Air India adds Osaka as its second Japan destination

Air India has announced new non-stop flights between Delhi and Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, becoming the only airline to operate the route.

Beginning 2 February 2027, Air India will operate four weekly flights between Delhi and Osaka using Boeing 787-8 aircraft, further strengthening connectivity between India and Japan.

Osaka will become Air India’s second destination in Japan after Tokyo Haneda, where the airline currently operates daily flights from Delhi and four weekly flights from Mumbai. The new service expands Air India’s presence in a market seeing growing demand from Indian travellers, supported by deepening economic, tourism and cultural ties between the two countries.

The Boeing 787-8 deployed on the route features 18 full-flat beds in Business Class and 241 seats in Economy Class, offering passengers a choice of cabin classes for travel between the two countries.

Designed for customer convenience, the new service (AI360) will depart Delhi late in the evening and arrive in Osaka the following morning. The return flight (AI359) will depart Osaka late in the morning and arrive in Delhi the same evening, providing connections to destinations across Air India’s domestic and international network.

Flight AI360 will depart Delhi at 22:50 and arrive in Osaka at 09:50 the following day on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The return flight, AI359, will depart Osaka at 11:50 and arrive in Delhi at 18:20 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The addition of Osaka also allows travellers to book open-jaw itineraries, flying into Osaka and returning from Tokyo, or vice versa. This flexibility is particularly useful as multi-city trips gain popularity among Indian visitors to Japan, especially along the country’s famed ‘Golden Route’, which includes Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

Bookings for Air India’s Delhi–Osaka flights are being progressively opened through the airline’s website, mobile app, customer contact centre, airport ticketing offices and travel agents worldwide.

Japan is attracting a growing number of Indian travellers. More than 315,000 Indians visited the country in 2025, up 35% from 2024 and nearly 80% above pre-pandemic levels, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

The increase reflects growing interest in Japan’s leisure, cultural and culinary experiences, alongside expanding business and people-to-people ties between the two countries.