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Qantas Airways secures Tokyo Haneda slot soon to be vacated by Virgin Australia
October 1st 2024
Qantas Airways has been allocated a third daily slot pair to fly to Tokyo Haneda airport, paving the way for the Australian carrier to offer nonstop flights to the close-in Tokyo airport from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Read More » Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC), which manages the country's international traffic rights, granted Qantas the one available slot pair on September 30. “With this third frequency, we plan to be the only airline to connect Australia’s three major east coast cities with Haneda Airport – right in the heart of downtown Tokyo,” Qantas international CEO, Cam Wallace, said. “Now we have approval from the IASC, we will apply for slots at Haneda for flights from Melbourne and Brisbane and, subject to this process, plan to go on sale towards the end of the year.” Qantas flies double daily Sydney-Haneda and daily to Tokyo Narita from Brisbane and Melbourne. The additional Haneda slot became available after Virgin Australia announced it will end its Cairns-Haneda route next February. In other Qantas news, the oneworld alliance member has commenced A380 Sydney-Johannesburg operations. The route was previously a 787-9 schedule.
