Qantas has been granted an additional allocation by the International Air Services Commission to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from March 30, 2025 and plans to shift around its flying to the city to have daily flights from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to the downtown airport.

Qantas formerly had two daily flights to Haneda from Sydney, while Brisbane and Melbourne operated to Tokyo’s Narita Airport.

The second Qantas flight will shift to Narita, while Brisbane and Melbourne will move to Haneda.

“We’re very pleased at today’s IASC determination,” said Qantas International CEO, Cam Wallace.

“With this third frequency, we plan to be the only airline to connect Australia’s three major east coast cities with Haneda Airport – right in the heart of downtown Tokyo.

“Now that we have approval from the IASC, we will apply for slots at Haneda for flights from Melbourne and Brisbane and, subject to this process, plan to go on sale towards the end of the year.

“Japan is an incredibly popular destination for Australians and we are seeing very strong demand for our services. These new flights will make it even easier for Qantas customers to get to Tokyo.”

Qantas plans to use the two-class Airbus A330 aircraft configured with 297 seats on the services to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

In addition to the Qantas services to Tokyo, Jetstar flies daily from Brisbane and Cairns to Narita, in addition to its 11 weekly flights to Osaka from Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns.