http://www.tokyohaneda.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:18:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/tourism/tokyo-voted-the-no-1-asian-destination/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/tourism/tokyo-voted-the-no-1-asian-destination/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:18:41 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2897 Tokyo became the number one Asian destination in TripAdvisor, the globally respected consumer-based travel guide website. Their latest Travelers Choice 2010 chose Tokyo for the number 1 destination in its Top 25 Destinations in Asia for the energetic urban culture, art and design, high-level culinary experience and the exceptional public safety.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/tourism/tokyo-voted-the-no-1-asian-destination/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/tourism/culinary-boosts-tourism-to-japan/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/tourism/culinary-boosts-tourism-to-japan/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:15:51 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2892 Japanese cuisine became the number 1 motivation for traveling to Japan among the Americans, according to the annual survey on foreign visitors to Japan in 2009. This is the first time that “culinary” is ranked as the number 1 in the annual survey among those who stayed for between 2 to 30 days in Japan. The survey was conducted at their departure at Japan’s major ports and airports by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/tourism/culinary-boosts-tourism-to-japan/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/press-release/highway-bus-linking-ibaraki-airport-and-tokyo-station/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/highway-bus-linking-ibaraki-airport-and-tokyo-station/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 13:58:52 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2869 The first highway bus connecting Ibaraki Airport in Ome City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Tokyo Station in central Tokyo has commenced yesterday on May 27. As a move to expand its service and to promote the use of the newly-opened Ibaraki Airport, the prefecture government has decided to introduce the highway bus service allowing for better access to central Tokyo.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/highway-bus-linking-ibaraki-airport-and-tokyo-station/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/enjoy-tsukiji-at-the-odakyu-department-store-in-shinjuku/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/enjoy-tsukiji-at-the-odakyu-department-store-in-shinjuku/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 05:54:12 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2866 Dubbed the Japan's Kitchen: Gourment tastes of Tsukiji, a Tsukiji-themed product fair gathering selected stalls from Tsukiji will be held at the event space on the 11th floor and at the fresh foods section on the 2nd basement floor in the main building of the Odakyu Department Store in Shinjuku. Event starts from Thursday May27 through Tuesday, June 1. This event is held annually and has attracted many food lovers in the country.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/enjoy-tsukiji-at-the-odakyu-department-store-in-shinjuku/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/odakyus-new-sightseeing-service-center-branch-in-odawara/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/odakyus-new-sightseeing-service-center-branch-in-odawara/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:09:26 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2845 Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. will has opened an Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center, Odawara branch inside Odawara Station of Odakyu Line early this month, to cater for the growing number of foreign visitors to Hakone.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/industry-news/press-release/odakyus-new-sightseeing-service-center-branch-in-odawara/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