ANA to Resume New Year’s Day Sunrise Flight From Nagasaki After Two Years, Marking the Airport’s 50th Anniversary

ANA Holdings will resume the New Year’s Day “sunrise flight” from and to Nagasaki Airport for the first time in two years, on January 1, 2025.

The flight is conducted in collaboration with Nagasaki Airport Building and marks the first event for Nagasaki Airport, which celebrates its 50th anniversary of opening. This will be the third time that a New Year’s Day sunrise flight from and to Nagasaki has been operated.

Participants will gather at Nagasaki Airport between 5:00 and 5:30 AM, with departure scheduled around 6:30 AM. The flight will offer views of the first sunrise of the year near Tsushima, followed by a scenic flight over Nagasaki Prefecture, before returning around 8:20 AM. An ANA Wings Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be utilized for the flight. Special events, including a lottery, will be available at the airport and onboard, along with a boxed meal, a boarding certificate, and souvenirs.

Nagasaki Airport Travel Service will accept lottery applications on their website from 3:00 PM on November 14 until 5:00 PM on November 25. Results will be announced via email on November 29. A total of 147 seats are available, with travel costs ranging from 25,000 to 60,000 yen.