Carriers increase flights to Japan

Airlines set to boost capacity as demand from Chinese travelers keeps surging

With a growing number of Chinese travelers taking trips to Japan, Chinese and Japanese carriers are launching more flights to connect the two countries.

During the winter-spring flying season from Oct 27 to March 28 of next year, there will be a total of 1,406 flights connecting China and Japan. That is 224 flights more than the past summer flying season, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan.