Haneda-Chicago flights in service 3 months delayed due to corona impact 18:04 on July 7th
Due to the effect of the new coronavirus, flights to Chicago, a major American airline company, which had been postponed at Haneda Airport, were delayed by more than three months and started operating on the 7th.
At Haneda Airport, we planned to increase the number of international flights by 50 flights per day mainly in Europe, the United States and China in March, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the service was postponed on many routes. It was becoming.
Among them, United Airlines, a major American airline company, postponed the service of the newly opened Chicago route, but started operations from the 7th on the assumption that passenger demand can be expected toward the summer.
At the check-in counter, two and a half hours before the departure time, passengers were checked for fever of 38 degrees or higher and abnormal symptoms of taste and smell, such as new coronavirus infection.
Also, at the boarding gate, passengers wrote their wishes in strips, decorated them on the strips, and received souvenirs from the ground staff at the boarding gate, and boarded the cabin.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the number of international flights at Haneda Airport is gradually increasing from this month, with new routes to Finland and Turkey.
A man in his 70s returning to his home in Washington said, "I wasn't able to return because my flight was canceled because of the new corona, but I'm happy that I can finally return home."