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From July, Japan Airlines will add the city of Toyama to its domestic network, with a twice daily round trip flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport. In JAL's original route plan for Fiscal year 2002 issued in January this year, JAL had hoped to operate three round trip flights a day.
ROUTE Planned frequency Actual frequency
TOKYO-TOYAMA 3 daily B767 flights 2 daily B767 flights
JAL's Okinawa-based subsidiary, Japan TransOcean Air (JTA) will also operate to Toyama in the summer period (July 16 to August 31) with four weekly flights to and from Naha, Okinawa.
ROUTE Operation Aircraft
TOYAMA-NAHA Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun (planned) B737-400
Toyama (pop. 321,000) is the capital of Toyama Prefecture in Central Honshu, facing the Japan Sea. It is the center of the Hokuriku (Northern Coast) Industrial Region.
Currently the JAL Group serves 32 airports in Japan, increasing to 35 in July when JAL launches service to Toyama, Yamaguchi-Ube and Okayama (as announced in January). |
