Official, All Nippon Airways opens direct Milan Tokyo flight
The signs had all come, first the office move from Rome to Milan, then more recently the codeshare agreement [...]
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The signs had all come, first the office move from Rome to Milan, then more recently the codeshare agreement with ITA Airways, and now the announcement has come.
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A direct connection to Tokyo will return to Milan Malpensa next winter. The last vector at connecting the two cities had been the old Alitalia, Then the covid had stopped everything and ITA never reactivated the connection focusing everything only on Rome Fiumicino. To find to a flight operated by a Japanese airline instead. you have to go back to the early 2000s, when JAL and ANA were flying from Narita to Milan.
All Nippon Airways' New Routes.
It will not arrive in time for the cherry blossoms to bloom, but you can aim to fly to the island of the Rising Sun in time to view the foliage In parks across the nation.
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The airline has announced operations for the summer season, which begins in late March, and the winter season. Daily connections to/from Paris and Munich will resume in July.
Starting next month, ANA's 787s will fly three times a week to/from Vienna, but the most importnate news is expected in winter with new routes to Milan, Stockholm and Istanbul.
Flight Milan Malpensa Tokyo Haneda
Currently, tickets are not yet on sale, the only certainty is that it will fly over Tokyo Haneda, the "city" stopover in Japan's capital and the most convenient one for those planning to visit Tokyo. Frequencies and operations are not yet known at the moment, but it is practically certain that the connection will be operated with the B787, which is the smallest of the aircraft the airline uses for long-haul.
So there will be no beautiful cabins called The Suite and The Room, i.e., first class and business class launched by All Nippon Airways that are featured on only a small portion of the 777/300 fleet.
A Dreamliner will be used to fly to Milan, it is still unclear whether it will be the smaller /8 version or the larger /9, all planes set up in three classes: business, premium economy and economy. Arriving at Haneda it will be possible to continue to all destinations in the Japanese airline's network, all but one.
Indeed, it will not be possible to fly ANA's A380 to Hawaii since the flying turtles are positioned at Narita, the other stopover in the Japanese capital.
In conclusion
Needless to say, this route was one of the most anticipated for those living near Malpensa Airport and beyond. The possibility of arriving, nonstop, in Japan with one of the best airlines in the world is undoubtedly excellent news. The direct Milan/Tokyo flight before the covid was always full and it was mainly Japanese passengers aboard Alitalia's planes, and I have no doubt that now that Japan's largest airline will connect the two cities, it can only be that way again.
