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Haneda Airport Flight Options Increase Ahead of Olympics B8 | The Japan Times | Friday, March 20, 2020 HANEDA AIRPORT FLIGHT OPTIONS INCREASE AHEAD OF OLYMPICS okyo’s Haneda Airport is poised to sig- In 2019, around 30 million tourists visited nificantly increase the number of Japan, and the Japanese government’s target T international flights using the airport. increase for visitors is to go as high as 40 mil- In January 2019, in preparation for Tokyo lion in 2020 and around 60 million visitors in hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics and the year 2030. The 50 more international Paralympics, the government of Japan flight slots are the first step toward handling reached an agreement with the United States that influx. Nearly half of them, 24 to be on new routes for airplanes using Haneda. exact, will be between Japan and cities This led to the addition of 50 more interna- across the U.S. such as Atlanta, Denver, tional flight slots at Haneda and a boost to Dallas, Detroit, New York, Washington, D.C., the number of international flight slots to 130 Houston, Portland, San Jose, Seattle and a day. The expansion will come into effect on more. Seven of the routes will be brand-new March 29, and although it may seem like the direct connections between Japan and beginning of a whole new era for the airport, Russia, India, Turkey, Italy, Sweden, Finland it’ll in fact be a return to its roots. and Denmark. Finally, some of the additional flights will also connect Japan and China. Benefit from its proximity to Tokyo Altogether, they will account for 39,000 more Before 1978, Haneda was actually Japan’s pri- international flights at Haneda a year, for a mary international airport before almost all total of 99,000, servicing about 25 million of its global flights were moved to Narita passengers. Airport. It wasn’t until 2010 and the construc- tion of their fourth runway, Runway D, that More flights from Haneda to the U.S. international flights returned to Haneda, Some of the airlines that will benefit the most which in the meantime had built an impres- from this boost include major U.S. carrier sive network of domestic flights, connecting Delta Air Lines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and The third-floor departure lobby of Haneda Airport’s Terminal 3, formerly known as the International Terminal. The the capital with 48 cities across Japan. That, Japan Airlines (JAL). Delta will actually move name change reflects the choice to have an additional terminal accommodate international flights from March 29. combined with its central location, as Haneda all of its operations from Narita to Haneda is located only 15 kilometers from Tokyo’s city while JAL will do so with nine slots, while Instead, in the event of a south wind, which increase of international passengers, espe- center, has made it a key element in the gov- increasing their international connections blows about 40 percent of the year, the addi- cially if they take advantage of Haneda’s ernment’s plan to boost the number of inter- from 22 to 34. ANA will see an even bigger tional flights will fly over large portions of domestic connections to visit cities across national flights to and from Japan. It’s also uptick. With an added 14 slots, ANA will now Tokyo between 3 and 7 p.m. In the event of a the country. Another benefit of Haneda why the current expansion looks beyond the have 49 slots per day, including six new ones north wind, the new flights will be redirected becoming Japan’s leading hub airport is its upcoming Olympics. to the U.S. The expansion will also see ANA fly to cover a smaller portion of Japan’s capital, convenient network of public transport, to Shenzhen and Istanbul for the very first mostly over the areas facing Tokyo Bay, and although that too will undergo change in the time. will only operate between 7 and 11:30 a.m. wake of the current expansion. All of this has been made possible by and again between 3 and 7 p.m. Noise reduc- allowing carriers to fly directly over Tokyo’s tion will also be helped by, for example, rais- Two terminals for international flights airspace, which has raised some concerns ing the altitude of the point where an air- Up until now, Haneda was accessible via about possible noise pollution and falling plane starts to descend for landing. three train stops: the domestic terminals 1 objects. Fortunately, efforts have been made In return for any inconveniences, Tokyo and 2, and the International Terminal. to address that issue. The new routes will not and possibly the rest of Japan will see many However, to accommodate the 50 more inter- be in operation over the city 24 hours a day. economic and cultural benefits from an national flight slots, parts of Terminal 