Emirates launches second daily flight to Tokyo Narita from May

The aircraft deployed on flights EK320/321 to Tokyo Narita is a refurbished Boeing 777-300ER

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Emirates is launching a second daily flight to Tokyo Narita from May 1st, utilising a retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER. This new service, EK320/321, enhances connectivity for passengers travelling between Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America, offering upgraded cabin interiors and Japanese cuisine.

Key points

  • Emirates adds a second daily flight to Tokyo Narita from May 1st.
  • The new service uses a retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER with upgraded cabins.
  • This expansion increases weekly seat capacity and cargo options to Japan.

Emirates will launch a second daily service to Tokyo Narita from May 1, operated by a retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

The new flight, EK320, will depart Dubai at 22:30hrs and arrive in Tokyo Narita at 13:30hrs the following day. The return service, EK321, will depart Tokyo Narita at 21:30hrs and arrive in Dubai at 03:50hrs the following day. All times are local.

The afternoon arrival time for eastbound passengers on the new Narita service will support domestic connectivity and shorter connection times from European and Middle Eastern markets.

Westbound travellers departing from Tokyo Narita will arrive in Dubai in the early morning, enabling connections to destinations across Europe, Africa and South America, including Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Brazil.

Emirates expands Tokyo Narita service with new Boeing 777-300ER flight

The aircraft deployed on flights EK320/321 to Tokyo Narita is a refurbished Boeing 777-300ER. The four-class aircraft features upgraded interiors with design elements including colour palettes, Ghaf Tree motifs, and wood finishes across all cabins.

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The aircraft configuration includes 260 Economy seats, 24 Premium Economy seats, 40 Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, and eight First Class Suites.

Passengers will have access to cuisine featuring Japanese dishes such as Kaiseki meal tray. Travellers across all cabins will have access to more than 6,500 channels of content on Emirates’ inflight entertainment system, ice, featuring movies, TV series, podcasts, music, documentaries and a selection of Japanese content.

Tickets can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates App, or via online and offline travel agents and Emirates’ retail stores.

Tokyo Narita gets second daily Emirates service with retrofitted Boeing 777

Emirates has been serving Japan since 2002 and operates three daily flights to Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, and Osaka, with all services offering the Premium Economy product on a mix of Boeing 777s and A380s.

From May 1, Emirates will offer more than 22,500 seats per week to and from Japan across 28 flights serving three gateways. The airline will be able to carry 1,240 tonnes of cargo per week in and out of the country, providing capacity for businesses to transport products to trade markets in the GCC, Europe, and Africa.

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The airline introduced its Chauffeur-drive service in Narita earlier this month. The service will be extended to customers in Osaka from March 1.

Emirates offers domestic connectivity through partnerships with Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways, serving 36 destinations, including 26 domestic and 10 regional points.

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