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Royal Brunei Airlines Introduces Direct Flights to Land of Cherry Blossoms

Royal Brunei Airlines Introduces Direct Flights to Land of Cherry Blossoms
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 Royal Brunei Airlines launched a new service connecting the Brunei capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, with Tokyo Narita on Friday, March 15.

According to Business Traveller, the airline’s return to Japan marks the first time in more than two decades that the two countries have had a non-stop air connection.

Flights to Tokyo operate three times per week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, departing Bandar Seri Begawan at 0030 and arriving in Tokyo Narita at 0730. The return flight departs Tokyo at 1145 and arrives back in Brunei at 1710 that afternoon.

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Image: Twitter

 

Karam Chand, Royal Brunei Airlines Chief Executive Officer, said to Aviation Tribune, “Our new route not only re-establishes a seamless connection between the two cities, adding Tokyo to the growing list of destinations is a very important decision for the company as we want to ensure each new route will provide Royal Brunei with strong revenue growth, enhance the network and add significant value to Brunei’s economy.”

The recent delivery of Royal Brunei’s next-generation single-aisle aircraft, the A320NEO, is a key enabler for the airline to pursue route expansion given its superior economics.

Image: Business Traveller
Image: Business Traveller

 

To-date, Royal Brunei Airlines has received five brand new aircraft which has commenced services around the network. The last two A320NEO aircraft will be delivered in November this year, making the airline’s fleet one of the youngest in the world at an average age of just two years.

Last year was a record year for Brunei with 278,100 visitors stepping on its shores via air travel, Borneo Bulletin reported. The addition of the RB direct flights to Tokyo and other codeshare flights is expected to increase the number of tourists from Japan to an estimated 18,000 from a modest figure of 5,400 last year.

 

 

 

 

 

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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