Jetstar Japan will be flying to Shanghai from Tokyo Narita four-times weekly beginning January 23, 2017.
This is Jetstar Japan’s first service to mainland China, and its first direct connection to Shanghai. Ticket sales commenced today.
Flights will depart Narita International Airport at 22.15 and land at Pudong International Airport at 01.10 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The return service will then depart Shanghai at 02.15 and land at 06.05 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
The route will be served by the carrier’s fleet of Airbus A320s, which translates to 1,440 seats per week.
“The flights will operate from Narita Terminal 3, making connections with other Jetstar Japan flights simple and convenient,” said Jetstar Japan’s CEO Gerry Turner.
“We will be welcoming our 21st aircraft in January 2017, with even more in the coming years, and will be looking to grow the destinations we fly to internationally and across Japan.”
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, China is now the largest source market for Japan. In September alone, visitor arrivals grew 6.3 per cent year-on-year to 522,300.
Tourism arrivals from China totalled five million in the first nine months of 2016, exceeding the full-year arrival number of 4.99 million in 2015.
