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The US Department of Transportation said it has granted three US air carriers to launch direct flights from four US cities to Tokyo's Haneda airport, paving the way for the first regular international flights to the airport in 32 years since Narita airport opened in 1978, Kyodo News reported.
Hawaiian Airlines will operate flights between Honolulu and Haneda, which is closer to central Tokyo than Narita airport, from October 31, its first service to Japan.
American Airlines will have flights from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport to Haneda from January 20, 2011, and Delta Air Lines will operate direct flights to Haneda from Los Angeles and Detroit.
The approval is based on the "open skies" agreement reached in December by the Japanese and US governments. The agreement allows each country's air carriers to be granted late night and early morning landing and departure slots for up to four round trips daily between US cities and Haneda airport, which is scheduled to open a new runway in October.
From Japanese airlines, All Nippon Airways plans to operate direct flights from Haneda to Los Angeles and Honolulu on October 31, and Japan Airlines will fly from Haneda to San Francisco and Honolulu.
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