Osaka is blessed with the gifts of nature and culture (Photo: Bonson Lam)

Delta Plans For Seattle to Osaka

Direct service with multiple connections

Osaka is blessed with the gifts of nature and culture (Photo: Bonson Lam)
Bonson Lam   - 2 min read

Delta Air Lines, the largest airline in the United States by market capitalisation and a member of the Sky Team alliance, plans to fly from Seattle to Osaka-Kansai in Japan from 2019 although no firm date has been given.

Delta will operate the Osaka-Kansai service with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. “Giving customers more choices between the U.S. and Asia, the launch of Seattle-Osaka is another milestone in building the industry’s best transpacific joint venture,” said Matteo Curcio, vice president - Asia Pacific.

Customers can connect to the Seattle Osaka flight from multiple major and secondary airports in Canada, the United States and Mexico including: Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Fairbanks, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New York–JFK, Orlando, Portland Oregon, Raleigh/Durham, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose California, and Washington–Dulles. Delta Connections can connect passengers to Boise, Bozeman, Calgary, Denver, Edmonton, Eugene, Kansas City, Medford, Missoula, Orange County, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Redmond/Bend, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Vancouver, Victoria, while Aeromexico has connections to Mexico City.

This Osaka flight is in addition to Delta’s first transpacific non-stop flight from its Minneapolis/St. Paul hub to Tokyo-Haneda, where the carrier also intends to operate the refurbished 777-200ER aircraft in 2019.

If you have a few hours at Osaka Kansai airport, why not visit Kishiwada. Don't let its quiet nature deceive you, it is home to many family owned confectioners, as well as the Kishiwada Danjiri, one of Japan's most exciting festivals in September.

Getting there

Kansai Airport has convenient connections to Osaka and Kyoto by train or bus.

Bonson Lam

Bonson Lam @bonson.lam

I knew my future was destined to be with Japan the moment I flew from Sydney to experience the atmospheric laneways of Kyoto last century.  I am humbled to have met many distinguished people during this time, especially the national living treasures of Japan, such as the doll maker to the Imperia...