Starting May 1st, 2024, United Airlines will launch new daily nonstop service between Guam and Tokyo-Haneda. The flights will operate year-round, creating a more direct link between Japan and the Japanese Capital.
On Friday (February 23, 2024), United Airlines announced the launch of new daily year-round nonstop service between Guam and Tokyo-Haneda International Airport (HND) starting May 1st, 2024. The new route creates a more direct link between Guam and the Japanese capital, and complements United’s 32 weekly flights between Guam and Tokyo-Narita (NRT), with tickets available for booking from tonight. The Guam-Haneda route will be operated with a 166 seat Boeing 737-800, featuring 16 Business Class seats. Flights will depart Guam at 19:00 and arrive in Haneda at 22:00, while the return flights departs Haneda at 23:55 and arrives back in Guam at 04:45+1 (all times local).
In Friday’s route announcement, United Airlines SVP – Global Network Planning and Alliances, Patrick Quayle, said,
“As we grow our global network, we’re always looking for opportunities to give our customers more choice and strengthen links between countries. This route – connecting Tokyo’s most convenient airport with our unique Guam hub – accomplishes just that. I appreciate the support of the Department of Transportation in recognizing the importance of this route to our customers and stakeholders.”
United Airlines is the largest carrier in Guam, operating 87 weekly flights to 14 destinations. United has served Guam for over 55 years, and is the only airline currently flying between Guam and Osaka, Fukuoka, and Nagoya in Japan, along with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau. With the added service between Guam and Tokyo-Haneda, United will offer six daily flights from Haneda, including service to New York-Newark, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additionally, United operates 10 daily flights to Tokyo’s Narita airport, with service to New York-Newark, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Guam and Saipan. United offers more flights between the U.S. and Tokyo than any other U.S. airline.
At United Airlines, ‘Good Leads the Way.’ The airline operates the most comprehensive network among North American carriers with U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. As measured by available seat miles (ASMs), United is now the world’s largest airline. Shares in the company’s parent, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., are publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol ‘UAL.’
Source: United Airlines/PRNewswire