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.

Garuda Indonesia, GA will launch direct flights between Tokyo and Jakarta from 1 September 2010. The flight GA885 will depart Tokyo at 12:00noon to arrive at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport at 17:45. The return flight, GA884 will leave Jakarta at 23:50 to arrival at Tokyo Narita airport at 09:00 the following day. An Airbus A330-200 with a capacity of 222 passengers, with a seating configuration of 36 passengers in Business Class and 186 passengers in Economy class, will be used on the route.

The Tokyo-Jakarta route is currently occupied by Japan Airlines (JAL) which is undergoing a financial restructure. Garuda had taken steps toward taking over the route when JAL was declared bankrupt, said Garuda’s spokesman. Garuda already serves daily flights between Tokyo and Jakarta via Denpasar in Bali. Garuda also flies to Nagoya three times a week and Osaka five times a week, both from Denpasar Bali.

To be featured on this route will be Garuda’s revamped inflight services, which includes a 180 degree fully flat bed seat in Business class, touchscreen LCD monitors in all classes, a state-of-the-art flight entertainment system with Audio and Video On Demand (AVOD), which offers a choice of 25 films, 250 audio tracks and 25 video games.

Travellers can also take advantage of a new service, namely “Immigration on-Board”, which offers passengers with immigration assistance by issuing Visa On Arrival on-board.

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