China Eastern Partially Restores Japan Capacity in NS26

Published at 0400PDT / 1100GMT 27MAR26

China Eastern earlier this month filed additional changes to its service to Japan for Northern summer 2026 season, effective 29MAR26. Despite overall flight reductions remain unchanged at 54% (reduced from 24 routes and 225 weekly to 10 routes and 103 weekly, based on comparison 25JAN26 vs 22MAR26 comparison, using calendar week 29 as general reference), the airline has filed aircraft upgauge on all operational routes.

With all routes now receiving additional capacity, the airline now reduces from originally filed 36909 weekly seats (one-way from China to Japan) as of 25JAN26 to 23449 seats a of 22MAR26, representing 36% capacity reduction. The airline as 01FEB26 initially filed 18325 weekly seats, which would have been 50% reductions.

Comparison below based on schedule filing 01FEB26 vs 22MAR26.

Beijing Daxing – Tokyo Haneda A321 replaces A320, 4 weekly (was listed as 2 weekly as of 01FEB26)
Shanghai Hongqiao – Tokyo Haneda A330-300 replaces -200, 1 daily
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka A321 replaces A320, 13 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Hiroshima A320neo replaces A319, 2 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya A321 replaces A320, 13 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa Reduce from 3 weekly A320 to 2 weekly A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai
* MU225/226 A321 replaces A320
* MU515/516 A330-200 replaces A320
* MU729/730 A330-200 replaces A320

Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose A321 replaces A320, 3 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda
* MU539/540 A321 replaces A320
* MU575/576 777-300ER replace A330-200

Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita Reduce from 25 to 24 weekly
* MU727/728 Reduce from 4 weekly A320 to 3 weekly A321
* MU523/524 A350-900 replaces A330-200
* MU521/522 A330-200 replaces A320
* MU271/272 A321 replaces A320

For service to Tokyo, selected flights in the second half of April 2026 will also see additional seats restored, with planned A330/350 service.