Chinese Carriers NW26 Japan Operation Changes – 01AUG26
Published at 0200PDT / 0900GMT 03AUG26
Selected Chinese carriers in recent schedule update filed changes to planned operations to Japan for Northern winter 2026/27 season. Based on schedule filing comparison 14JUN26 vs 26JUL26 (data verified as of 01AUG26), planned adjustments include the following.
Air China (CA)
The carrier’s schedule update are mainly extensions from existing frequencies during summer season
Beijing Capital – Osaka Kansai eff 25OCT26 2 daily service maintained with A321/330, instead of initially filed 3 daily
Chongqing – Tokyo Narita eff 25OCT26 Reduce from initially filed 7 weekly to 2 weekly, 737 MAX 8 (4 weekly in NS26)
Hangzhou – Osaka Kansai eff 25OCT26 5 weekly A321 service maintained, instead of initially filed 7 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai eff 25OCT26 1 daily service maintained with A321, instead of initially filed 3 daily
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita eff 25OCT26 2 daily service maintained with A321/350, instead of initially filed 4 daily
Air China has removed following routes on/after 25OCT26. These routes are already cancelled during summer 2026 season:
Beijing Capital – Nagoya
Beijing Capital – Okinawa
Beijing Capital – Sapporo New Chitose
Beijing Capital – Tokyo Narita
Chengdu Tianfu – Tokyo Narita
Dalian – Fukuoka
Dalian – Hiroshima
Dalian – Tokyo Narita
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sendai
China Eastern (MU)
Beijing Daxing – Tokyo Haneda eff 25OCT26 Reduce from 7 to 2 weekly, A321
Shanghai Pu Dong – Hiroshima eff 25OCT26 2 weekly cancelled
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa eff 25OCT26 2 weekly cancelled
Juneyao Airlines (HO)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya 787-9 replaces A320 during following periods, 3 weekly: 18DEC26 – 08JAN27, 22JAN27 – 19FEB27, 19MAR27 – 26MAR27
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai 25OCT26 – 30NOV26 1 of 2 daily A320 replaces 787-9
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Haneda eff 25OCT26 787-9 service maintained, instead of initially filed A321, 3 weekly
Spring Airlines (9C)
Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka eff 25OCT26 11 weekly service maintained, instead of initially filed 10 weekly
Shanghai Pu Dong – Okinawa eff 25OCT26 Service resumption, 2 weekly A320
9C6977 PVG1035 – 1400OKA 320 26
9C6978 OKA1500 – 1630PVG 320 26
Shanghai Pu Dong – Sapporo New Chitose eff 25OCT26 Increase from 2 to 4 weekly, A320