American, Delta, United and Hawaiian airlines each won tentative approval from federal regulators for daytime flights between the U.S. and Tokyo’s Haneda airport, although only Delta received approval to add service from a new city to the Japanese capital. The decision by the U.S. Transportation Department includes American and Delta flying from Los Angeles, United from San Francisco and Hawaiian from Honolulu. Delta Air Lines Inc. also can add a new route between Minneapolis and Haneda, the department said in a statement Wednesday. The government rejected proposals by American Airlines Group Inc. to serve Haneda from Dallas/Fort Worth International and for a Delta route from Atlanta, a United flight from Newark, New Jersey, and service from Kona International by Hawaiian Holdings Inc. American and United Continental Holdings Inc. had pushed for the switch to takeoffs and landings during the day because nighttime arrivals were unpopular and made less business sense. U.S. airlines have also sought expanded access to Haneda because its proximity to the Japanese capital makes it more desirable to business travelers than Tokyo’s Narita International. Increasing Competition “The availability of daytime access to Tokyo’s centrally located Haneda Airport will create more choice and convenience for both business and leisure travelers and advances the department’s work to increase competition and bring enhanced service options to the marketplace,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in the statement. Minneapolis was chosen for new service because the department long has supported a flight from a hub airport in the U.S. upper Midwest, the agency said. Competition for Chicago-Haneda service by Japanese carrier ANA Holdings Inc. and the fact that Delta was the only applicant for the daytime slots without a Japanese partner were also cited. Delta had urged the government to either prohibit additional daytime flights to Haneda, or to allow enough flights so Delta could move its base of operations in Japan from Narita. The carrier argued that American and United would benefit the most from a piecemeal opening of Haneda to daytime flights because of their partnerships with Japanese airlines. A Delta flight between Detroit and Haneda awarded in 2010 was unsuccessful, but the department said that was partly because the flight was at night. American’s proposed Dallas-Fort Worth-Haneda flight was selected as a backup if Delta “significantly deviates” from its plan for Minneapolis service. ‘Unmatched Benefits’ The Dallas-Fort Worth flight would “provide unmatched benefits” to the traveling public, American said in a statement. Objections to the department’s decision are due by Aug. 1, and Foxx said a final ruling is expected this summer. Hawaiian was the only airline to apply for a single new night flight to Haneda and was awarded that route, to be split between Honolulu and Kona, in May.