Following a recommendation by the Transport Council, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has approved Japan Transocean Air (JTA) to operate services at Osaka/Itami Airport.
From October 25, the airline will operate two daily round trips between Osaka/Itami and Okinawa/Naha. Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be used. This will mark JTA’s return to Osaka/Itami Airport for the first time in 19 years, since 2007.
Under Article 107-3, Paragraph 1 of Japan’s Civil Aeronautics Act, Japanese air carriers intending to operate domestic scheduled air transport services using any of five airports—Tokyo/Narita, Tokyo/Haneda, Osaka/Kansai, Osaka/Itami, and Fukuoka—must obtain permission from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for operations at each airport.
