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Japan Air Travel: More Flights, Different Flights

Where: Japan

5/20/2008 at 1:50 PM
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Big things are happening in the realm of Japanese air travel. Bloomberg reported just this morning that Tokyo's Haneda airport--which dropped most of its international air traffic after Narita opened in 1978--will have twice as many flights as originally planned after a fourth runway opens in 2010.

As many as 30,000 slots per year will serve Asian cities like Seoul and Hong Kong, while another 30,000 will be allotted primarily for red-eye flights to Europe and other world destinations. Even better? The government is planning a high-speed rail link between Narita and Haneda, also to be completed by 2010, making Tokyo a powerhouse international hub.

Meanwhile, Australian LCC Jetstar is switching up its long-haul flight to and from Osaka: Brisbane is out and the Gold Coast (OOL) is in. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Queensland's largest city just isn't doing it for Japanese tourists:

Strong trade industry support in Japan and Australia led to the change, Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway said.

"The reason we've done this is very straightforward--it's market driven," he said. "Over 75% of the Japanese customers who fly on this route, their end destination is the Gold Coast."

Related Stories:
· Jetstar Announces Gold Coast-Japan Flights [SMH]
· Japan to Double Haneda Overseas Slots [Bloomberg]
· Japan Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of Haneda: kala-pattar]

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Janet Jackson Rocks Monochromatic Airplane Style

Where: Tokyo, Japan

4/10/2008 at 9:21 AM
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Pop singer Janet Jackson won't be usurping your overhead-bin space: On a recent flight into Tokyo's Narita International Hotel to promote her new album "Discipline," she toted just a neat leather shoulder bag (and later, a bunch of flowers a fan handed her).

Jackson will start a world tour promoting "Discipline" next fall, she recently told the hosts of "Good Morning America."

Track suits are completely underrated for air travel. Just another thing our moms were right about.

Related Stories:
· More Celebrity Antics at the Cove Atlantis [HotelChatter]
· Rumored Music Travel: Jackson 5 To Reunite, Tour in 2008 [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: JustJared]

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