Narita ‘Nightmare’ Ends as U.S. Flights Return to Central Tokyo

For the first time in 32 years, Tokyo banker Edwin Merner can fly to San Francisco without having to travel more than an hour just to catch his plane.

Haneda Airport, 13 minutes by train from Merner’s office in Tokyo’s center, is opening a $1.3 billion international terminal and starting flights to the U.S. and Europe this month. The expansion provides an alternative for the millions of business travelers and tourists making the 70 kilometer (40 mile) journey to and from Narita International Airport each year.