Tokyo
The Tokyo Haneda hub goes from strength to strength
Haneda airport has one major advantage: it is located just 30 minutes by public transport from the heart of Tokyo, compared with over an hour for the Narita hub. This advantage is also supported by the local authorities, as the Japanese government is helping Haneda to grow by freeing up air slots. The recent award of...
Finnair targets business travel in Japan
Finnair continues to expand its services to Japan. In December, the Finnish carrier will become the only European carrier to fly to Sapporo twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays. Sapporo New Chitose International Airport has not been served by a European carrier since KLM left in 2002. The flight...
Jetlag Social Club, the Flying Blue app for coping with jet lag
Wanting to sleep in the middle of the day or with your eyes wide open in the middle of the night: the effects of jet lag are well known to long-distance business travellers. But what can you do at 2am when the rest of the city is asleep? Where can you lie down for half an hour when you're...
All Nippon Airways: is there a pilot in the shuttle?
Autonomous vehicles are not just for Uber and other American giants. The investments made in this field by All Nippon Airways (ANA) over the last few months bear witness to this. After an initial phase of tests in February 2018, the Japanese airline has begun experimenting with an autonomous bus on its...
Tokyo: address book
Identity card Formalities: Valid passport. Currency: The yen (JPY). 1 Euro = 133 JPY (Sept. 2015). Area code: + 81 ; 3 (Tokyo). Time difference: +7 hours in summer, +8 hours in winter. Getting there ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS operates two flights a day between Paris CDG and Tokyo, one to...
Qatar Airways Dreamliner conquers Tokyo Haneda
Qatar Airways' Asian catalogue is becoming more consistent with business customers every month. This week, the airline launched a new flight between its Doha hub and Tokyo Haneda airport. The daily service is operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner configured in two classes. The aircraft has 22 seats in...
Tokyo Marunouchi never sleeps
Getting to Marunouchi is easy: just get off at Tokyo Station, the sprawling central station. Right in the heart of the city, on the steps of the Imperial Palace Gardens. A suburb of Edo Castle during the feudal era, Marunouchi - 'in the enclosure' - saw its destiny change at the end of the 19th century with the...
Tokyo Marunouchi: address book
Practical information Area code: +81. Time difference: +8 hours in winter, +7 hours in summer. Currency: Yen. 1 euro = 98 yen (January 2012). Electricity: 100V/60 Hz with flat plugs, but most hotels offer in-room connections suitable for European appliances. Getting there...
Tokyo: address book
TOKYO Identity card Currency: in January 2010, 1 euro = 133 yen Area code: +81 Time difference: +8 hours Getting there AIR FRANCE operates 17 flights a week (including 7 code-share flights with JAL). Tel: 3654 - Internet: www.airfrance.com JAPAN AIRLINES, Japan's national airline, operates 7 flights a week (including...
