Originally Posted by
pudgym29
I can't understand why neither American nor United has put in to fly O'Hare to Haneda. Yet, seemingly, American will fly to Haneda nonstop from JFK and DFW. (One of the options being pitched to me for this December is AA from ORD to LGA, a transfer to JFK, and the JFK-HND flight.) Maybe ANA will put a 787 on an ORD-HND route. ^
There were only four slots open for bidding to U.S. carriers when HND was opened to long-haul flights last year. UA tried to get a slot for SFO service but couldn't. The allocation ended up as 2xDL, 1xAA and 1xHA. JL and NH each used their respective two slots for a West Coast flight and a Hawaii flight. Nobody applied for an ORD route.
So none of the flights you want will be available unless and until they open up more long-haul slots at HND. Not sure exactly when that will happen, though I think it will happen sooner or later.