Chinese Carriers NS26 Japan PAX Network Update – 26JAN26
Published at 1700PST 26JAN26 / 0100GMT 27JAN26
Various Chinese carriers recently gradually filed service changes for passenger service to Japan, for Northern summer 2026 season from 29MAR26. These changes are based on available flights for reservations in the GDS and/or the airline’s website.
Highlighted frequencies noted below, are based on comparison of schedule filing in the OAG schedules analyser as of 25JAN26 vs actual available flights for reservations (in all fare classes) as of 26JAN26. In total, 554 out of 865 weekly flights (one-way from China to Japan) are fully available for reservations, account 64% of planned flights (45% when compared to calendar week 29 in 2025, which was scheduled up to 1225 weekly flights).Additional changes will be filed in the next few weeks.
Air China (CA)
101 of 182 weekly only available for reservations in full fare J/Y-class:
Beijing Capital – Nagoya 1 daily 737-800
Beijing Capital – Okinawa 2 weekly 737-800
Beijing Capital – Osaka Kansai 1 of 3 daily (CA127/128) A321
Beijing Capital – Sapporo New Chitose 1 daily 737-800
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Narita 2 daily A321
Chengdu Tianfu – Tokyo Narita 1 daily A320
Chongqing – Tokyo Narita 1 daily 737-800
Dalian – Fukuoka 1 daily 737-800
Dalian – Hiroshima 2 weekly 737-800
Dalian – Tokyo Narita 4 weekly 737-800
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka 1 daily A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 1 daily A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily (CA921/922) A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sendai 2 weekly A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita 2 of 4 daily (CA157/158, CA923/924) A321
All fare classes are available for reservations:
Beijing Capital – Osaka Kansai 2 of 3 daily, A321
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Haneda 5 daily A321
Hangzhou – Osaka Kansai 1 daily A321
Hangzhou – Tokyo Narita 4 weekly A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily, A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita 2 of 4 daily, A321
Beijing Capital Airlines (JD)
The airline schedules only sole route to Japan
Hangzhou – Osaka Kansai 1 weekly A320
China Eastern (MU)
38 of 225 weekly flights not available for reservations to date:
Beijing Daxing – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily (MU525/526), A320
Hefei – Osaka Kansai 4 weekly A320
Nanjing – Tokyo Narita 1 daily A321
Qingdao – Tokyo Narita 3 weekly A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka 1 of 3 daily (MU531/532, including flights only available in full fare J/Y-class), A320
Wuhan – Osaka Kansai 1 daily 737-800
Wuhan – Tokyo Narita 3 weekly 737-800
Available for reservations. Note further changes can be expected in the next few weeks:
Beijing Daxing – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily A320
Beijing Daxing – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily A320
Kunming – Tokyo Narita 1 weekly A320
Shanghai Hongqiao – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily A330-200
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka 2 of 3 daily A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Hiroshima 1 daily A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Kagoshima 2 weekly A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Komatsu 4 weekly A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagasaki 2 weekly A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 3 daily A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Niigata 2 weekly A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okayama 5 weekly A319
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa 2 daily A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 4 daily A320 (Reduced from 5 to 4 daily)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Shizuoka 4 weekly A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose 9 weekly A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda 2 daily A320/330-200
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita 4 daily A320/330-200
Xi’An – Tokyo Narita 4 weekly A320
China Southern (CZ)
The airline has reduced from 19 routes, 115 weekly, 23142 seats (figure based on week of 05-11JUL26, as of 14DEC25) to 9 routes, 46 weekly, 10611 seats (as of 25JAN26).