2 will be dedicated to handling international flights as well. To make the nomenclature a little clearer, it was decided that the International Terminal should be renamed “Terminal 3” on March 14. Passengers who have used Haneda Left: New uniforms for decades may need a little time to get used for concierges at to the idea of taking an international flight Haneda Airport will from Terminal 2. But those changing between be introduced from international and domestic flights will appre- March 29 when airlines’ ciate how smooth the process will become summer flight schedules since it will all take place in the same build- kick off and 50 more ing. international flight slots are added. Far New technologies help processes left: The boarding gate The new Terminal 2 will also offer other kinds of a satellite lobby in of perks, including shorter waiting times. Terminal 3. Upgrades such as Smart Lane allow up to Friday, March 20, 2020 | The Japan Times | B9 HANEDA AIRPORT Left: An artist’s rendering of Terminal 3’s Sky Lounge South. Right: An artist’s rendering of part of Terminal 2. four people prepared to be able to use the language, but there are a few smartphone baggage screening lanes at the security apps offered by outside parties that can help check to shorten the whole process. The One travelers with translations. In the end, ID system will serve a similar purpose. though, whatever the challenge may be, According to Tatsushi Hirata, senior man- Haneda is sure to handle it. Despite already ager in charge of corporate planning for the handling 450,000 flights a year — a number Duty Free Shop Central on the third floor of Terminal 3 features over 30 shops, including luxury brands. Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation expected to reach about 490,000 with the (TIAT), which manages Haneda’s interna- expansion — and being one of the busiest tional terminals, One ID may be implemented airports in the world, it’s been awarded the New international routes at Haneda (as of press time) sometime during the first half of the year. It’s highest score of five stars by the airport Country City Airline Start date a face recognition system that will be used review and ranking site Skytrax for six years together with a passport photo. Right now, in a row. This puts Haneda in the same com- United States Atlanta Delta Air Lines (Delta) March 29 passengers have to constantly show their ID pany as Munich Airport, South Korea’s Detroit Delta March 29 at check-in, security, immigration or at the Incheon International Airport, Hong Kong Portland Delta March 29 boarding gate. However, by scanning their ID International Airport and Singapore’s Changi Seattle Delta, All Nippon Airways (ANA) March 29 and face just once at check-in points, people Airport. Haneda is also continuously ranked will be able to effectively board their plane as one of the cleanest airports in the world Dallas American Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL) March 29 document-free, not having to take out their and has received praise for their treatment Chicago United Airlines (United), JAL March 29 passport and other paperwork at every turn. of elderly and disabled passengers, making Los Angeles United, JAL, ANA March 29 ID checks will still be performed at immigra- it all the more worthy of the title of Japan’s tion, but the system should allow for a leading hub airport. Washington, D.C. United, ANA March 29 smoother flow of passengers through the air- Newark United March 29 port. Houston ANA March 29 San Francisco ANA March 29 New facilities at terminals 2 and 3 Terminal 2 will also offer duty-free shopping San Jose ANA March 29 opportunities. Haneda’s central duty-free Honolulu Delta, JAL March 29 shop at Terminal 3 is the largest establish- Australia Brisbane Virgin Australia March 29 ment of its kind in Japan, and the one in the Melbourne Qantas Airways March 29 expanded Terminal 2 should be comparable to that, Hirata explained. The duty-free shop- China Beijing (Daxing) China Eastern Airlines March 29 ping area at Terminal 2’s arrivals area, on the China Southern Airlines March 29 other hand, will be about three times as big Dalian JAL March 29 as the one at Terminal 3. But that doesn’t Qingdao ANA March 29 mean that Terminal 3 will only undergo a Shenzhen ANA March 29 name change and then be completely forgot- ten. In fact, major renovation work totaling India Delhi ANA, JAL March 29 ¥22 billion has been carried out at the old Russia Moscow (Domodedovo) ANA July 1 International Terminal, including expanding Moscow (Sheremetyevo) JAL, Aeroflot March 29 its check-in area, constructing new luggage Turkey Istanbul Turkish Airlines March 30 carousels at the arrival lobby and other ANA July 6 improvements.
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