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Jan 3, 2010 | 3:45 am

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spunk_tokyo

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Originally Posted by pbarnette

Won't there also be restrictions on when long-haul flights can operate at HND? I swear I heard that the long-haul flights could only operate during the late night-early morning hours. Does anyone know if that applies to take-offs and landings, or just take-offs? Or does it/will it actually apply at all? If it applies to both, would HND really be able to replace NRT as a hub (doubtful it could anyway, with only 10 gates)? Would time restrictions even possibly preclude HND from overtaking NRT as a preferred international gateway?

I reckon that the the grand plan is to compliment NRT with its night curfew to HND with less intra Japan night flights and 24 hr operating hr. Plans on building super fast train connecting NRT - HND in 10 mins is also in talks.

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