Beijing Daxing – Osaka Kansai 1 daily cancelled
Beijing Daxing – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily A330-300
Changchun – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 4 to 2 weekly, A320
Changsha – Tokyo Narita 2 weekly cancelled
Dalian – Nagoya 4 weekly cancelled
Dalian – Osaka Kansai 1 daily cancelled
Dalian – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A321
Guangzhou – Osaka Kansai 1 daily A321neo
Guangzhou – Tokyo Haneda 2 daily 777-300ER/A321neo
Guangzhou – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A321neo
Harbin – Osaka Kansai 2 weekly cancelled
Harbin – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A320neo
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 1 daily cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly, A321
Shenyang – Osaka Kansai 1 daily cancelled
Shenyang – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A321neo
Shenzhen – Tokyo Narita 3 weekly cancelled
Wuhan – Tokyo Narita 2 weekly cancelled
Zhengzhou – Tokyo Narita 1 daily cancelled
Hainan Airlines (HU)
Including flights not available for reservations, the airline schedules 9 weekly flights, instead of 17 weekly
Beijing Capital – Osaka Kansai 2 of 7 weekly not available for reservations (Day 24)
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Haneda 3 weekly cancelled
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Narita 1 of 4 weekly not available for reservations (Day 1)
Haikou – Tokyo Narita 1 weekly
Xi’An – Tokyo Narita 2 weekly cancelled
Juneyao Airlines (HO)
4 of 41 weekly flights not available for reservations:
Nanjing – Osaka Kansai 3 weekly A320 (Recently opened for reservations on/after 29MAR26)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 4 of 7 weekly not available for reservations (Day x135), A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 3 daily A320/787-9
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda 3 weekly A320
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita 1 daily 787-9
Loong Air (GJ)
The airline operates sole route to Japan
Hangzhou – Osaka Kansai Reduce from 7 to 2 weekly, A320
Shandong Airlines (SC)
2 of 5 daily flights not available for reservations:
Jinan – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily (SC8087/8088), 737-800
Qingdao – Osaka Kansai 1 of 3 daily (SC4095/4096), 737-800
Shanghai Airlines (FM)
24 of 45 weekly flights not available for reservations:
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka 1 daily 737-800
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 1 daily 737-800
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily (FM873/874), 737-800
Shanghai Pu Dong – Toyama 3 weekly 737-700
Available for reservations:
Shanghai Hongqiao – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily 737-800
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 1 of 2 daily, 737-800
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda 1 daily 787-9
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH)
32 of 49 weekly not available for reservations:
Nanjing – Osaka Kansai 1 daily 737-800
Nantong – Osaka Kansai 1 daily 737-800
Shenzhen – Osaka Kansai 8 of 14 weekly A320
Wuxi – Osaka Kansai 10 of 14 weekly 737-800
Following routes are available for reservations in full fare J/G/Y-class:
Shenzhen – Osaka Kansai 6 of 7 weekly ZH661/662, A320
Shenzhen – Tokyo Narita 1 daily 737-800
Wuxi – Osaka Kansai 4 of 7 weekly ZH673/674, 737-800
Sichuan Airlines (3U)
9 of 14 weekly flights not available for reservations:
Chengdu Tianfu – Osaka Kansai 1 daily A321
Chengdu Tianfu – Tokyo Narita 2 of 7 weekly (Day 13), A320
Spring Airlines (9C)
10 routes, 112 weekly of 18 routes, 165 weekly not available for reservations:
Dalian – Osaka Kansai 4 of 7 weekly
Guangzhou – Osaka Kansai 7 weekly
Nanjing – Osaka Kansai 7 weekly
Ningbo – Osaka Kansai 7 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka 3 of 14 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Ibaraki 3 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 4 of 7 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa 12 of 14 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 5 of 8 daily
Shanghai Pu Dong – Saga 3 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose 5 of 7 weekly
Shenyang – Osaka Kansai 7 weekly
Shijiazhuang – Tokyo Narita 2 weekly
Tianjin – Osaka Kansai 7 weekly
Xi’An – Osaka Kansai 3 weekly
Yangzhou – Osaka Kansai 3 weekly
Available for reservations:
Dalian – Osaka Kansai 3 of 7 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka 11 of 14 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 3 of 7 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa 2 of 14 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 3 of 8 daily
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose 2 of 7 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda 4 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita 1 daily
Tianjin Airlines (GS)
The airline schedules only sole route to Japan
Tianjin – Tokyo Haneda 1 weekly A320
Xiamen Airlines (MF)
6 of 8 routes, 30 of 44 weekly flights not available for reservations:
Chongqing – Osaka Kansai 3 weekly 737-800
Fuzhou – Nagoya 4 weekly 737-800
Fuzhou – Okinawa 2 weekly 737-800
Fuzhou – Osaka Kansai 1 daily 737-800
Hangzhou – Osaka Kansai 1 daily 737-800
Xiamen – Osaka Kansai 1 daily 737-800
Available for reservations:
Fuzhou – Tokyo Narita 1 daily 787-8
Xiamen – Tokyo Narita 1 daily 737-800/787-8