The Tokyo-based flag carrier of Japan announced on July 18 that it might soon begin nonstop day by day service to Doha, Qatar. The flight, which could be the primary direct flight to the Middle East operated by a Japanese airline, will begin summer of 2024.
Connecting Japan to the Middle East
Japan Airlines will operate the day by day flight departing from Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) and arriving at Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha. The route will probably be operated by a Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9.
Moreover, Japan Airlines has a direct partnership with Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways is headquartered out of Doha. This direct partnership will allow Japan Airlines customers to seamlessly hook up with Africa and the remainder of the Middle East by connecting through Doha. Japan Airlines passengers can even look to make the most of traveling to Qatar, which has a wide range of activities like desert tours, famous museums, and hosting large sporting events like soccer and Formula 1.
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The flight from Tokyo to Doha can be a codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways. Which means that the Tokyo to Doha flight will probably be typically operated by Japan Airlines. The Doha to Tokyo flight, nonetheless, will most certainly be operated by Qatar Airways. The flight schedules are also subject to government approval and may change in the longer term, as the precise schedule and launch date have yet to be announced.
Tokyo Haneda Airport continues receiving recent nonstop destinations
The favored airport in Japan will add one other recent route within the wake of several recent destinations which have been added in recent months. Virgin Australia announced a recently delivered aircraft could be operating its recent service to Tokyo that’s starting at the top of July. The airline will utilize its recently delivered Boeing 737 MAX to fly its day by day service between Tokyo Haneda and Cairns Airport (CNS). This flight, which lasts nearly seven and a half hours, will begin operating with a Boeing 737-700 until the newly received Boeing 737 MAX will begin flying the route on July thirtieth.
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Moreover, back in early June, Qatar Airways officially resumed service back to Tokyo Haneda. The day by day service, which was along with the codeshare agreement with Japan Airlines, recently returned after a three-year absence. Qatar Airways had already been operating a day by day flight to the opposite Tokyo airport, Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT). Nonetheless, this service will probably be operated by an Airbus A350-900, holding 283 passengers per day. The Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways spoke in regards to the recent connection, saying,
“The resumption of the Tokyo Haneda-Doha service follows our major network expansion announced at ITB Berlin 2023, which can see an additional 655 weekly flights in 2023 in comparison with 2022. Japan stays a big marketplace for Qatar Airways and its passengers, and along with Haneda, the airline will soon be resuming flights to Osaka this 12 months.”
Other airlines have also announced recent routes to Tokyo Haneda. Delta Air Lines resumed its direct path to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) earlier this 12 months. Qantas resumed its 4 times per week flights to Melbourne Airport (MEL).