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HANEDA

BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2014
Japan logs record 1.27 million foreign visitors in July
About 1.27 million foreigners came to Japan in July, surging 26.6 percent from a year ago and the highest figure ever for a single month, government data show.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2014
JR East eyes new, faster access to Haneda airport from central Tokyo
East Japan Railway Co. is considering opening a new line to Haneda airport from the center of the capital, a project that would halve travel time to roughly 20 minutes from Tokyo and Shinjuku stations, company officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2014
Struggling Skymark Airlines to stop flying from Narita airport, hike fares
Struggling Skymark Airlines Inc. said Thursday it will stop flying from Narita airport, Japan's second-biggest airport, to focus on operations from Haneda, the nation's busiest airport, and also plans to raise ticket prices on almost all its routes.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2014
Amazon surge in Japan lifts Yamato's express deliveries
As more Japanese use mobile phones to shop online, Asia's biggest parcel shipper is ready.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2014
Abe administration to seek sharp increase in foreign destinations from Haneda, Narita
The Abe administration released on Tuesday a draft plan to sharply increase the number of overseas destinations for flights from the Tokyo area's Haneda and Narita airports to boost their international competitiveness and foreign visitors to Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2014
Foreign tourists shatter first-half record
A record 6.26 million people visited Japan in the first half thanks to the yen's weakness and a jump in international flights to Tokyo's Haneda airport, a government estimate says.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2014
ANA to launch daily Haneda-Nagoya flights in October
All Nippon Airways Co. says it will launch daily round-trip flights between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Chubu Centrair International Airport starting Oct. 26 to better serve travelers going overseas from central Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014
Keikyu using new app for foreign visitors
Keikyu Corp., a major private railway serving the Tokyo area, began trial operations Wednesday for a service in which staff members use tablet computers to translate information for customers in 27 languages.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2014
Narita International expecting 5% less passengers this summer
Narita International Airport is expecting a 5 percent fall in cross-border passengers this summer vacation period compared with last year, due largely to airlines having shifted some flights to Haneda, the international gateway closer to central Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2014
New Haneda slots created a glut, JAL chief says
Japan Airlines Co. said the release of new operating slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport has created a capacity glut likely to persist for another 18 months, weighing on average fares and earnings.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2014
Facial ID tests to resume at airports
Facial recognition tests will resume at airports this summer in preparation for the expected surge in visitors for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2014
Haneda expansion a travel game-changer
To counter cutthroat competition from hub airports elsewhere in Asia, Haneda airport will expand its international flight capacity Sunday when it takes the wraps off a more spacious terminal.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2014
Haneda airport on track to become world's third busiest airport
A record 68.74 million passengers used Haneda airport in Tokyo in 2013, transport ministry data showed Tuesday, putting it on course to become the world's third busiest airport possibly this year due to a big increase in number of flights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2014
JAL to launch seven new London-Haneda flights
Japan Airlines Co. says it will launch new direct flights between Tokyo and London after it was allotted five new international slots at Haneda airport.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2013
A bigger role for Haneda airport
Both airlines and the transport ministry should make joint efforts to enable Haneda airport to better function as a hub in the Tokyo area.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2013
JAL miffed over slots at Haneda
Japan Airlines Co. has asked the transport ministry to reconsider new slot allocations at Haneda airport in Tokyo after the carrier, which had to be bailed out of bankruptcy with public funds, received fewer departure and arrival slots than archrival All Nippon Airways Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2013
ANA's extra Haneda slots please United
United Continental Holdings Inc., the world's largest carrier, stands to benefit after ANA Holdings Inc. received 11 additional takeoff and landing rights at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2013
ANA lands 11 Haneda slots; JAL is given five
The transport ministry said Wednesday that All Nippon Airways Co. will receive 11 slots in the expanded international flight schedule next March at Tokyo's Haneda airport while Japan Airlines Co. will get five.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2013
JAL- ANA fight over Haneda slots draws in U.S. carriers
Japan Airlines Co. and ANA Holdings Inc.'s fight over additional slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport is widening to include global airline partnerships seeking access to fly businesspeople right into the heart of the capital.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2013
Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports may get more flights
The transport ministry says it will consider expanding slots at the two main airports in the Tokyo metropolitan area to cover the expected growth in flight demand following the successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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