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 Air New Zealand has launched direct Boeing 787-9 
			  flights between Auckland and Haneda Tokyo in Japan. The new Haneda service will depart 
			  Auckland on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays until May 2018, 
			  offering customers a second point of entry to the Japanese capital 
			  alongside the airline's daily flights to Narita Tokyo Airport. The new Auckland-Haneda service will boost annual 
			  capacity to Japan by 15%.   "Located just 20 kilometres from 
			  downtown Tokyo, Haneda Airport offers great convenience for Kiwis 
			  heading to the central city and for Japanese tourists travelling 
			  to New Zealand," said Air New Zealand Chief Revenue Officer Cam 
			  Wallace. "With the 2019 Rugby Cup and 2020 Summer 
			  Olympics ahead, we look forward to building on our existing 
			  services and further growing demand for travel at both ends of the 
			  route." Air New Zealand also operates a seasonal service 
			  between Auckland and the Japanese city of Osaka between October 
			  and March.  Japan is one of New Zealand's fastest growing 
			  outbound travel markets, with the number of Kiwis travelling to 
			  Japan up 25% to the year ending May 2017. Japan is New Zealand's 
			  sixth largest tourism market and the number of Japanese visiting 
			  New Zealand also grew over this period by 8.5% to 101,616. 
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