Jetstar Japan resumed operations on the Tokyo/Narita–Hong Kong route on February 13.
The airline operates one round-trip flight per day, using Airbus A320 aircraft. The required flight time is 5 hours and 15 minutes from Tokyo/Narita and 4 hours and 10 minutes from Hong Kong.
This marks the first resumption of the route in about six years following its suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic. Including this route, Jetstar Japan’s international network has expanded to seven routes: Tokyo/Narita–Shanghai/Pudong, Taipei/Taoyuan, Manila, and Kaohsiung, as well as Osaka/Kansai–Taipei/Taoyuan and Manila.
The inaugural flight, GK27 from Tokyo/Narita, departed at 8:28 p.m. and took off at 8:51 p.m. The flight operated with load factors close to full capacity.
■ Timetable GK27 Tokyo/Narita (20:20) – Hong Kong (00:35+1) / Daily (February 13 – March 28) GK27 Tokyo/Narita (20:10) – Hong Kong (23:55) / Daily (March 29 – October 24) GK28 Hong Kong (02:00) – Tokyo/Narita (07:10) / Daily (February 14 – March 29) GK28 Hong Kong (00:55) – Tokyo/Narita (06:15) / Daily (March 30 – October 24)
