Why Japan Airlines and ANA are moving flights from Narita to Haneda Airport

As the aviation scene is booming post-pandemic, international travel for Japan's two largest carriers, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, seemingly aims to dedicate all long-haul international operations to departing and arriving from the Tokyo Haneda Airport. Haneda is much closer to the center of Tokyo than Narita (seven miles vs. 44). Narita, however, won't go without, with both airlines looking at medium-haul strategies and new airline brands at Japan's largest airport. This summer, international routes from Narita are hovering just above a third of what they were pre-pandemic. With the Star Alliance member, All Nippon, facilitating just 116 weekly services over the peak travel season, over 18 routes. Before the onset of COVID-19, this sat at 294 weekly flights across 34 routes. The picture looks very different across the city at Haneda, with ANA establishing itself with 247 weekly flights across 24 routes, just shy of their pre-pandemic numbers at the airport, which were 285 routes on 30 routes. For oneworld member Japan Airlines, it's a similar pattern to ANA, with the airline planning less than half of its previous long-haul operations at Narita, with just 131 weekly flights this summer to 20 destinations, compared to 280 weekly flights and 31 routes back in 2019. At Haneda, however, 236 weekly flights to 24 destinations have almost doubled from 154 weekly flights to 15 destinations compared to before the pandemic. This will include the A350-1000 deployed on its route to Dallas/Fort Worth. Story has more.<br/>