I’ll demonstrate in some simple graphical steps…
Tokyo and her airports
In distance terms (driving) it’s 82.5km from Narita, or 25.2km from Haneda – or in other words, 1 and a half hours vs 30 minutes or so.
Any way you cut it, that’s a time saving.
Japan and the USA are starting to open up HND to long range traffic (with BA having a poke around too when an Open Skies agreement is reached with the UK), with American, Continental, Delta and United all piling in to bid for slots.. which are limited to a grand total of … FOUR.
Yup – FOUR SLOT IN TOTAL.
The expressions of interest have lead to the following annoucing their plans:
American: JFK to LAX to HND
Continental: EWR to HND, GUM to HND
Delta: SEA/DTW/HNL to HND
United: SFO to HND
HND has the potential to really grow again with the proximity to downtown Tokyo – but in relation to the amount of slots available vs the airlines… How can I put this politely?
Sit back – Bun fight approaching!
