The flight allows Alaskans to make the journey in only eight hours, about half the time of taking a connecting flight. Alaska Airlines will introduce seasonal nonstop flights between Anchorage, Alaska, and Tokyo Narita, Japan, in spring 2027. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are broadening its global network with new year-round, nonstop service between Seattle and Osaka, Japan, and Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia, bringing two.