After more than 30 years, Japan Airlines returns to the Middle East with non-stop flights between Tokyo Haneda and Doha. With this new service, the airline offers multiple connections to Brazil. Europe and Africa through partner Qatar Airways.
The inaugural flight JL 59, was operated on March 31, 2024, by a Boeing 787 registered as JA872J. The aircraft took off from Haneda Airport at 23:13 local time and landed at Hamad International Airport at 05:07 the following day, after eleven hours and 54 minutes.
«Our new service to Doha is the first direct flight to the Middle East operated by a Japanese airline. It perfectly complements JAL’s global network and allows customers to seamlessly connect to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America through our partnership with Qatar Airways, a member of the same oneworld alliance as JAL,» said Ross Leggett, Managing Executive Officer, Route Marketing Senior Vice President, Japan Airlines.
Qatar Airways Group CCO, Thierry Antinori welcomes Managing Executive Officer of Japan Airlines Ross Leggett, along with the Senior Manager Terminal Operations at @HIAQatar, Mr. Ali Darwish and the Vice President Airside Administration & Management at Qatar Aviation Services, Mr.… pic.twitter.com/S2cezsQR6c
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) April 1, 2024
Haneda – Doha flight schedule
- Tokyo Haneda – Doha Flight JL 59 HND 22:50 – DOH 04:40+1 daily flights.
- Doha – Tokyo Haneda Flight JL 50 DOH 07:15 – HND 23:55 daily flights.
The route is operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with 52 Business Class, 35 Premium Economy, and 116 Economy seats. Its partner Qatar Airways offers daily flights from Doha to Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai.
Japan Airlines is the tenth Oneworld carrier to operate at Hamad International Airport, with this new service the airline is driving greater cultural exchange and economic collaboration, benefiting passengers and industries.
Hamad International Airport’s latest partnership continues to highlight Qatar’s commitment to strengthening its tourism offering in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, demonstrating the importance of the airport’s innovative aviation services development strategy, which has proven instrumental in driving aviation forward. It is very important for the company to successfully establish routes to and from this area.
«We are delighted to welcome our oneworld partner Japan Airlines to Doha and look forward to further cementing our successful relationship with customers around the world flying to and from Japan and North Asia. It is wonderful to see how our strategy of leveraging Hamad International Airport’s position as a five-star global hub continues to deliver results and we look forward to continuing to attract even more partner airlines to this important gateway and stopover destination in the future,» said Thierry Antinori, Chief Commercial Officer, Qatar Airways
Japan Airlines’ long-haul network also offers flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Delhi, Bangalore, Helsinki, Frankfurt, Paris CDG, London Heathrow, Vancouver, Honolulu, Seattle-Tacoma, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Boston and New York JFK.
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