July 22, 2024: Virgin Australia has announced it will cease operating its once daily flight between Cairns and Tokyo, Haneda on February 24, 2025 as a result of factors including the slow recovery of inbound visitors from Japan, which is up to 35 per cent below pre-COVID levels*.
The airline first launched its Cairns-Tokyo, Haneda services in June 2023. However, a below forecast recovery of visitors travelling from Japan to Australia due to sustained weakness in the Japanese Yen, has impacted demand for the services, rendering the route commercially unsustainable.
Impacted customers offered a refund of their booking
There are approximately 2,000 impacted customers travelling with Virgin Australia to Tokyo, Haneda after 24 February 2025. Customers who booked for travel after 24 February via virginaustralia.com will be contacted by email within the next 24 hours to arrange a refund of their booking.
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