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Mar 10, 2023 (newstodate): Repeatedly postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, SAS is to resume flights to Tokyo in summer 2023.
Earlier filing one daily rotation between Copenhagen and Tokyo Haneda Airport during the period March 12-September 30, 2023, The new schedule is more complex.
Starting from March 29, SAS will offer three weekly flights on the route till April 7, going up to four weekly rotations till April 18, down to two rotations till April 25, before eventually landing at a daily rotation from June 1 till September 30, 2023.
All flights operating with significantly longer flying time over the North Pole to avoid flights through Russian airspace.
Already in late December 2019, SAS obtained rights to switch from Tokyo Narita to Haneda Airport, aiming at moving the service to Tokyo Haneda Airport from the start of the summer 2020 schedule.
But early in 2020, all flights were suspended due to the coronavirus; SAS hopefully rescheduled the reopening of flights to Tokyo from October 27, 2020, with two weekly rotations, going up to three weekly flights from December 6, 2020.
Which was, however, not to happen, and a new launch date was set for July 10, 2021 - which also did not materialize..