Japan and the US amend Open Skies agreement, open Tokyo Haneda daytime slots
Japan and the US announced (18-Feb-2016) they have negotiated an amendment to their Open Skies agreement, with the proposed amendment providing for the first time since 1978 daytime services by US and Japanese airlines between the US and Tokyo Haneda Airport. Under the proposed amendment, the existing four nighttime slot pairs that US airlines are permitted to operate between the US and Tokyo Haneda will be transferred to daytime hours. In addition, a fifth daytime slot pair for scheduled service to/from Tokyo Haneda would be added and US airlines would be able to continue operating one nighttime slot pair. The amendments are expected to come into effect from late Oct-2016. According to Japan MLITT, the following airlines currently operate scheduled services between Japan and the US:
- Japanese airlines: Operate 203 passenger services and 24 freighter services per week;
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- Four Japanese destinations: Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai, Nagoya Chubu;
- 12 US destinations: Washington DC, New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Honolulu, Guam, Anchorage;
- US airlines: Operate 322 passenger and 51 freighter services per week;
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- Seven Japanese destinations: Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai, Nagoya Chubu, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Sendai;
- 22 US destinations: Washington DC, New York, Newark, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Dallas, Minneapolis, Detroit, Honolulu, Guam, Saipan, Anchorage, Memphis, Indianapolis, Oakland, Cincinnati;
- Three Japanese airlines serve Japan-US: Japan Airlines (oneworld), All Nippon Airways (Star Alliance), Nippon Cargo Airlines;
- Eight US airlines serve Japan-US: United Airlines (Star Alliance), American Airlines (oneworld), Delta (SkyTeam), Hawaiian Airlines, Federal Express, UPS, Polar Air Cargo. [more - original PR - English/Japanese][more - original PR - US DOT] [more - US DOT spokesperson speech YouTube] [more - CAPA Analysis]
*Third country airlines in addition to the above that operate Japan-US services include Korean Air, Singapore Airlines and China Airlines.