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ANA to Sustain Expanded Mumbai Service While Adding Remote Robot Support at Regional Airports

All Nippon Airways will maintain increased winter service between Tokyo/Narita and Mumbai while deploying remotely operated “newme” robots to provide passenger assistance at some regional Japanese airports. The moves combine international capacity growth with automation aimed at sustaining airport services as Japan’s workforce shrinks.

2026-08-24T03:35:59.717856-07:00

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ANA to Sustain Expanded Mumbai Service While Adding Remote Robot Support at Regional Airports

All Nippon Airways will maintain increased winter service between Tokyo/Narita and Mumbai while deploying remotely operated “newme” robots to provide passenger assistance at some regional Japanese airports. The moves combine international capacity growth with automation aimed at sustaining airport services as Japan’s workforce shrinks.

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