Japan originally stipulated that flights from Hong Kong can only take off and take off at four airports including Tokyo starting last Friday, and then conditionally relaxed flights can carry passengers to Sapporo, Fukuoka and Okinawa. After the Hong Kong government communicated with the Japanese authorities, it relaxed. From Sunday, Hong Kong flights can take off and land at all Japanese airports, and airlines are also allowed to increase some flights. Several airlines have announced that they will resume canceled flights. However, the Tourism Industry Council pointed out that some Japanese tours for the Lunar New Year have been canceled earlier, and it is believed that it will not be possible to resume in time.
In response to the relaxation of entry restrictions by the Japanese authorities, starting next Sunday (January 8), flights from Hong Kong to Japan will be able to use Japanese airports such as Narita, Haneda, Kansai, Central Nagoya, New Chitose, Fukuoka and Naha. In response to inquiries, Cathay Pacific stated that Cathay Pacific is aware of the latest arrangements of the Japanese authorities on entry restrictions and will adjust flights to meet market demand. The latest arrangements can be found on Cathay Pacific’s official website.
HK Express confirmed on social platforms that some of the previously canceled Japanese flights will resume operations, and is rescheduling seats for passengers who have booked related flights as soon as possible. At this stage, there is no need to inquire with the company’s customer contact team. Starting from January 8, passengers who have stayed in mainland China within 7 days before departure can also take flights to Fukuoka and Okinawa. Passengers on such flights do not need to submit an outbound travel record declaration form to HK Express. All Nippon Airways (ANA) said that the previously canceled extra flight NH812 from Hong Kong to Tokyo will resume operations on some days.
The Transport and Logistics Bureau stated that it has been confirmed by the Japanese government that flights departing from Hong Kong can carry passengers who have been to mainland China to all Japanese airports starting from Sunday; this means that passengers do not need to declare that they have not been to the mainland.
It is difficult to resume the cancellation of some Japanese tour groups during the Lunar New Year
However, Xu Wangmeilun, chairman of the Tourism Industry Council, pointed out that due to the impact of Japan’s earlier arrangements, some Japanese tour groups have been canceled before, and it is believed that it will be difficult to resume in time for the Lunar New Year. She said that there are only two weeks before the Lunar New Year, and travel agencies are in a hurry to organize tour groups. “It’s not that the tour group can’t make reservations in time, but how many customers can they receive? If they get 30 seats, they only charge 10 to 20.” For each customer, the cost varies greatly.” Dongying Tour Executive Director Huan Guoquan said that earlier, he had temporarily shelved the processing of 150 Japanese tour groups during the Lunar New Year schedule, and over a thousand customers were affected. “If we are allowed to fly extra flights now, everyone You can prepare to travel during the Lunar New Year with peace of mind. I believe (Japan) will not go back and may understand the actual situation in Hong Kong better. It is also under pressure from Japanese tourism stakeholders.”
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Hong Kong flights are available at all airports in Japan-Cathay Pacific adjusts flights-Express re-shipment canceled flights-/355890?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
