In July and August 2024, Hunnu Air will operate 12 roundtrips between Japan and Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. The charters will include seven roundtrips from Shizuoka, two from Nagoya Chubu and Fukuoka, and one from Osaka Kansai.
The charter flights are being sold as part of packages offered by Japanese tour operators including H.I.S. and Hankyu. Hunnu Air will use its Embraer E190s equipped with 98 seats (6 in business and 92 in economy class) on the flights.
The Shizuoka flights will operate on July 20, 24, and 28, and August 1, 4, 5, and 9, 2024, as follows:
- Ulaanbaatar – Shizuoka / 1:15PM – 6:15PM*
- Shizuoka – Ulaanbaatar / 7:15PM – 10:55PM*
* On August 9, 2024, the flights will operate 30 minutes later.
The exact departure and arrival times of the revenue flights from the three other airports (as well as of the related ferry flights) have not been announced yet.
The Nagoya flights are planned as follows:
- August 11, 2024: Depart Nagoya Chubu between 1PM and 4PM, arriving in Ulaanbaatar between 5:30PM and 9:30PM
- August 15, 2024: Depart Ulaanbaatar between 6AM and 10AM, arriving at Nagoya Chubu between 11AM and 3PM
- August 20, 2024: Depart Nagoya Chubu between 7:30PM and 8:30PM, arriving in Ulaanbaatar between 11:00PM and midnight
- August 24, 2024: Depart Ulaanbaatar between 8:30AM and 9:30AM, arriving at Nagoya Chubu between 1:30PM and 2:30PM
The Fukuoka flights are planned as follows:
- August 2, 2024: Depart Fukuoka between 5PM and 7:30PM, arriving in Ulaanbaatar between 8:30PM and 10:30PM
- August 6, 2024: Depart Ulaanbaatar between 10AM and 1PM, arriving in Fukuoka between 4PM and 6PM
- August 8, 2024: Depart Fukuoka between 3:30PM and 5:30PM, arriving in Ulaanbaatar between 7PM and 9:30PM
- August 12, 2024: Depart Ulaanbaatar between 6AM and 8AM, arriving in Fukuoka between 11AM and 1PM
Lastly, the Osaka flights are planned as follows:
- August 16, 2024: Depart Osaka Kansai between 5:30PM and 7:30PM, arriving in Ulaanbaatar between 9PM and 11PM
- August 20, 2024: Depart Ulaanbaatar between 11AM and 1PM, arriving at Osaka Kansai between 4PM and 6PM
Currently, there are no scheduled flights from Mongolia to the four Japanese cities above. The only scheduled route between the two countries is Ulaanbaatar – Tokyo Narita, which is operated by MIAT Mongolian Airlines and Aero Mongolia.
