Vice Minister of CAAC Xia Xinghua Meets with the Delegation of Japan Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport

The 6 members delegation headed by Tyooan Yutaka, minister of administrative office for Japan Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), aboard ANA flight NH1285, arrived at T3 of Beijing Capital International Airport in the last year. This signified the official opening of the air route from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Xia Xinghau, Vice Minister of CAAC, officers from International Department and Transportation Department of CCAC and leaders of Beijing Capital International Airport welcomed the Japan MLIT delegation. After that, Xia talked with Tyooan Yutaka. This route is operated by Air China and All Nippon Airways Co., there are 3 flights daily shuttling between Beijing Capital Airport and Tokyo Haneda Airport. So far, the total weekly flights on routes from Beijing to Tokyo are 106, and the flights between China and Japan approaches 271 weekly. It is understood that Beijing, followed Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong, is the 4th city to launch the flight route to Tokyo Haneda Airport.