China-Japan flights drop 57% for summer travel peak amid geopolitical tensions

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Scheduled flights between China and Japan for the summer travel peak months of July and August have dropped by 57% compared to last year. The decline is attributed to geopolitical tensions and a recent increase in Japanese visa prices, impacting airline operations and travel demand.

The number of China-Japan flights scheduled by airlines for the upcoming summer travel period – the peak months of July and August – has dropped by 57 per cent versus a year ago following a political flap and a price hike in Japanese visas, according to industry data. A total of 2,629 round-trip flights were expected next month between the two Asian countries, down from 6,317 in July last year. In August, 2,641 were scheduled, a drop from the 6,127 flown in August 2025, data compiled by British...