United To Fly From Denver To Tokyo

Above, Tokyo's Akihabara "electric town."  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Good news for residents of the Rocky Mountain states!

United Airlines has begun selling tickets for flights from Denver to Tokyo.

Japan Today reports:

CHICAGO —United Airlines started selling tickets for its first 787 flights on Tuesday, saying it plans to start service between Denver and Tokyo.

As of Tuesday those will be the first commercial 787 flights on a U.S. airline. Boeing delivered the first 787 late last year to Japan’s All Nippon Airways. Airlines have been eager for the fuel-efficient, midsized plane.

At one time, Continental, which merged with United in 2010, had planned to introduce 787 flying from Houston to Auckland, New Zealand. Its 2010 merger with United Airlines put United at the front of the line for U.S. airlines waiting for that plane.

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