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Old Apr 12, 2016 | 9:33 am
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Historical and geo-political (not just NRT, servicing Tokyo Haneda before NRT was built and the pacific region in general).

In the case of Delta, it's because Delta acquired NWA. NWA had a long history in the Asia Pacific Region, especially Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northw...rk_development

United got a piece when it purchased PanAm's pacific routes in the 1980s.
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