ANA doubles down on Haneda Airport hub with new extension

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airport Terminal on Monday unveiled a new extension at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, part of a push to turn the gateway into a travel hub that rivals South Korea's Incheon International Airport. The extension connects the main Terminal 2 building, which is used primarily by ANA, to its North satellite wing starting on March 19. The two buildings are currently linked only by bus. "We will continue to challenge ourselves to become the No. 1 airport in the world," said Susumu Takahashi, an executive officer with Japan Airport Terminal, which handles management and operations of various facilities at Haneda and other airports. Haneda used to typically handle domestic flights at terminals 1 and 2, and international flights at Terminal 3. Because of Terminal 3's distance from the other two, transferring between domestic and international flights took at least 70 minutes. But ANA began operating some international flights out of Terminal 2 in March 2020, shortening transfer times to as little as 55 minutes. Currently 60% of international flights operate out of Terminal 2. The extension adds five new boarding gates for ANA domestic flights, which will let the airline move more international flights that are now at Terminal 3 to Terminal 2. Roughly 70% of ANA's international flights at Haneda will operate out of Terminal 2 following the change.<br/>