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STARLUX Airlines will increase flights on the Hakodate – Taipei/Taoyuan route.
According to AeroRoutes, which provides route information from GDS data, an additional Tuesday operation will be added from January 6, 2026.
Currently, three weekly round trips are operated on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Airbus A321neo, configured with 188 seats comprising 8 business class and 180 economy class seats, is used for this route. The flight time is 4 hours and 35 minutes from Hakodate, and 3 and a half hours from Taipei/Taoyuan.
The route was launched in February 2024, and three weekly round trips were operated in last winter’s schedule. Additionally, Tigerair Taiwan also operates on this route.
■Schedule
JX861 Hakodate (18:00) → Taipei/Taoyuan (21:35) / Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
JX860 Taipei/Taoyuan (12:30) → Hakodate (17:00) / Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri