Nonstop flights from Utah to Tokyo begin

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jonnyboy at 11:10 AM JST - 4th June

joseph smith, dum dum, dum dum! lucy harris, smart smart, smart smart!
stirfry at 04:26 PM JST - 4th June

utah's cool and the skiing is great but how many people would fly 7000 miles just to ski ?
kirakira25 at 05:50 PM JST - 4th June

You're kidding me right? Have they really done their research? Current economic downturn, Japanese only get a few days holiday at a time, fabulous skiing within easy reach of most areas of Japan, and Japanese langguage everywhere (as opposed to Utah I am assuming). Do they really think they are going to fill a plan full of people for Utah on ski trips?
ca1ic0cat at 08:48 PM JST - 4th June

Mormons in Japan? What will be next, JWs going door to door? I don't understand why a new air route is such a big deal. But I guess time will tell.
amerijap at 12:36 AM JST - 5th June

10-hour, 20-minute flight from Narita Airport.

Ah, does it make the shortest flight to the US? Seattle is the closest city to fly from NRT, as far as I know.
Ah_so at 02:01 AM JST - 5th June

Utah to Japan direct...this should be an occasion of national celebration.
rajakumar at 06:12 AM JST - 5th June

Utah and Tokyo boost ties via nonstop flight. May be good idea to get Nikkei companies to set up some plants in Utah.

Let say a new Yamaha piano/musical instruments plant in Utah. They make better music than a airbus/boeing with noise pollution engines.
Farmboy at 06:44 AM JST - 5th June

I expect to see trendy new shops carrying salt and Mormon underwear at the airport after the flights really get going. Seriously, direct flights to Utah are welcome, as previously anyone headed toward the center of the US had limited options. This will cut travel time to some destinations.
TokyoGas at 07:03 AM JST - 5th June

Hmmm... Never been to Salt Lake and a non-stop flight sounds like a good idea. Additionally, I always thought that the Mormons were pretty cool. At least the ones I have met... friendly people.
tkoind2 at 12:54 PM JST - 5th June

On the up side, Utah is beautiful both for skiing and for other outdoor activities in Southern Utah and in the mountains. I have family there (non-Mormon) and usually fly through SF or Seattle, so this will make thing easier.

Maybe a little Japanese influence will help that sleepy, conservative state join the 21st century. That would be nice. But then again maybe we'll have endless waves of Japanese converts returning from ski/religious conversion trips to Salt Lake.

Moderator: Readers, Mormons in Japan are not relevant to this discussion.
Brunobear at 04:03 PM JST - 5th June

Japanese people should welcome the new opportunity to fly direct to Salt Lake City. It is a beautiful safe City centrally situated to many of America's best natural feature: Grand Canyon, Zion, Monument Valley, Yellowstone National Park, The Grand Tetons, and the Rocky Mountains. I have visited there a number of times from Melbourne, Australia for skiing, at Alta (Gold Miners Daughter Lodge) where you get the best dry snow in the world. Of course Japanese skiers are going to want to go there if they know anything about skiing. They may even value going to listen and see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Thursday afternoons or Sunday mornings - it is a memorable experience.

55% of the population is not Mormon, so it is not just a Mormon City.

I feel safe there. People are friendly and it is a very clean City.

They also have top Universities, such as Westminster (Ivy League), Brigham Young, University of Utah etc.

Salt Lake City is also driving distance to Las Vegas and that is an experience. Buy a house there (Las Vegas) now for US$30,000.

When I hear the Mormon choir sing the "Battle Hymm of the Republic", I does give me the feeling of closeness to God and spiritual. And I'm not religious! To walk out of a Supermarket and see towering snow covered mountains as a backdrop is also an experience. As I recall Delta Airlines is based in Salt Lake City. If the fares are reasonable, go and have a look. America is not expensive to visit.
Snolygoster at 10:42 PM JST - 5th June

I only came because I thought there'd be a picture of the airport fanfare. JT, you need to include more pictures with your stories. Each page has 7-8 graphical ads, but often stories that would be much bettered by inclusion of a picture do not have one.
chuckers at 10:39 AM JST - 9th June

Ah, does it make the shortest flight to the US? Seattle is the closest city to fly from NRT, as far as I know.

Ummmm...You do know that HAWAII is part of the US, right? HNL and KOA are about 6-7 hours away from NRT via direct flight.

HAWAII is NOT the 48th prefecture.
nikoniko at 06:46 PM JST - 13th June

chuckers - haha good post! // man ... this is SO upsetting!!! i already purchased tickets that take us to MINN then backtrack to DEN! at least UTAH is driveable to/from ! HIS sucks so much ... JTB too .. travel agencies fail ppl way too much
nikoniko at 06:52 PM JST - 13th June

DELTA of course is not updated with info on the TOKYO - SLC fares/availability ;.;