Flights between China and Japan faced even more cancellations in March – with further cuts expected during the coming Labour Day holiday – as political tensions between the Asian neighbours continue to simmer.
A total of 2,691 China-Japan flights were scrapped last month, according to figures from the data platform DAST cited by Chinese media outlet Yicai. That brought the cancellation rate to nearly 50 per cent, 1.1 percentage points higher than February.
Only 2,711 flights between the two countries took place last month, down from 5,512 in March 2025, according to aviation intelligence firm OAG. The number of Chinese tourists visiting Japan also plunged 55.9 per cent year on year to 291,600, data from the Japan National Tourist Organisation showed.
