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JAL's Okinawa-based subsidiary JTA announces schedule for first international flight to Taipei

by Jeffrey Teruel - Founder/Editor-Flights in Asia
Published on October 30, 2025

Summary

Japan Airlines' (JAL) Okinawa-based subsidiary Japan Transocean Air (JTA) has announced it will operate its inaugural regularly scheduled international flight on February 3, 2026.



Japan Airlines' (JAL) Okinawa-based subsidiary Japan Transocean Air (JTA) has announced it will operate its inaugural regularly scheduled international flight on February 3, 2026.


From February 3, JTA will operate daily flights between Okinawa (Naha) and Taipei Taoyuan using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.


In a statement, JTA stated the new route aims to further enhance tourism and economic exchange between the two regions (Taipei and Okinawa). With JAL Group's domestic and international networks from Okinawa, traveleres will have increased opportunities to tour numerous destinations within Japan via Okinawa.


JAL operates flights to Naha from Tokyo Haneda and Nagoya. From Naha, JTA also operates flights to nearby islands such as Kumejima and Miyakojima.


First established as Nansei Airlines in 1967, JTA – also referred to as the “Wings of Okinawa” - operates flights linking Naha and the surrounding islands in southwest Japan. 

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