Qantas Resumes Tokyo Flights

Qantas today resumes direct services between Australia and Tokyo.

"Qantas has been working closely with the Australian Government, as well as industry and health experts including the International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organisation, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency and World Health Organisation to monitor the situation in Japan," said Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Mr Alan Joyce. "Together with the advice of these authorities and our own assessments, Qantas is now satisfied that infrastructure services have returned to normal in Tokyo and our crew will now be able to undertake appropriate rest breaks."

Normal scheduled services are as follows:

QF21 Sydney to Tokyo scheduled to depart at 21:55 local arriving at 06:30+1 local time
QF22 Tokyo to Sydney scheduled to depart at 20:45 local arriving at 07:15 local time

Qantas currently flies daily from Sydney to Tokyo and three times per week from Perth to Tokyo. The Perth - Tokyo services will be suspended from 10 May 2011.

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