JAL Relaunches Middle East Service with Tokyo – Doha in NS24

Published at 0500GMT 08DEC23

Japan Airlines yesterday (07DEC23) opened reservation for its planned service on Tokyo Haneda – Doha route, scheduled to commence on 31MAR24. The oneWorld member in July 2023 announced its intention to relaunch service to The Middle East, where it last operated until November 1990.

Subject to government approval, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to operate this route on daily basis.

JL059 HND2250 – 0440+1DOH 789 D
JL050 DOH0715 – 2355HND 789 D

Operational schedule of JL059/050 is nearly identical to Qatar Airways’ Tokyo Haneda service (31MAR24 – 26OCT24):
QR812 DOH0715 – 2230HND 359 D
QR813 HND0100 – 0630DOH 359 D

The following was JAL’s Middle East service, as part of the airline’s European southbound routing in 1990, operated by DC10:
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok – Abu Dhabi – Kuwait City – Cairo – Athens 1 weekly (until 25APR90)
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok – Abu Dhabi – Kuwait City – Jeddah – Cairo – Athens 1 weekly (until 26MAR90)
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok – Karachi – Kuwait City – Jeddah – Cairo – Athens 1 weekly (until 26MAR90)
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok – Kuwait City – Cairo – Athens 1 weekly (01APR90 – 30NOV90)