On March 25 Delta Air Lines reactivated its nonstop services between Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) and Tokyo – Haneda (HND) after a three-year suspension in the wake of the pandemic crisis. In October 2022, the airline reconnected MSP to Asia with the resumption of the Seoul – Incheon (ICN) route.
Flight DL 121 was operated by an Airbus A330neo registered as N410DZ, which took off from Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP) at 11:08 local time and landed at Tokyo International Airport – Haneda (HND) at 14:07 the following day, after 12 hours and 59 minutes.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and Delta welcomed the resumption of this service. MSP is one of the airline’s five hubs connecting to Haneda Airport (HND). Approximately 17,000 passengers fly between Tokyo and Minneapolis annually, in addition to connecting travelers through the airline’s network of destinations at MSP.
“We are delighted that Delta is bringing back these daily flights to continue to meet the strong commercial and passenger demand between the Upper Midwest and Japan“, said Brian Ryks, chief executive officer of MAC.
Minneapolis-Tokyo flight schedule
- Minneapolis – Tokyo/Haneda Flight DL 121 MSP 11:05 – HND 14:20+1 daily flights.
- Tokyo/Haneda – Minneapolis Flight DL 120 HND 16:20 – MSP 14:00 daily flights.
The route is operated on Airbus A330-900neo aircraft with seating capacity of 281 (29 Delta One Suites/28 Premium Select/56 Delta Comfort+/168 Main Cabin).
“The return of the Tokyo route fully restores service to Asia to pre-pandemic levels and supports the important business and leisure connections this brings to our region“, said Rick King, president of MAC.
Delta is the largest global carrier out of Minneapolis (MSP): this March the company is operating more than 290 daily flights in 115 destinations and has an international network with nonstop service to Amsterdam (AMS), Paris (CDG), London – Heathrow (LHR), Seoul – Incheon (ICN), Cancun (CUN), Puerto Vallarta (PVR), San Jose del Cabo (SJD), Mexico City (MEX), Belize City (BZE), Toronto – Pearson (YYZ), Montreal (YUL), Calgary (YYC), Vancouver (YVR) and Winnipeg (YWG).
With the restart of nonstop service to Tokyo – Haneda (HND), around 90% of pre-pandemic international operations at Minneapolis Airport (MSP) are restored.
Delta’s U.S.-Tokyo Schedule
For the summer season, the carrier will offer 20,370 seats per week between the U.S. and Haneda Airport (HND).
- Seattle – Tacoma: daily flights on Airbus A330-900neo.
- Atlanta (ATL): daily flights on Airbus A350-9000.
- Los Angeles (LAX): daily flights on Airbus A330-900neo.
- Detroit (DTW): daily flights on Airbus A350-900.
- Minneapolis (MSP): daily flights on Airbus A330-900neo.
See also: Delta boosts flights to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
