Delta lands Haneda slots for new Minneapolis flights

Updated with comments from American, Delta and United. Delta Air Lines came out ahead in the US Department of Transportation's allocation of five new daytime slot pairs at Tokyo Haneda International airport.The Atlanta-based SkyTeam Alliance carrier received two slot pairs, one to continue its service from Los Angeles and one for new service from its Minneapolis/St Paul hub, US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx announces today.Minneapolis “provides an opportunity to provide Haneda access from a northern hub city”, he says during a media briefing.