ANA to resume Ljubljana, Dubrovnik charters
Japan's largest carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) will return to both Ljubljana and Dubrovnik this summer by operating a number of charter services originating from Tokyo and Osaka, which will be run on behalf of the country's largest tour operator. Services will depart Japan early in the morning and arrive in the Slovenian capital in the early afternoon (13.00). Return flights will originate from Dubrovnik. Flights from Osaka will commence in mid-July and from Tokyo in late August, however, additional charters are expected to be scheduled to both Ljubljana and Dubrovnik in the coming weeks from cities including Sapporo, Fukoka, Nagoya and Sendai. All of the planned flights so far are scheduled to operate with ANA's wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which has the capacity to seat 264 passengers.
ANA expressed interest in upgrading its annual charter operations to the Slovenian capital last year by introducing scheduled flights to Ljubljana. The company's President and CEO, Yuji Hirako, held talks with the Slovenian government in 2018 over the matter. ANA has requested for the drafting of a bilateral air agreement between Japan and Slovenia, which is a precondition for the establishment of scheduled flights. In the meantime, the two sides will negotiate a temporary arrangement in order to allow the Japanese carrier to operate regular services to Ljubljana, if it wishes to exercise such rights. ANA is also said to be seeking a codeshare agreement with its fellow Star Alliance member Adria Airways.
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On the other hand, the Croatian government recently authorised the Minister for Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, to commence talks with his Japanese counterpart over the establishment of scheduled flights between Zagreb and Tokyo. The two sides must first sign a Bilateral Air Service Agreement, which has already been drafted, with Mr Butković expressing hope for negotiations to be swift in order for flights between the two capitals to be launched in the near future. In addition to Dubrovnik, Zagreb also boasted charters from Tokyo in the past. The initiative for the introduction of regular flights from Japan to Croatia is said to have come from the Japanese side.
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