Chinese Carriers Feb/Mar 2026 Slashes Over 60% Japan Flights – 25JAN26 Update

Published at 0000PST / 0800GMT 26JAN26 

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Chinese carriers last week continue to revise planned passenger service to Japan for the remainder of Northern winter 2025/26 season, as additional reductions are being reflected in schedule filing in the OAG schedules analyser, as well as the GDS.

Based on OAG schedules analyser filing comparison 16NOV25 vs 25JAN26, on one-way basis from China to Japan, Chinese carriers in February 2026 have reduced from 4508 flights and 860947 seats to 1783 flights and 370146 seats, while March 2026 (01-28MAR26) sees reduction from 4386 flights and 828427 seats to 1606 flights and 329474 seats. The latest reductions in February now see 60.5% flights and 57% capacity loss, while March 2026 (01-28MAR26) sees 63.4% flights and 60.2% capacity loss. Additional reductions filed by individual carriers may not fully reflected as of 25JAN26.

Chinese carriers in February 2020 (01-29FEB20) scheduled up to 2457 one-way flights from China to Japan, up to 464115 seats while March 2020 (01-28MAR20) scheduled up to 578 flights with up to 112869 seats.

Reductions for key airports including Osaka Kansai (KIX), Tokyo Haneda (HND) and Tokyo Narita (NRT), based on 16NOV25 vs 25JAN26 as follows, figures based on one-way flights from China.

Osaka Kansai
Feb 2026 2088 flights / 386412 seats > 589 flights / 120512 seats (71.8% flights / 68.9% seats loss)
Mar 2026 2065 flights / 379006 seats > 542 flights / 109504 seats (73.8% flights / 71% seats loss)

Tokyo Haneda
Feb 2026 456 flights / 103164 seats > 401 flights / 92419 seats (12.1% flights / 10.1% seats loss)
Mar 2026 455 flights / 102986 seats > 392 flights / 88742 seats (13.8% flights / 13.8% seats loss)

Tokyo Narita
Feb 2026 840 flights / 169805 seats > 474 flights / 95653 seats (43.6% flights / 43.7% seats loss)
Mar 2026 840 flights / 168501 seats > 429 flights / 88015 seats (48.9% flights / 47.8% seats loss)

Latest summary of cancelled routes or reduced flights by individual Chinese carriers between late-January 2026 and late-March 2026 as follows. Some of these changes have been highlighted in last week’s report. In addition to last week’s AeroRoutes report that Chinese carriers in total have or will cancel up to 51 routes, by March 2026, this will further increase to 53 as Air China cancels Beijing Capital – Sapporo New Chitose from 02MAR26 and Dalian – Fukuoka from 26JAN26.

Air China (CA)
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Haneda eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 35 to 34 weekly (32 weekly from 01MAR26. CA181/182 A321 replaces A330-300 on various dates in Feb/Mar 2026)
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Narita eff 26JAN26 1 daily A321 service cancelled
Beijing Capital – Sapporo New Chitose eff 02MAR26 3 weekly 737-800 service cancelled (Originally filed as 4 weekly in March 2026)
Chengdu Tianfu – Tokyo Narita eff 26JAN26 4 weekly A320neo service cancelled
Dalian – Fukuoka eff 26JAN26 3 weekly 737-800 service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 01MAR26 Reduce from 11 to 7 weekly, A321

China Eastern (MU)
Beijing Daxing – Tokyo Haneda eff 28JAN26 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly (2 weekly from 15FEB26. Service cancelled 23FEB26 – 03MAR26), A321
Nanjing – Tokyo Narita eff 26FEB26 5 weekly A320/321 service cancelled
Qingdao – Tokyo Narita eff 26JAN26 2 weekly A321 service cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 07FEB26 – 14MAR26 Reduce from 14 to 13 weekly (12 weekly from 07MAR26), A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose eff 02MAR26 Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly (3 weekly from 17MAR26), A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita
26JAN26 – 22FEB26 Reduce from 4 to 3 daily, A321/350-900
eff 02MAR26 Reduce from 4 to 3 daily (23 weekly from 21MAR26), A321/350-900

Wuhan – Tokyo Narita eff 24FEB26 2 weekly 737-800 service cancelled
Xi’An – Tokyo Narita eff 03FEB26 Reduce from 2 to 1 weekly, A320. Service cancelled from 23FEB26

China Southern (CZ)
Changchun – Tokyo Narita eff 06MAR26 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A320
Dalian – Tokyo Narita eff 27FEB26 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A321
Harbin – Tokyo Narita eff 01MAR26 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A321neo replaces A320neo
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly (3 weekly from 02MAR26), A321

Hainan Airlines (HU)
Beijing Capital – Osaka Kansai 26JAN26 – 02MAR26 Reduce from 7 to 6 weekly, 737 MAX 8
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Narita 26JAN26 – 28FEB26 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, 737-800

Juneyao Airlines (HO)
Nanjing – Osaka Kansai eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 19 to 15 weekly (14 weekly from 24FEB26) A320/787-9
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose eff 01MAR26 3 weekly A320 service cancelled

Shandong Airlines (SC)
Qingdao – Osaka Kansai eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 14 to 11 weekly (9 weekly from 02MAR26), 737-800

Shanghai Airlines (FM)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 10 to 7 weekly (4 weekly from 01MAR26), 737-800

Shenzhen Airlines (ZH)
Shenzhen – Osaka Kansai Revised from 7 weekly to following, 737 MAX 8
26JAN26 – 02FEB26 4 weekly
03FEB26 – 12FEB26 6 weekly
03MAR26 – 28MAR26 6 weekly

Wuhan – Osaka Kansai eff 03MAR26 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly

Spring Airlines (9C)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka eff 28FEB26 Reduce from 11 to 9 weekly, A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 25 to 21 weekly, A320 (18 weekly 01MAR26 – 16MAR26)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose eff 16MAR26 Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly, A320

Xiamen Airlines (MF)
Xiamen – Osaka Kansai eff 26JAN26 Reduce from 4 to 1 weekly, 737-800