for Japan
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PanAm heads for Japan
PanAm has applied for authority from the US and Japan to operate three flights a week with Boeing 707 jets between Saipan, Marianas, to Tokyo, Japan.
The application, opposed by US Trust Territory operator, Air Micronesia, would mean the first 707 services direct to the ter ritory from Japan, if it is granted.
Air Micronesia currently operates a service twice-weekly with smaller 727 jets from Hawaii, via Saipan, to Okinawa, southern Japan. PanAm says Saipan’s 7,500 ft strip could handle 707 jets.