TokyoTomo Travel Guide

In anticipation of the opening of the new International Terminal at Haneda Airport and the start of international scheduled flights operations from Haneda Airport, All NIppon Airways has reaffirmed its commitment in delivering high-quality service. As previously announced, ANA will launch new routes that connect Haneda to Los Angeles, Honolulu, Singapore, Bangkok, and Taipei (Songshan) as well as Beijing, Shanghai (Hongqiao), Hong Kong, and Seoul (Gimpo), which it currently operate. ANA’s new network and services from Haneda Airport will provide easy access from central Tokyo and offer convenient connections to and from multiple cities of Japan using ANA’s domestic network. At the same time, ANA’s domestic services will also give greater convenience to passengers as Terminal 2-ANA’s domestic terminal at Haneda Airport-will double its current size, adding new airport lounges and security checkpoints.

The new International Terminal at Haneda Airport will open on Thursday, October 21 this year. Access to the terminal from central Tokyo is very convenient, using either rail services operated by Tokyo Monorail and Keihin Kyuko Railways to the New Terminal station, or by car, as the new terminal will feature a large car park. With the opening, ANA will shift its international operation from the current terminal, and introduce new services and facilities such as new lounges and a larger number of self-service check-in kiosks, for an easier travel to international destinations.

Customers on all ANA domestic flights (excluding Kitakyushu and Iki) transferring at Haneda to ANA international flights will be able to check-in for their entire journey upon departure at their respective local airports. These passengers will no longer need to stop by at our counter in Haneda for check-in or baggage check. Moreover, the minimum connecting time from domestic flights to international flights will be cut down from the current 80 minutes to 70 minutes, enabling passengers to transfer more smoothly between domestic and international flights.

On the other hand, customers arriving at Haneda on international flights and connecting to domestic routes will be able to drop off their baggage at our baggage drop-off counter located after the customs clearance. Passengers who check-in for the international flight at an overseas airport and connecting domestic flight will be benefiting from through-check-in services and will not need to carry their baggage to the domestic terminal.

From October 31 ANA will inaugurate five new international routes connecting Haneda Airport with Los Angeles, Honolulu, Singapore, Bangkok and Taipei (Songshan), in addition to shifting its current charter services to regular scheduled services. ANA will change the departure time for its current late-night Hong Kong flight to a more convenient daytime service and will increase the frequency of its Haneda-Seoul (Gimpo) service from double-daily to triple-daily. With these new and improved services at Haneda Airport, ANA is aspired to expand its global network substantially. Read more…

Air Canada, AC has announced it is boosting service with a double daily service to Vancouver by adding a new daily non-stop flight departing from Haneda Airport, complementing its existing daily service leaving from Narita Airport. The new route will begin on January 29, 2011 with tickets available for sale.

Flights leaving from Haneda Airport, nearby the city center, will allow customers from Tokyo with easy access to the airport as well as customers joining the flights from other cities on domestic connections through Haneda. While the existing Narita departure service will continue to serve customers originating from other Asian countries on international connections and its Star Alliance partners’ network where AC is a founding member.

AC new flights to Haneda will be operated using a Boeing B767-300ER, 211 seats capacity with a 2-class configuration aircraft offering Executive First and Economy Class.

All Nippon Airways, ANA today applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to reduce its fuel surcharge on international flights from October 1, 2010.

The fuel surcharge is fixed for a period of two months, after which it is revised on the basis of the average market price of Singapore kerosene for the two months previous to the date of application for revision. As jet fuel fell to an average of US$86.21 per barrel from June to July 2010, the surcharge will be fixed in accordance with the chart below.

Surcharge Levels (per person per single sector)

Conditions for Revision (and removal) of the Surcharge
(1) The fuel surcharge will not be revised for the two months from October 1 to November 30, 2010 regardless of market movements. The levels stated are subject to government approval.
(2) The level of the fuel surcharge from December 1, 2010 will be fixed based on the average market price of Singapore kerosene for the months of August and September.
(3) If the two months average cost of Singapore kerosene falls below US$60 per barrel, the fuel surcharge will be removed altogether.

Notes
(1) The fuel surcharge applies in its entirety to all fares, including discount fares, child fares and award tickets. It is not subject to any discount whatsoever. Children under the age of two who do not occupy a seat will not be subject to the surcharge.
(2) In the case of refunded tickets, the surcharge will be refunded in full and will not be subject to any charges.

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