CPH-Flyer

They fly non stop from NRT to MEX. In the other direction they stop in Tijuana. Not sure if it is a needed stop.

jrmyl

I was just looking at that. My guess is that the stop in Tijuana is needed for fuel and payload reasons. Mexico City is a pretty high and hot city. Hurts the performance quite a bit.

inlandrev

How about SNA- Orange County John Wayne, seems that airport has more traffic than San Jose/SJC which ANA flies to, and the area around SNA has lots of Japanese business, as well as residents and shops. Not sure ANA could fly a 787 there though (767's did fly there for UPS I think?)

Hollinger Clarke

This has to be an odds on favorite of winning "Most absurd comment on FT"

lets see .... Japanese businesses, residents and shops ....versus HQs of google apple intel hp oracle facebook etc within a 30 mile radius .... hmmmm

Madone59

I was just going to go for - at under 6,000ft I don't think the runway at SNA could handle a 787....but I'm not completely sure on that.

drvannostren

You are correct. JAL used to fly NRT-YVR-MEX (not sure where it went after that) but there does seem to be some kind of market for MEX-TYO. Not sure about GRU, it is a worldly hub but with the slowdown in the Real and the Brazilian economy as a whole, maybe there's not the demand anymore.

I've only been to SNA once, but I didn't see any gates there that could really accommodate it either. I could be way off, but it just didn't seem like an airport that could support it. But then I might've said the same thing about SJC so ... do I know

jpatokal

It's official: HND-SYD launches on December 11th, 2015.

SASxx

Hi! Does anyone here know if there are any roumors saying ANA is going to launch a route to OSL (Oslo, Norway) in future time? If not, do you think there is any chance at all that ANA might start a route here? OSL is a major SAS (*A) hub. Although I'm a Norwegian myself, I honestly think that Norway holds a great potential for Asian (and other) tourists, thinking of the stereo typical Norwegian attractions such as the fjords, mountains, northern light and small old towns. Also, the cargo would not be a problem either (at least the at the outbound flights from OSL), which would be mainly fish and other seafoods. However, TYO isn't really one of the most underserved destinations at OSL, but I think when first starting a direct route, it would open people's eyes and become popular.

nshizuka25

Just wanted to say congratulations, you have been longing for this route for so long and now you are going to get it. I only realised ANA decided fly this route, when I saw ANA's ad on a Japanese weekly journal in London this Monday.

CordW

More international flights out of KIX will be nice.
Tired of flying to NRT or HND then to Asia only to fly over KIX. Waste of time.

FireEmblemPride

I think ARN (Stockholm) would get a flight to Tokyo before Oslo did.

dhoward

I'm surprised they are not adding a second daily flight to LHR now that Virgin have stopped flying the route (which they code shared)

CPH-Flyer

Slots.... While Virgin stopped flying, it does not mean that an LHR-NRT slot became available on the LHR side. Virgin will be using it for other routes, or if truly cutting flights, probably leasing it to their major shareholder. Delta.

nwflyboy

How about Aukland? New Zealand seems like a decent market for Japanese tourists (and vice-versa). And I'd love to fly there on ANA.

CPH-Flyer

AKL would be a nice option. Though Air NZ have been "struggling" to keep it daily for long periods. I don't know if that is due to fleet or passenger numbers. Though flying it with 767 with basic recliners as C seats on many debates scheduled for 777 with flat seats, was probably a lottery that did not help the premium cabin bookings. But if they could short notice swap, it would indicate that the Y cabin was pretty empty as well.