ANA takes the 787 to Europe

Last Saturday ANA introduced the Boeing 787 into European scheduled operations with a 12-hour non-stop flight from Tokyo Haneda to Frankfurt.  Initially the airline will fly outbound from Frankfurt on Saturday, Monday and Thursday.  To date ANA has taken delivery of five Dreamliners but expect to have 20 (out of 55) in service by the end of March 2013.  With four aircraft operational it is the 787s first long haul route.

ANA also flies a daily Frankfurt service from Tokyo Narita using a Boeing 777-300ER for these flights.

The airline has announced that from April it will introduce two-class domestic 787s featuring a new lightweight seat which will give passengers more legroom.  Other benefits of the new aircraft include much larger windows and an ergonomic cabin design.  There are only two rows in Business Class, 12 seats.  Up to 323 can be accommodated in the Economy zone. www.ana.co.jp

Index/Home page
 

OUR READERS' FINEST WORDS (All times and dates are GMT)

All comments are filtered to exclude any excesses but the Editor does not have to agree with what is being said. 100 words maximum