Posted Nov 10, 2023, 1:54 PM
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https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...Pos=0#cxrecs_s
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United Airlines pushes for new service from IAH to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport
By Sofia Gonzalez – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Nov 9, 2023
Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) could soon be welcoming more daily nonstop flights from Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport.
Chicago-based United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation on Nov. 9 to begin offering this route. If approved, United will become the first U.S.-based carrier to fly nonstop service between IAH and Haneda.
United currently offers nonstop flights from IAH to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. However, Haneda is Tokyo’s close-in airport, while Narita is more than twice as far from downtown Tokyo.
In February 2019, United tried to petition to the DOT to operate nonstop flights from Houston to the Haneda Airport. The airline at the time cited convenience for passengers. In a Nov. 9 release, United said it “has worked diligently to develop a Japanese network to promote competition and provide affordable and consistent service options for U.S. travelers.”
Currently, Houston has a nonstop flight to Haneda International Airport thanks to Japan-based All Nippon Airways. In November 2019, the airline announced it would move its Houston-Tokyo service from Narita International Airport to Haneda International Airport.
According to United, other cities that have flights to Haneda include New York/Newark with five; Los Angeles with seven; Chicago with three; Dallas-Fort Worth with two; and Washington, D.C., with two. United’s current service to Tokyo spans all of its seven U.S. hubs and includes multiple flights to each of Haneda and Narita airports, a release says.
If the DOT approves United's new application, nearly 64 communities across the South will have the opportunity to be connected to Haneda via IAH. According to United, this would represent roughly 575,000 annual Tokyo bookings, or 21% of all U.S. mainland’s Tokyo demand.
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