The China Southern Airlines will launch the first direct flight from Changsha to Tokyo on October 26, 2015. Changsha passengers to go to Tokyo will never make a transfer. It will only take three and half hours from Changsha to Tokyo, to cut nearly half of the travel time.
The flight will be operated by Airbus A320. Every Monday and Friday, it (Flight No.: CZ8415) takes off from Changsha at 9:00 and arrives at Tokyo International Airport at 12:30. Then, it (Flight No.: CZ8416) departs from Tokyo for Changsha at 13:30 and lands at 18:10. All the above time is Beijing Time.
The China Southern Airlines has opened the regular flights from Changsha to Shizuoka and Osaka. With the season changes, the company plans to launch the flights from Changsha to Nagoya, Hiroshima and Fukuoka to provide various choices for Hunan passengers' Japanese tours.
Translator: Lv Xuefen
Source: Hunan Official Web Portal