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TOKYO: Japanese and South Korean airlines have doubled the number of round-trip flights between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Seoul's Kimpo airport to eight per day from Monday, said a report carried by Kyodo news.
They expanded the shuttle services under an accord reached in June between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun.
Haneda and Kimpo airports provide easier access to central Tokyo and Seoul respectively. The two countries' main international airports -- Japan's Narita airport and South Korea's Incheon airport -- are located away from their respective metropolitan areas.
Haneda-Kimpo shuttle services began in November 2003, with one round-trip flight operated each by two Japanese airlines and two South Korean carriers per day.
Starting Monday, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will each operate one more round-trip flight.
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