose-the-color-of-airplane-to-fly-with-next/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/air-do-to-commence-new-service-between-haneda-and-obihiro/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/air-do-to-commence-new-service-between-haneda-and-obihiro/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:28:24 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2877 Hokkaido International Airlines better known as Air Do, a Sapporo-based low-cost carrier, earlier this week has announced its plan to commence twice daily flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Tokachi-Obihiro airport to begin in March next year. Adding Obihiro to its network of flights, mainly concentrating on flights to cities in Hokkaido, it will be its fifth connecting Tokyo and Hokkaido. Air Do currently operates services from Tokyo to Sapporo (New Chitose airport), Hakodate, Asahikawa and Memambetsu.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/air-do-to-commence-new-service-between-haneda-and-obihiro/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/skymark-to-offer-late-night-and-early-morning-flight-services-connecting-haneda-naha-and-kitakyushu/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/skymark-to-offer-late-night-and-early-morning-flight-services-connecting-haneda-naha-and-kitakyushu/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 15:51:30 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2873 Skymark Airlines (headquarters in Ota ward, Tokyo) has recently announced its plan to tap into and expand its late-night and early morning flight services from Haneda airport. With Haneda airport set to operate around the clock, being presently used only by cargo jets and international charter flights late at night, Skymark Airlines plans to add late-night and early morning hours round-trip flights from Haneda to Naha, Haneda to Kitakyushu as well as from Kitakyushu to Naha set to begin this summer. All 3 airports, Haneda Airport, Naha Airport and Kitakyushu Airport are catered for 24 hours operations.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/skymark-to-offer-late-night-and-early-morning-flight-services-connecting-haneda-naha-and-kitakyushu/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/the-much-awaited-arrival-of-low-cost-carrier-in-japan-airasia-x-will-soon-fly-to-haneda/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/the-much-awaited-arrival-of-low-cost-carrier-in-japan-airasia-x-will-soon-fly-to-haneda/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:52:06 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2850 Japan finally will see the arrival of a true low-cost carrier happening. Malaysian’s budget carrier AirAsia Group has said that it plans to launch its first flights serving Japan by the end of the year. The flight will be operated by AirAsia X, the long-distance arm of AirAsia, to serve between Kuala Lumpur’s new Low-Cost Terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital and Tokyo Haneda Airport, at a frequency of 3 flights weekly. It hopes to increase the frequency making it a daily service. The Japanese government has already allotted landing and takeoff slots to AirAsia X at Haneda airport, soon to open its International terminal building end of the year.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/the-much-awaited-arrival-of-low-cost-carrier-in-japan-airasia-x-will-soon-fly-to-haneda/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/re-think-of-volcano-measures-governments-must-base-decisions-on-fact-not-theory/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/re-think-of-volcano-measures-governments-must-base-decisions-on-fact-not-theory/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:21:37 +0000 cc http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2840 19 April, 2009 (Paris) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sharply criticized European governments for their lack of leadership in handling airspace restrictions in light of the Icelandic volcano eruption and urged a re-think of the decision-making process.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/re-think-of-volcano-measures-governments-must-base-decisions-on-fact-not-theory/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/japan-airlines-named-the-most-punctual-major-global-airline-in-2009/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/japan-airlines-named-the-most-punctual-major-global-airline-in-2009/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:43:41 +0000 cc http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2834 Japan Airlines (JAL) was named the winner of the 2009 "FlightStats On-Time Performance Service (OPS) Award", conferred by Conducive Technology Corporation - a data provider of reliable flight information to the transportation industry. Based on statistics tabulated by Conducive's FlightStats, 90.95% of 216,478 JAL-operated scheduled flights in the calendar year 2009 arrived at their destinations on-time. JAL emerged as the most punctual airline among 46 major global carriers evaluated for this award while regionally, JAL Express ranked first in the category of most on-time carrier in Asia, ahead of 21 other contending carriers.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/japan-airlines-named-the-most-punctual-major-global-airline-in-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/in-demand-construction-projects-but-not-airports-in-demand-many-unprofitable-airports-with-over-optimistic-forecast-come-to-light/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/in-demand-construction-projects-but-not-airports-in-demand-many-unprofitable-airports-with-over-optimistic-forecast-come-to-light/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:55:27 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2829 No use crying over spilled milk now, I must say. "You build it so they will come" and so that investors will flood the door when infrastructure is in place. Who are to be blamed? Those who hope to profit from the economic benefit an airport are just as guilty, don't just blame it on the salesman, the people in the office who decided the construction of the airport. However they will not sleep well every night without being pricked by guilt.