All Nippon Airways (ANA) launched its Tokyo/Haneda to Milan route on December 3rd. This marks the airline’s first new international route since the Tokyo/Haneda to Shenzhen line that was initiated on December 14, 2020 (not counting the Tokyo/Narita to Qingdao line, which was transferred to Tokyo/Haneda). Initially planned for 2020, the launch was delayed for four years due to the pandemic.
This is the first of three European routes that will be inaugurated sequentially from December 2023 to February 2025, with the Tokyo/Haneda to Stockholm line opening on January 31, 2025, and the Tokyo/Haneda to Istanbul line following on February 12, 2025. After the opening of all three routes, ANA will serve eight countries and nine destinations within Europe.
Milan previously had a route from Osaka/Kansai in the late 1990s, and this re-launch marks approximately 25 years since then. The new Tokyo/Haneda to Milan route operates three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Flight NH207 departs from Tokyo/Haneda at 1:05 AM and arrives at 8:30 AM. The return flight, NH208, leaves Milan at 10:30 AM and arrives the next morning at 7:30 AM. The flights are serviced by Boeing 787-9 aircraft with 48 Business Class, 21 Premium Economy, and 146 Economy Class seats, totaling 215 seats. Flight NH207 from Tokyo/Haneda will use the Terminal 2 International Facilities (T2I), making the total number of departures from T2I 18 routes and 27 flights.
ANA has been in partnership with Trenitalia, the railway company that operates at Milan Malpensa Airport, since July 1, allowing for convenient rail transfers to 25 cities within Italy and various countries across Europe after arrival. The airline also operates joint flights (codeshare) with ITA Airways on six domestic routes within Italy and the Tokyo/Haneda to Rome route, enhancing the convenience for travelers doing round trips.
There is also a strong demand for cargo between Japan and Italy, with shipments from Japan including semiconductors, auto parts, machine tools, and apparel, and from Italy including leather goods, branded clothing, pharmaceuticals, aircraft parts, electronic cigarettes, and marble for construction.
At the departure celebration held at Haneda Airport on the night of December 2nd, Italian-born celebrity Panzetta Girolamo entertained with lively discussions about the local attractions. The ceremony was marked with a ribbon-cutting by ANA’s Senior Executive Vice President Juichi Hirasawa, and ITA Airways’ Fabio Bigotti, the Head of Japan & India.
Flight NH207, carrying 203 passengers, was sent off by ANA staff with blue penlights and departed from gate 73 at 1:09 AM. The plane took off at 1:23 AM, heading towards Milan.
■Schedule NH207 Tokyo/Haneda (01:05) to Milan (08:30) / Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays NH208 Milan (10:30) to Tokyo/Haneda (07:30+1) / Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays
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