Japan Airlines resumes flights to Seattle after 26-year gap

JAL targets business demand to fend off budget rival threat

The top of the Space Needle towers over Seattle, Washington. JAL has resumed flights to the U.S. West Coast city, home to offices of Boeing, Amazon and Microsoft. © Reuters

MASASHI ISAWA, Nikkei staff writer

April 1, 2019 02:27 JST

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines on Sunday restarted daily service to Seattle for the first time since 1992, adding another major U.S. destination as it looks to cater to business travelers.

The airline will offer one flight per day from the Tokyo area's Narita Airport to Seattle, home to offices of Boeing, Amazon and Microsoft and a hub for codeshare partner Alaska Airlines.