Lufthansa Group plans 50 weekly flights to Japan in summer 2027
The carrier reopens Frankfurt-Nagoya and boosts Tokyo operations with Boeing 787-9 aircraft, reaching up to 50 weekly joint services to Japan alongside partners.
Lufthansa Group will scale up its operations to Japan during the northern summer season of 2027, providing up to 50 weekly frequencies across its network in partnership with SWISS, Austrian Airlines, ITA Airways, and ANA.
Effective 29 March 2027, Lufthansa will reinstate its nonstop service between Frankfurt and Nagoya Chubu Centrair Airport with three weekly flights (LH736/LH737), operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft configured with the Allegris cabin (28 Business, 28 Premium Economy, and 231 Economy seats). The German flag carrier had not served Nagoya since the pandemic and will face Finnair, which deploys Airbus A350-900s between Helsinki and Nagoya four times weekly.
Additionally, on 28 March 2027, Lufthansa will introduce a daily Frankfurt-Tokyo Narita rotation (LH710/LH711) using the 787-9, while maintaining daily services to Tokyo Haneda from Frankfurt and Munich.
Other group carriers will also adjust capacity to Narita. SWISS plans up to seven weekly flights from Zurich, and Austrian Airlines will increase its Vienna-Narita service from four to seven weekly frequencies starting 3 May 2027 with Boeing 777-200ER equipment. Destinations served across the alliance encompass Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita, Osaka, and Nagoya.
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