Chinese airlines have canceled flights on 12 Japan routes as political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo escalate, Chinese media reported. Data from aviation platform DAST shows 41 flights scrubbed so far, affecting major state-owned carriers including Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern. Routes to popular tourist hubs such as Osaka and Kyoto have been hit hardest.
The cancellations follow Beijing’s travel warning urging citizens to avoid Japan after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Japan could deploy its military in a Taiwan conflict.
12 China-Japan routes have canceled all flights as of 10 am on Monday, according to data from Flight Master, a Chinese aviation and travel tracker. Monitoring data indicates the flight cancellation rate for trips to #Japan will peak at 21.6% on December 27, marking the highest… pic.twitter.com/TyDTzYeBSY
— CGTN BIZ (@CGTNGlobalBiz) November 24, 2025
Chinese airlines have already received nearly 500,000 cancellation requests for Japan-bound tickets, roughly one-third of all bookings. Some routes now report cancellation rates as high as 60 percent.
Travel analysts predict the suspensions could extend into March, disrupting both directions of round-trip flights. Many Chinese travelers are rebooking trips to other Asian destinations as airlines shift capacity to higher-demand routes.
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