Japan-based Nippon Cargo Airlines said it will launch new freighter flights connecting Tokyo's Narita International Airport and DFW International Airport, starting November 5.
Nippon Cargo said its twice weekly flights will be the first direct freighter connections for the Dallas/Fort Worth area into Japan, and will bolster DFW cargo lift capacity to Asia while also providing a new connection to a strategically important destination. The carrier said it will operate the route from Narita to Chicago O'Hare, then to DFW Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, and then back to Narita. Nippon Cargo Airlines will fly 747-400 aircraft on the route, and the carrier ultimately plans to phase-in 747-8's, the most fuel-efficient planes in the industry. Located halfway between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, DFW International Airport is the world's fourth busiest, offering nearly 1,800 flights per day and serving 58m passengers a year, according to airport management. DFW provides nonstop services to 148 domestic and 50 international destinations worldwide. Visit www.dfwairport.com.
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