Delta Air objects to US terms for Haneda slot

Atlanta

AFTER beating American Airlines for the right to keep flying to Tokyo's close-in airport, Delta Air Lines is objecting to the proposed US terms to do so.

The US Transportation Department wants to set a "draconian" standard in insisting that a flight between Seattle and Haneda airport operate every day, Delta said in a filing. Failing to do so could mean ceding Haneda access to American, Delta said.