All Nippon Airways (ANA) begins its nonstop flights between Milan-Malpensa and Tokyo-Haneda with three weekly services. Thus, it becomes the second airline to offer a direct connection between Japan and Italy, following ITA Airways, which operates a service between Rome and the Japanese capital. The last nonstop service between Milan and Tokyo was in March 2020, operated by the now-defunct Alitalia, which was suspended as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Flight NH 207 was operated by a Boeing 787 registered as JA892A, which departed Tokyo-Haneda Airport at 01:23 local time on December 3 and landed at Milan-Malpensa Airport at 07:52 after 14 hours and 29 minutes.

ANA is scheduled to launch other European services such as Stockholm-Arlanda starting January 31, 2025, and Istanbul beginning February 12, 2025. Both connections will be operated by Boeing 787-8 aircraft with 184 seats. Additionally, ANA offers flights to Brussels, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Munich, and Vienna.

«We are pleased and delighted to welcome All Nippon Airways to Malpensa. The airline is one of the most prestigious in the world, and its decision to activate the flight from Milan-Malpensa further confirms the significant interest of the industry in the potential of the Milan metropolitan area and northern Italy,» said Luigi Battuello, Commercial Director of SEA Milan Airports. 

After fourteen years, a Japanese airline returns to fly to Milan-Malpensa, the last being Japan Airlines, which operated with a Boeing 747-400. Asian flights at Milan-Malpensa Airport have grown by 61% in passenger traffic in the first 10 months of the year and represent 27% of long-haul traffic to and from Malpensa.

Flight schedule between Tokyo-Haneda (HND) and Milan-Malpensa (MXP)

• Flight NH 207: HND 01:05 – MXP 08:30 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
• Flight NH 208: MXP 10:30 – HND 07:30+1 Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.

The flights will be operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft configured with 215 seats in three classes: 48 in Business Class, 21 in Premium Economy, and 146 in Economy. For this service, ANA offers travelers connections to destinations within Japan such as Osaka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Fukuoka, and other destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.

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