Departures
Pictured: The bright lights of Hong Kong’s Nathan Road; Bottom: Kuala Lumpur’s distinctive Petronas Towers
Japan Airlines, ANA and Virgin all fly to
Tokyo daily from Heathrow, with BA now serving both Narita and Haneda airports. Frequent departures are available from their hubs with Finnair, Lufthansa, KLM, Air France and Korean Air. Etihad and Qatar Airways have daily departures from their Gulf gateways, and Emirates flies five times weekly from Dubai.
Osaka At the mouth of the Yodo River on Honshu Island, Japan’s second city is its commercial capital and a command centre of the national economy. Local industries include iron and steel, textiles, chemicals and printing, and Sanyo, Sharp and Panasonic are among the big-name players based in town. With no direct services from the UK, flights
➔ From Heathrow, Air China flies to Beijing
daily and British Airways six times a week. Good services from the continent are provided by Finnair, Lufthansa, Air France and KLM. Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways serve Beijing frequently from the Gulf.
Shanghai Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, historic Shanghai has the world’s largest cargo port, key to its role as a crossroads for trade between east and west for almost 170 years. A dominant force in the nation’s prosperity, the city is the showpiece of an economic miracle. From Heathrow, Virgin flies to Shanghai
daily, BA six times a week, and China Eastern has four weekly services. Finnair, Lufthansa, Air France and KLM operate high frequency schedules from their hubs. Emirates provides double-daily flights out of Dubai, and Qatar Airways has a daily departure out of Qatar.
Hong Kong Fears that the former British colony would lose its status as a global financial centre when it was handed back to China in 1997 have proved unfounded. Allowed to pursue its own fiscal path, the harbour city still prospers, with a dominant services sector and thriving auto parts, electronics, IT and textiles industries. From Heathrow, Cathay Pacific offers four flights a day to Hong Kong, BA two, and
Qantas and Virgin fly daily. Finnair, Lufthansa, Air France and KLM offer a wide choice of flights from their hub airports, as do Emirates and Qatar Airways from their gateways.
Indonesia Jakarta Formerly the capital of the Dutch East Indies, Jakarta retained its status when the country was granted independence after World War Two, becoming capital of the predominantly Muslim Republic of Indonesia. On the north west coast of Java, it has since developed into a centre for financial services and industries including electronics and chemicals. Flights from the UK to Indonesia involve a change of plane at an Asian gateway. Alternatively, Lufthansa flies six times a week from Frankfurt, five times out of Munich, and KLM has a daily frequency out of Schiphol. Emirates serves Jakarta twice a day from Dubai, and Etihad and Qatar Airways operate daily out of Abu Dhabi and Doha respectively.
Japan Tokyo Located on the island of Honshu, dominated by snow-capped Mount Fuji, the Japanese capital city is a major player in financial services. Several of the world’s largest investment banks and insurance companies have offices in the city.
to Osaka are from continental gateways or via the Gulf. Finnair flies six times a week from Helsinki, and Lufthansa and Air France operate daily departures out of Frankfurt and Paris CDG respectively. KLM offers five weekly departures from Schiphol. Emirates has a daily operation from Dubai, and Qatar Airways provides the same frequency from Doha.
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur On the west coast of peninsular Malaysia, the country’s capital city is high rise in every sense. Not only does it have the world’s tallest twin towers in the Petronas, but it also stands tall in government, finance, media, the services sector, manufacturing and construction. Malaysia Airlines flies to Kuala Lumpur twice
a day from Heathrow, with Air Asia departing daily out of Stansted. Lufthansa operates four
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