With the planned entry to service of ANA (and the world’s) first Boeing 787 aircraft, they have now announced details of what routes the aircraft will fly on initially. Here’s some details (thanks to the excellent Airlineroute.net blog):
The first commercial route will be a charter from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong on 26 October 2011, returning on 27 October.
Scheduled domestic services will start between Tokyo Haneda and Okayama on 1 November, followed by Haneda to Hiroshima.
Scheduled international services will be flown between Tokyo Haneda – Beijing 1x weekly from December 2011, and Tokyo Haneda – Frankfurt 3x weekly from January 2012 (daily from February 2012).
So it seems Haneda is initially the place to go and see the aircraft, but European spotters will be delighted at the regular services into Frankfurt from early next year. This flight will arrive around 0525 and depart 1115 each morning.
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