American Airlines announced this week that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved its newest non-stop route from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tokyo International Airport Haneda (HND).
The flight will take about 300 hours.
“We are excited about beginning to fly between New York and Tokyo (Haneda), the closest airport to downtown Tokyo, which hasn’t had service from the U.S since 1978 when Tokyo’s Narita International Airport opened,” said Will Ris, American’s Senior Vice President – Government Affairs in a new release.
American Airlines will begin the new flight in January 2011.
