Competition is heating up on flights between Australia and Japan, as Qantas prepares to launch double daily services to Tokyo this weekend.
The increase in operations comes less than two weeks after All Nippon Airways unveiled plans to resume services on the Sydney to Tokyo route.
Qantas flight QF25 will depart from Sydney to Haneda Airport tonight. This will be followed by the departure of QF61 from Brisbane to Narita Airport tomorrow morning.
Qantas’ additional Japan flights kick off this weekend.
The airline’s International CEO, Gareth Evans said additional flights will increase the airline’s presence in Japan at a time of growing travel between the two countries.
According to latest research, Japan welcomed 20 percent more Aussie visitors last year compared to 2013. We were one of the first nations to return to the Land of the Rising Sun after the devastating 2011 tsunami.
Evans says the increased capacity has been popular amongst Qantas customers, particularly business travellers heading directly to downtown Tokyo.
Extra flights have been popular amongst business travellers.
Launch celebrations will commence at Brisbane International Airport tomorrow with Japanese-themed activity throughout the terminal and a water cannon salute to mark the departure of QF61.
Qantas’ Brisbane-Narita launch flights will be operated by the airline’s refurbished A330 aircraft, with lie-flat seats in Business, brand new Economy seats and new inflight entertainment.
