ANA launches direct flights between Perth and Tokyo from Sept 2019
By Brandon Loo, December 26 2018
ANA will launch direct daily flights between Perth and Tokyo from 1 September 2019, unlocking another premium Asian destination for Western Australian travellers.
The daily Boeing 787 service will also open up ANA's extensive domestic network throughout Japan as well as destinations further afield, including in Europe and the USA.
The Star Alliance member's 184-seat Boeing 787-8 will take on the 10-hour flight and sees business class passengers happily ensconced in one of 32 personal suites with an alternating 1-2-1 and 1-1-1 layout...
The unique 1-2-1 and 1-1-1 arrangement sees four 'throne seats' on the Boeing 787-8
... with each seat turning into a fully-flat bed.
The convenient overnight service of NH882 will depart Perth at 9:45pm to reach Tokyo's Narita airport 8:25am the following day. The southbound NH881 leg will be wheels-up from Tokyo at 11:10am, arriving into Perth at 8:15pm. Passengers will be able to stay connected via ANA's inflight WiFi, which is priced at US$6.95 (A$10) for 30 minutes, US$16.95 (A$24) for three hours and US$21.95 (A$30) for the entire flight. While travellers will be able to earn frequent flyer miles in ANA's Mileage Club scheme, the airline's Star Alliance membership also provides the ability to earn and redeem miles on ANA flights with fellow Star Alliance partners such as Singapore Airlines. This new route comes eight years after Qantas scrapped its Perth-Tokyo flights, which were flown by the ageing Boeing 767s; ironically, this is around the same time that ANA became the Boeing 787's launch customer. ANA's only other Australian route is Sydney-Tokyo, while Oneworld rivals Japan Airlines and Qantas both fly Sydney-Tokyo and Melbourne-Tokyo. Brandon divides his time between Perth and Launceston, with ample hours spent in airport lounges in between. He recently picked up photography and tries to capture the beauty of Tasmanian landscapes, aeroplane cabins and in-flight food, to varying degrees of success.
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I think many will disagree. You move your seat forward and have a little chat, you make it work. Surely you are no going to chat nonstop for 10 hours? (great for the other passengers).
I think its fine and couples survive this every day ;-).
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It'll be interesting to see the yields for the PER-NRT route in 6 months time.
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Doesn't look like these flights are available for booking just yet. Anyone know when they'll be released?
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