All Nippon Airways (ANA) has set up 84 extra flights on domestic routes due to positive booking trends for the Bon Festival period.
Initially, 48 flights were scheduled in June, and an additional 36 flights were scheduled on July 24, making a total of 84 flights with about 13,300 seats available.
According to ANA, bookings for the Bon Festival period have surpassed those of the previous year, with many people using the flights for going back to their hometowns or for leisure. The first batch of extra flights was decided for the Nagoya/Chubu to Sapporo/Chitose and Okinawa/Naha routes, where there was a considerably high demand, and regular flights were almost fully booked.
The extra flights added include routes from Tokyo/Haneda to Hakodate, Nagasaki, and Kagoshima. The demand for the Hakodate route has been high since May, and it is expected to remain high for leisure travel during the Bon Festival. The Nagasaki and Kagoshima routes are anticipated to see a high demand for people returning to their hometowns.
■Schedule ANA1489 Tokyo/Haneda (08:25) to Hakodate (09:45) / August 11, 14, 16, 18 ANA1490 Hakodate (10:30) to Tokyo/Haneda (11:55) / August 11, 14, 16, 18
ANA1495 Tokyo/Haneda (14:15) to Nagasaki (16:05) / August 10–18 ANA1496 Nagasaki (16:40) to Tokyo/Haneda (18:25) / August 10–18
ANA1493 Tokyo/Haneda (10:35) to Kagoshima (12:15) / August 10, 12, 13, 15, 17 ANA1494 Kagoshima (12:55) to Tokyo/Haneda (14:40) / August 10, 12, 13 ANA1494 Kagoshima (13:15) to Tokyo/Haneda (15:00) / August 15, 17
ANA1477 Nagoya/Chubu (17:55) to Sapporo/Chitose (19:40) / August 8–19 ANA1478 Sapporo/Chitose (20:20) to Nagoya/Chubu (22:00) / August 8–19
ANA1471 Nagoya/Chubu (11:15) to Okinawa/Naha (13:30) / August 8–19 ANA1472 Okinawa/Naha (14:10) to Nagoya/Chubu (16:20) / August 8–19
