All Nippon Airlines launches Jakarta and Manila services

All Nippon Airways (ANA) – Japan’s second largest carrier – will add two further international destinations to its network, commencing in 2011. In March 2011, ANA will commence daily services form its Tokyo (Narita) hub to Manila, Philipines using B767-300ER aircraft.

Meanwhile, the airline will re-start daily services to Jakarta, Indonesia from January 2011, also using B767 aircraft, after a break of 3 years. ANA is also increasing its freighter operations to China this month (October), with the addition of two flights to Shanghai Pudong, bringing the total to six per week.

ANA is a particularly important cargo carrier for the hi-tech and pharma sectors which make up a large proportion of airfreight exports. The Irish air cargo industry’s efforts to support this global trade are complicated by restricted  capacity and the limited range of direct airline services available. ANA’s cargo GSSA of more than ten years, IAM, overcomes these obstacles by operating dedicated express overnight road feeders to connect with ANA’s 7 flights per week from London Heathrow, providing a virtual direct service for the Irish market.

Says IAM’s MD Ian McCool: “Every extra frequency and new destination is invaluable to the Irish market. ANA’s daily B777 service to its Tokyo hub already provides Irish freight agents with a high-quality service that has won strong support here. These extra destinations and additional capacity will be most welcome.”

ANA already operates services to 50 destinations in Japan and 35 other international points.  Its fleet comprises 168 passenger- and 7 cargo aircraft, with  86 further aircraft on order – including 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. ANA plans to launch a new low-cost airline with Hong Kong’s First Eastern Investment group, which is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2011 on domestic and international routes from Osaka Kansai International Airport.

International Airline Marketing Limited (IAM) is Ireland’s largest air cargo general sales and service agent (GSSA), responsible for over 20% of all airfreight traffic from Ireland. Working on behalf of leading carriers including American Airlines, Air Canada, South African Airlines and Jet Airways, IAM forms the core of an expanding group whose activities also include cargo trucking, cargo handling and aviation training.

Quelle: All Nippon Airways (ANA)