ANA confirms 787 schedules

The long awaited flight introduction of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has now been confirmed between Tokyo Narita and Hong Kong on 26 and 27 October.  This inaugural charter flight will be sold through package tours.  On the following days (October 28 and 29), excursion flights departing from and landing in Narita will allow more customers to experience the increased level of comfort associated with a flight in the Dreamliner.  Delivery of the first aircraft is expected on 26 September.

The Dreamliner’s first regular domestic service will be the Haneda – Okayama route starting on 1 November, with a flight on the Haneda – Hiroshima route also departing the same day.  Frankfurt, a new destination, has been chosen for the international introduction with flights beginning in January 2012.  However ANA will operate a 787 on some Haneda – Beijing services from December, marking the aircraft’s first regular international sectors. www.anaskyweb.com

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