China Eastern Expands Japan Service Cuts for NW25
Published at 0500PST / 1300GMT 11DEC25
China Eastern in the last few days gradually adjusted planned service to Japan for the second half of December 2025. All effective dates listed below are effective until 31DEC25, although these frequency reductions or suspension are likely to be extended to end of March 2026, as some flights are no longer available for reservations between 01JAN26 – 28MAR26.
Frequencies listed for cancelled routes below were based on schedule filing as of 16NOV25.
Based on week of 22-28DEC25, service (under MU-coded flight numbers only) has been reduced from 242 weekly departures from China to Japan on 28 routes, to approximately 141 weekly on 13 routes, representing 42% flight reductions, based on comparison 16NOV25 vs 11DEC25.
Beijing Daxing – Osaka Kansai eff 21DEC25 14 weekly service cancelled
Beijing Daxing – Tokyo Haneda eff 15DEC25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A321
Chengdu Tianfu – Osaka Kansai eff 01DEC25 4 weekly A320 service cancelled
Hefei – Osaka Kansai
01DEC25 – 19DEC25 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A320neo
20DEC25 – 01JAN26 Service cancelled
Kunming – Tokyo Narita eff 15DEC25 1 weekly 787-9 service cancelled
Nanchang – Osaka Kansai eff 08DEC25 3 weekly A320 service cancelled
Nanjing – Tokyo Narita eff 30NOV25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A320/321
Qingdao – Osaka Kansai eff 07DEC25 3 weekly A320 service cancelled
Qingdao – Tokyo Narita eff 14DEC25 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A321 (This route is cancelled 07DEC25 – 13DEC25)
Shanghai Hongqiao – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily A330-300 service unchanged
Shanghai Pu Dong – Hiroshima eff 16DEC25 Reduce from 6 to 2-3 weekly, A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka eff 22DEC25 Reduce from 3 to 2 daily, A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Kagoshima eff 22DEC25 2 weekly A319 service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Komatsu
01DEC25 – 21DEC25 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A319
eff 22DEC25 Service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagasaki eff 12DEC25 2 weekly A319 service cancelled (except 19DEC25)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya eff 22DEC25 Reduce from 3 to 2 daily, A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Niigata eff 02DEC25 2 weekly A320 service cancelled (except 20DEC25)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okayama 15DEC25 – 31DEC25 4 weekly A319 service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa eff 11DEC25 Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, A320/321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 15DEC25 Reduce from 32 to 27 weekly (24 weekly from week of 22DEC25)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose 2 daily A321 service unchanged
Shanghai Pu Dong – Shizuoka eff 13DEC25 4 weekly service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda 2 daily 777-300ER/A320neo service unchanged
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita 4 daily A321/350-900 service unchanged
Wuhan – Osaka Kansai
eff 02DEC25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 737-800
eff 15DEC25 Service cancelled
Wuhan – Tokyo Narita 3 weekly 737-800 service unchanged (25DEC25 cancelled)
Xi’An – Nagoya eff 30NOV25 4 weekly A320 service cancelled (except 03JAN26 / 05JAN26)
Xi’An – Tokyo Narita eff 30NOV25 Reduce from 4 to 2 weekly, A320neo
Yantai – Tokyo Narita
eff 04DEC25 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A320
eff 21DEC25 Service cancelled
Shanghai Airlines (FM) also revised planned operations for the second half of December 2025. Like parent China Eastern, confirmed schedule has been updated until 31DEC25 inclusive, although some flights on/after 01JAN26 are not available for reservations, but not fully reflected in schedule listing.
Shanghai Hongqiao – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily 737-800 service unchanged
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka eff 22DEC25 6 weekly service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya
02DEC25 – 12DEC25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 737-800
eff 13DEC25 Service cancelled (except 20DEC25 / 21DEC25)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 15DEC25 Reduce from 14 to 12 weekly, 737-800 (10 weekly from 22DEC25)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily 787-9 service unchanged
Shanghai Pu Dong – Toyama eff 21DEC25 3 weekly 737-800 service cancelled