Emirates has confirmed it will increase its commitment to Japan, with the launch of daily, non-stop flights between Dubai and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport).

The first flights will take off on June 3rd 2013.

Haneda Airport is located in Ota-ku, Tokyo and handles the majority of domestic flights to and from Tokyo; it opened its doors to international carriers following the opening of the fourth runway and the international terminal in October 2010.

Haneda, which will become Emirates’ 131st destination, is currently ranked as the second busiest airport in Asia.

Operated by a three-class Boeing 777-200LR, EK312 will depart Dubai at 09:35 and arrive at Haneda Airport at 00:01 the following day.

The return flight, EK313 will depart at 01:30 and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 07:05.

“As Emirates’ third gateway in Japan, the Dubai to Haneda route will help to build on the vibrant relationship between the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in terms of trade and increasing the opportunities for business and tourism,” said Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, passenger sales worldwide.

“Emirates has been operating to Japan since 2002 when we introduced non-stop flights to Osaka; our commitment continued when we launched flights to Narita International Airport in 2010.

“We are confident that the demand in terms of both passengers and cargo is strong enough to warrant Emirates operating non-stop, daily flights to both of Tokyo’s airports, offering our passengers more flexibility on the route to Dubai and onwards to over 70 destinations in the Indian Ocean, Middle East, Africa and Europe,” added Antinori.

Emirates’ longstanding partnership with Japan Airlines will be expanded to include a code share on the new Dubai-Haneda-Dubai services.

The flights will be identified with the Emirates ‘EK’ code as well as with Japan Airlines ‘JL’ code.