Dow Jones Newswires | United Airlines has lodged a protest with U.S. regulators after it was
frozen out of new services to Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport.

The U.S. Department of Transportation last month made a tentative award
of the four daily routes to Delta Air Lines Inc., the American
Airlines unit of AMR Corp. and Hawaiian Holdings Inc., parent
of Hawaiian Airlines.

United parent UAL Corp. called on DoT to strip one of the two routes awarded to Delta or the one awarded to Hawaiian so it could start service from San Francisco to Haneda.

Continental Airlines Inc., United’s merger and alliance partner, also failed to win a slot. It didn’t protest the awards but asked to be considered a reserve if one of the airlines fails to launch its proposed service.

United also said in a regulatory filing that it has provided competition authorities with more information requested as part of an application by members of the Star alliance for antitrust immunity on routes between the U.S. and Japan.

Star, which includes United, Continental and All Nippon Airways Co., is seeking immunity alongside members of the Oneworld grouping, which includes American and Japan Airlines.