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All Nippon Airways (ANA) has restarted its seasonal Perth–Tokyo service two weeks early due to high passenger demand.
ANA is flying three times per week between Perth and Narita using 787-9 Dreamliners, with the first flight having touched down in Perth on Monday ahead of the original return date of 29 October.
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The route is expected to add 17,000 inbound seats to Perth over the five months to March 2025, with flights operating every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
“The return of ANA’s service means that there are more options for business and leisure travellers, and it will also lead to many more Japanese and other international visitors coming to Western Australia,” said Perth Airport’s chief commercial and aviation officer, Kate Holsgrove.
“Japan is Western Australia’s ninth biggest international visitor market, injecting $70 million into the WA economy in visitor expenditure for the year ending in June 2024 and the return of ANA’s direct service will be a major boost for the tourism and hospitality sector.
“ANA returned for a seasonal service last year and we’re delighted to welcome the airline back to Perth.”
According to WA Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti, the state government has secured non-stop flights from 20 global destinations since borders reopened.
“We’ve made aviation a huge priority for our government, not just for tourism but for business and investment opportunities as well and are really pleased to now have direct links with 20 different international destinations,” Minister Saffioti said.
“It’s exciting to welcome back the direct flight between Tokyo and Perth, given Japan is one of our top 10 tourism markets for visitation and spend.”
ANA first launched non-stop services between Perth and Tokyo (Narita) in September 2019 but was forced to halt them just six months later after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ANA’s original Perth–Narita route, which used 787-8s as opposed to the slightly larger 787-9, connected Western Australia with Japan for the first time since 2011, when Qantas ended its three-times-weekly flights with Boeing 767-300ERs.
Holsgrove earlier this year said the route had been popular both inbound and outbound.
“We will continue to work closely with ANA to rebuild confidently towards a daily service with strong passenger demand all year-round,” she said.
“This represents another success story for the Team Perth approach of working with tourism, businesses, exporters and the State Government to grow the aviation sector in Western Australia.”
