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American Airlines Applies to Fly From New York and Los Angeles to Tokyo (Haneda), the Busiest Airport in Asia. American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, today filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to acquire two daily slot pairs to operate year-round scheduled service to Tokyo International Airport at Haneda (HND), starting Oct. 1, 2010. American proposes to fly to Haneda from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the two largest markets between the U.S. mainland and Tokyo.
"We have long wanted to fly from New York and Los Angeles to Haneda, the closest airport to downtown Tokyo," said Will Ris, American's Senior Vice President – Government Affairs. "New York and Tokyo are two of the world's principal financial centers, and Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city, has substantial ties to Japan. The new service will strengthen our relationship with our oneworld partner, Japan Airlines (JAL), which has extensive operations at Haneda. "American applauds DOT and the U.S. Department of State for successfully negotiating an Open Skies accord with Japan last December that clears the way for U.S. airlines to serve Haneda once the new agreement is signed," said Ris. "There has been no scheduled service between the U.S. and Haneda since Narita opened in 1978.

Feb 17 · 2:45:00 PM
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