Japan reopens: Emirates’ flagship Airbus A380 returns to Tokyo Narita to meet demand surge
Emirates is upgrading capacity on its Narita-Dubai route with the deployment of its flagship Airbus A380 from 15 November, as Japan scraps the daily...
FedEx Express expands air network with launch of new flight between Europe and Japan
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and one of the world's largest express carriers, today announced the launch of a new intercontinental flight...
Launch of the modernisation works at Kansai international airport in Osaka
Pursuit of international development and improvement of the passenger experience
Preparation for the 2025 World Expo and support for Kansai’s future growthVINCI Airports...
SWISS operates first flight to Osaka
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) commenced its new non-stop service between Zurich and Osaka today.The first eastbound LX 158 flight, operated with an Airbus...
Aeroflot expands Asia route offering with four flights weekly to Osaka
Aeroflot has launch ticket sales for scheduled direct flights from Moscow to Osaka, Japan’s third city, beginning 1 June 2020.The addition of a second...
Qatar Airways announces direct flights to Osaka, Japan from 6 April 2020
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce services to Osaka, Japan starting from 6 April 2020. The second largest metropolitan area of Japan, Osaka will...
SWISS to introduce new services to Osaka and Washington, D.C.
SWISS is to modify and expand its services in view of the coming delivery of two further Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which were purchased in...
Departure tax for travellers leaving Japan beginning 7 Jan 2019
Japan has introduced a departure tax for people leaving the country from 7 January 2019. The country will start collecting the tax of ¥1,000...
Emirates spreads its wings with A380 operations to ‘Sister Cities’ Hamburg and Osaka
A380 network expands East and West to reach 50 destinations worldwide
22 percent capacity increase on route to Hamburg; 38 percent on Osaka flight; enabling...
Air Canada announced enhancements to four international routes from Vancouver (from June 2019)
Air Canada announced today enhancements to four international routes from Vancouver, including increasing service to Delhi with daily flights on a year-round basis starting 2 June 2019. In addition,...
British Airways to launch four weekly flights towards Osaka-Kansai, Japan
British Airways customers are set to soak up Osaka next summer as the airline is launching direct flights to Japan’s second largest city. The...
Typhoon Jebi: Osaka Kansai Airport closed after severe floodings; tanker boat hits access bridge to the airport
Typhoon Jebi has exited Honshuu island after making downfall over Tokushima and Hyogo prefectures. Jebi has caused a rapid rise of the tide on...
Delta to add Seattle-Osaka service in partnership with Korean Air in 2019
Delta is adding nonstop service to Osaka-Kansai (KIX), Japan, starting in 2019, complementing its existing international network.“As Seattle’s global airline, Delta offers service to...
Osaka is first Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10 destination
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced today that Osaka will be the first scheduled destination for its new Boeing 787-10 fleet, with services expected to...
Air France celebrates 65 years of flights to Japan
65 YEARS IN JAPANIn November 1952, Air France inaugurated its Paris - Tokyo route. 65 years later, the company now operates 22 weekly flights...
Emirates celebrates 15 years of flights to and from Japan
In October 2002, Emirates became the first airline to link Japan and the Gulf region with non-stop flights when it introduced its four-times-per-week service to Osaka. Now serving...
Qantas announces seasonal flights to Osaka
Qantas will launch new direct seasonal flights between Sydney and Osaka’s Kansai International Airport in response to the boom in travel between Australia and...