1 September 2019 © David Eyre
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) today commenced daily Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner services from Tokyo Narita to Perth, Western Australia today.
Flight NH881 pushed back from gate 51 at Terminal 1 at Tokyo Narita Airport at 11:10am and took off from runway 34L at 11:39am.
Before JA814A landed at Perth, as it headed SSW, it passed east of the airport, then turned right and passed over Welshpool and West Perth, with a view of the Matagarup Bridge and Optus Stadium lit up in blue to welcome ANA to Perth.
After a flight of 9.5 hours, JA814A landed on Perth Airport’s runway 21 at 8:08pm, parking at bay 152, Terminal 1 International at around 8:15pm.
After 90 minutes on the ground, JA814A pushed back at 9:49pm for departure as flight NH882 to Tokyo Narita and took off at 10:04pm. It arrived back at gate 51 at Tokyo Narita at 8:25am local time the next morning, exactly on time, after a flight of 9 hours 36 minutes.
JA814A was first flown on 23 August 2012 and delivered 24-25 September 2012, so it is just over 7 years old.
Qantas had 3-times weekly nonstop flights to Tokyo-Narita using Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, but ceased this service in 2011.
About 140,000 passengers travelled between Perth and Japan each year, despite not having a nonstop service. Perth Airport CEO Kevin Brown expected these numbers to increase by around 40% with the new direct service. ANA managing director for Australia/Oceania Ryo Sadayuki said there has been a strong response from customers. The direct flight takes less than 10 hours, whereas a connecting flight via Singapore or Hong Kong takes 14 to 15 hours.
For Perth services, ANA is using Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners configured to seat 184 passengers in a three-class configuration; 32 business class seats, 14 premium economy seats (2-3-2 across) and 138 economy seats (3-3-3 across).
ANA was formed in 1953 and is the largest airline in Japan with a 232 aircraft plus 81 aircraft on order.
Schedule
| Flight number | Frequency | Dep | Arr |
| NH882 Perth to Tokyo Narita | Daily | 21:45 | 08:25+1 |
| NH881 Tokyo Narita to Perth | Daily | 11:10 | 20:15 |
