China-Japan flights to drop 57% in summer time journey peak amid geopolitical tensions

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The variety of China-Japan flights scheduled by airways for the approaching summer time journey interval – the height months of July and August – has dropped by 57 per cent versus a yr in the past following a political flap and a value hike in Japanese visas, in line with business information.

A complete of two,629 round-trip flights have been anticipated subsequent month between the 2 Asian nations, down from 6,317 in July final yr. In August, 2,641 have been scheduled, a drop from the 6,127 flown in August 2025, information compiled by British aviation intelligence agency OAG confirmed. The information tracked 23 airways.

“With geopolitical challenges continuing to impact travel patterns, current demand appears to be aligned with the airlines’ planned capacity for the period,” OAG Asia head Mayur Patel mentioned on Thursday.

Mass China-Japan flight cancellations started in November, when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi upset Beijing by suggesting that Tokyo might deploy navy forces within the occasion of a battle within the Taiwan Strait.

Beijing issued a journey warning that month urging Chinese residents to keep away from visiting Japan, and a few Chinese airways supplied passengers refunds on Japan-bound flight bookings. As of June 23, China had scrapped practically 9,000 flights to Japan this yr.

Japan will increase visa charges subsequent month for the primary time since 1978. The single-entry visa payment will rise to fifteen,000 yen (US$92.75) from 3,000 yen and multiple-entry visa charges will value 30,000 yen in contrast with 6,000 yen earlier than.


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