Originally Posted by
travelarb
it's interesting that NH flies the new config from SFO to NRT now, would have thought that HND (which it usually has been on) would be the more "premium" route given it's the more preferred/convenient airport--wonder what the reasoning was
NH does fly the new config on both routes, just more frequently to NRT than to HND. I suppose part of it has to do with fleet utilization and scheduling. A typical rotation for the old config 77W includes domestic or regional trips sandwiched between SFO-HND and HND-SFO legs.