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/in-demand-construction-projects-but-not-airports-in-demand-many-unprofitable-airports-with-over-optimistic-forecast-come-to-light/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/japanese-flight-stewardesses-uniform-a-big-hit-with-fetishists-actively-traded-in-the-black-market/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/japanese-flight-stewardesses-uniform-a-big-hit-with-fetishists-actively-traded-in-the-black-market/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:25:54 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2825 Flight stewardess uniforms are becoming increasingly sought after by fetish enthusiasts and the sex industry. The blackmarket in cabin attendant uniforms could also be on the incline too, with the recent financial woes at Japan Airline. JAL flight attendants who may soon face the lay off could resort to cash in their sought-after air hostess uniforms.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/japanese-flight-stewardesses-uniform-a-big-hit-with-fetishists-actively-traded-in-the-black-market/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/jal-and-ana-celebrate-hina-matsuri-doll-festival-with-hina-matsuri-flights/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/jal-and-ana-celebrate-hina-matsuri-doll-festival-with-hina-matsuri-flights/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:08:46 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2817 "Hina Matsuri" (in Japanese 雛祭り, Festival of Dolls) celebrated on March 3, is a once a year event during which little girls learn the importance of gentility and thoughtfulness, qualities they would need to become good wives and mothers in traditional Japanese society.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/jal-and-ana-celebrate-hina-matsuri-doll-festival-with-hina-matsuri-flights/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/haneda-airport-prepares-to-upgrade-ils-to-cat-iii-allowing-aircraft-to-land-even-in-almost-zero-visibility/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/haneda-airport-prepares-to-upgrade-ils-to-cat-iii-allowing-aircraft-to-land-even-in-almost-zero-visibility/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:22:30 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2812 Haneda airport is set to upgrade its instrument landing system (ILS) from the present Category II to Category III following cancellation of hundred over flights due to dense fog last week. Last Thursday in the morning, an area of warm, moist air flowed into the Kanto region from the south, which cooled over Tokyo Bay, caused fog to flow into coastal areas. Resulting in bad visibility, paralizing aircraft movements at Tokyo's Haneda airport and forcing most airlines to cancel flights or to reroute them, disrupting thousands of travelers.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/haneda-airport-prepares-to-upgrade-ils-to-cat-iii-allowing-aircraft-to-land-even-in-almost-zero-visibility/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/transport-ministry-considering-haneda-airport-fifth-runway/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/transport-ministry-considering-haneda-airport-fifth-runway/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:06:49 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2808 The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is now working on the feasibility of adding a fifth runway for Haneda airport now that it is going international, aiming at being a round-the-clock hub airport located in central Tokyo. With the forth runway scheduled to complete in October this year, opening up to 120,000 additional take-off and landing movements per year, will begin offer more international routes and better connections, strengthening Haneda's role as a hub airport.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/transport-ministry-considering-haneda-airport-fifth-runway/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/2400yen-one-way-on-the-new-narita-sky-access-train-to-begin-service-in-july/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/2400yen-one-way-on-the-new-narita-sky-access-train-to-begin-service-in-july/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:34:37 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2801 Keisei Electric Railway's new express service train, Narita Sky Access, will enter service in July, connecting Narita Airport Terminal 2 Station in Chiba and Nippori Station, downtown Tokyo, in just 36 minutes. It terminates at Keisei Ueno Terminal, one stop after Nippori Station, taking approximately another 2 minutes. ]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/2400yen-one-way-on-the-new-narita-sky-access-train-to-begin-service-in-july/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/world%e2%80%99s-largest-transport-jet-antonov-an-225-making-first-visit-to-japan/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/world%e2%80%99s-largest-transport-jet-antonov-an-225-making-first-visit-to-japan/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:42:26 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2790 An Ukrainian made fixed-wing aircraft Antonov An-225, the current world’s largest transporter aircraft, was chartered by the Japan Ministry of Defense to provide logistics support to its troops in the peace keeping efforts in Haiti following after a major earthquake that occured weeks ago.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/airlines/world%e2%80%99s-largest-transport-jet-antonov-an-225-making-first-visit-to-japan/feed/ 0