Lufthansa Group will fly to Japan up to 50 times a week in summer 2027, the group said on 6 October 2026, as Lufthansa brings back its seasonal Frankfurt–Nagoya route and adds a new daily Frankfurt–Tokyo Narita service. SWISS will also put more flights into Tokyo Narita from Zurich. The group says the growth is a response to rising demand for travel between Europe and Japan.
Once the summer schedule starts, the group's four hub airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and ITA Airways, will serve four Japanese airports between them: Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita, Osaka and Nagoya. AeroTime reported that the group's airlines ran about 39 flights between Europe and Japan in the week of 28 September to 4 October 2026, which puts the summer 2027 plan well above the current level.
Nagoya returns three times a week
Lufthansa will restart Frankfurt–Nagoya as a seasonal route from 29 March 2027. Flights will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. LH736 is scheduled to leave Frankfurt at 14:10 and arrive in Nagoya at 09:35 local time the next morning. The return flight, LH737, departs Nagoya at 11:30 and lands in Frankfurt at 18:30 local time.
Lufthansa describes Nagoya as one of Japan's most important industrial and business centres. Aichi Prefecture, around the city, is the main base of Japan's car industry and of many other manufacturers. The airline also points to Nagoya as a gateway to nearby tourist areas, including the old imperial city of Kyoto. Through Frankfurt, travellers from Nagoya can connect to many destinations in Europe and South America.
A daily Frankfurt–Narita flight
From 28 March 2027, Lufthansa will add a daily Frankfurt–Tokyo Narita flight for the summer season. LH710 leaves Frankfurt at 13:45 and reaches Narita at 09:30 local time the following day. LH711 departs Narita at 11:20 and arrives back in Frankfurt at 18:40.
The Narita service comes on top of Lufthansa's existing daily flights from both Frankfurt and Munich to Tokyo Haneda, which continue. That gives Lufthansa flights to both of Tokyo's international airports next summer, and the airline says the extra Narita service widens the choice for business and leisure travellers in the Tokyo metropolitan region.
Boeing 787-9 with Allegris cabins
Both the Nagoya and Narita routes will be flown with Lufthansa's Boeing 787-9 in the Allegris configuration, the airline's newest long-haul cabin product. The aircraft seats 287 passengers: 28 in Business Class, 28 in Premium Economy and 231 in Economy. Lufthansa calls Allegris its new premium cabin product.
SWISS adds Zurich capacity
SWISS is also growing in Japan for summer 2027 and will operate up to seven weekly flights between Zurich and Tokyo Narita. Together with the Lufthansa additions, that brings the group to as many as 50 weekly flights to Japan. Lufthansa Group says that, by number of weekly flights, this strengthens its position as the leading European airline group in the Japanese market. Travellers can also book further connections through All Nippon Airways (ANA), the group's joint-venture partner in Japan.
"Japan is a key market for the Lufthansa Group, and we are pleased to further strengthen our presence with additional capacity and the resumption of flights to Nagoya," said Dieter Vranckx, Chief Commercial Officer of Lufthansa Group. "Together with our expanded Tokyo services, these investments provide our customers with more travel options and support the continued diversification of our intercontinental network."
Why it matters
The Japan plan is a significant long-haul expansion for Lufthansa Group in summer 2027. Restarting Nagoya gives the group a direct link to Japan's main manufacturing region, while the extra Narita flights and the larger SWISS schedule add leisure and business capacity into Tokyo. With the 787-9 Allegris on both new Lufthansa routes, the group is also pairing the growth with its newest cabins rather than older aircraft.
The schedules apply to the summer 2027 season, which starts at the end of March, and timings may still change before the first flights.
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