From 11 March onwards, direct flights will resume from Brussels Airport to the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The flights conducted by All Nippon Airways had been on standby since November 2022.
Brussels Airport announced the news on Tuesday and added that, as a result, they have scheduled two flights per week between Brussels and Tokyo, on Wednesday and Saturday.
Furthermore, a spokesperson for the airport stated that the war in Ukraine was to blame for the interruption of flights from Japan to Europe towards the end of last year.
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Indeed, the Russian invasion of the country set off a motion of events, which forced Japanese flights to take a longer route to get to Europe. However, All Nippon Airways decided to save on these additional costs in November, especially as demand for European travel had waned among Japanese passengers.
Nonetheless, the Japanese airline recently decide to once again expand its international network which has resulted in a return of flights between Tokyo and Brussels.
