TOKYO December 25, 2012 -ANA, Japan's largest airline group, today announces that it will double the number of flights it operates between Tokyo (Narita) and Chicago, from 7 flights a week to 14 as the Group looks to capitalize on the growth in demand for connections between Asia and North America. This change will take place from June 29 2013. The move is part of ANAs rapid route expansion between Japan and North America this fiscal year, including the launch of the Tokyo Seattle route in July 2012, the increase in capacity on the Tokyo New York route which became a double daily service in October 2012 and the introduction of Tokyo San Jose services from January 11, 2013. ANA also today announces that it will resume its Nagoya (Chubu) Shanghai service during the summer timetable (from March 31 until October 26, 2013). The flight will operate with a convenient timetable, departing Nagoya in the morning and the return flight departing Shanghai in the afternoon. Reservation and sales for both routes will begin from December 26. These flights are based on the approval of the relevant authorities. 
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the eighth largest airline in the world by revenues (2011) and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers (2011). Founded in 1952, it flies today to 32 international cities and 49 domestic cites in a fleet of 233 aircraft serving a network of 171 routes. ANA has 33,000 employees and operates about 1,000 flights a day. In 2011, it carried 43 million passengers and generated revenues of $17.1 bn. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and launched a joint-venture with United Airlines on trans-Pacific and Asia routes in April 2011; ANA also launched a joint-venture with Lufthansa, Swiss International Airlines and Austrian Airlines on Japan-Europe routes in October 2011. ANA has more than 24 million members belong to its Frequent Flyer Program (ANA Mileage Club). ANA is the launch customer for the world's newest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. |
ANA Increases Tokyo-Chicago and Resumes Nagoya-Shanghai