Osaka Kansai International Airport

Its been a full two decades since British Airways (BA) passengers were able to jet directly from Heathrow to Osaka, in Japan. But now the airline has restored the connection to capitalise on…

Kansai Airports, the operator of Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Osaka International Airport (ITAMI), is working with SITA on a trial of KATE – SITA’s intelligent check-in kiosk. KATE…

Thai Smile flies to Lucknow Where? Bangkok (Thailand) to Lucknow (India) When? Four times a week, effective immediately Who? Thai Smile Why? Thai Airways' regional subsidiary taps…

Qantas is responding to rising demand for travel between Australia and Japan with the launch of a new seasonal service to Osaka. The airline has revealed plans to operate direct flights…

AirAsia reached a major milestone this week when it touched down in the US for the first time. Flight D7001, operated by long-haul unit AirAsia X, landed at Honolulu International Airport…

Just weeks after it received permission to launch flights to the US, AirAsia has confirmed the details of its first ever route to the country. On 28 June 2017, the group's long-haul…

Pakistan gets new pilgrimmage flights Where? Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Multan (Pakistan) When? Four times a week, effective 1 April 2017 Who? Saudi Arabian Airlines Why? Trade and…

Peach, the Japanese low-cost carrier, has announced plans to launch its first ever flights to mainland China. From November 2016, the airline will commence two new routes to Shanghai,…

Hong Kong Airlines continues to expand its presence in Japan with the launch of extra flights to two major cities - Osaka and Sapporo. On 15 September, the airline will double the…

Air New Zealand will resume direct flights between Auckland and Osaka later this year. The new seasonal service will run three times a week (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) from…

Passenger traffic at airports in the Asia Pacific region increased 8.0% in 2015 - the fastest growth rate of any global region except the Middle East. According to the latest data report…

Sichuan Airlines will launch its first ever flights to Singapore and Japan in January. The Chengdu-based airline's international expansion will kick off on 18 January 2016, with the…

Shanghai-based Spring Airlines is planning to launch new services connecting Guangzhou with Japan. The low-cost carrier has applied for permission to operate daily flights from…

Scoot, the Singapore-based low-cost carrier, has added two new Asian cities to its route map: Osaka and Kaohsiung. The airline started flying to Osaka on 8 July, when flight TZ298…

Scoot will launch flights to Osaka this summer, its second destination in Japan. Commencing on 8 July 2015, the low-cost carrier will operate six weekly flights between Singapore and…

Shanghai-based Spring Airlines has announced plans to set up an operating base at Osaka's Kansai International Airport. The move would make Osaka the low-cost carrier’s first base…

Two Chinese airlines have unveiled plans to launch more flights to Osaka. Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines will add a second daily flight to the Japanese city's Kansai International…

Airports of Thailand (AoT), the state-run company that operates most of Thailand's airports, has signed a new partnership with New Kansai International Airport Company (NKIAC), which manages…

Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines will expand its international operations this year, with the launch of new routes to Moscow, Tokyo and Osaka. The airline will launch the first ever…

China Eastern Airlines has unveiled plans to launch a series of new international services from Nanjing, the capital of eastern China’s Jiangsu province. The expansion with commence…

Spring Airlines will start a major international expansion effort this month, with the launch of multiple new routes to Japan, Korea and Thailand. On 25 December 2014, the Chinese…

China Eastern Airlines is expanding its operations in Northeast Asia, with the launch of new flights to Japan and Korea. This month, the airline will introduce a new direct route from…

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will expand its Japanese operations later this year, with the launch of flights connecting Cebu with Osaka and Nagoya. Commencing on 19 December 2014, the…

Air Canada Rouge, the recently-launched "leisure airline", will arrive in Asia for the first time next year. The carrier currently operates low-cost services to a range of leisure…

Japan Airlines has unveiled its international flight plans for the winter 2014-15 season, including the launch of two brand new routes using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner. On 20 December…

Thai AirAsia X flew to Japan for the first time on 1 September 2014. The new long-haul low-cost carrier took off from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport at 0100 on Monday…

Thai AirAsia X has unveiled the second stage in its expansion, with the launch of flights to Japan. On 1 September 2014, the new long-haul low-cost carrier will start operating two new…

Spring Airlines will kick off a major expansion of its services to Japan this summer. The Chinese low-cost carrier will launch a new international service connecting Wuhan with Osaka…

Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines is planning to significantly increase its operations in Japan. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) revealed this week that…

AirAsia X has launched a new regional subsidiary in Thailand. The new long-haul low-cost carrier was officially unveiled at an event in Bangkok on Tuesday (22 April 2014), with CEO…

Asiana Airlines will fly its brand new Airbus A380 aircraft to a number of cities in the Asia Pacific this summer. The South Korean carrier will receive the first two A380s from June…

ANA and Garuda have formed a new partnership aimed at boosting traffic between Japan and Indonesia. The partnership, which was announced in Jakarta this week, will see the two…

Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) will expand its operations in Japan later this year, with the launch of more direct flights connecting Manila and Osaka. The Philippine low-cost carrier…

Air France-KLM has partnered with Jetstar to offer daily one-stop flights between the Gold Coast and Europe, via Japan. Passengers will be able to fly with Jetstar from the Queensland hub's…

Asian airport traffic continues to climb, surging 7.7% in the first half of 2012. According to the latest data from Airports Council International (ACI), the region saw a strong 12.3% jump…

Jetstar has opened a new international route connecting Australia to Japan, via Singapore. From 1 November this year, the low-cost carrier's existing Darwin-Singapore service will continue…

New Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has launched flights to Hong Kong. The new direct service between Peach's home base at Osaka Kansai International Airport and Hong Kong…

Following the implementation of the open skies policy between Taiwan and Japan in late 2011, Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways has now officially expanded its scheduled flight network to…

ANA has signed a codeshare agreement with China's Shandong Airlines. The deal, which was sealed in Beijing this week by Shinichiro Ito, President & CEO of ANA, and Ma Chongxian,…

Peach Aviation will increase the frequency of its flights between Osaka and Seoul next month.  From 23 June, the new Japanese low-cost carrier will add two extra daily flights on the route…