CHICAGO- United Airlines (UA) is set to initiate daily nonstop flights between Guam (GUM) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) starting on May 1, 2024 (subject to approval).
These year-round flights aim to establish a more direct connection between Guam and Japan’s capital, leveraging Haneda airport’s proximity to the city center. Complementing United’s existing 32 weekly flights between Guam and Tokyo-Narita, tickets for the new flights will be available for purchase tonight.
United Guam to Tokyo Flights
Patrick Quayle, United’s Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances, expressed, “As we expand our global network, we consistently seek opportunities to offer our customers more choices and strengthen connections between countries. This route, linking Tokyo’s most convenient airport with our distinctive Guam hub, achieves precisely that. I am grateful for the Department of Transportation’s support in recognizing the significance of this route for our customers and stakeholders.”
United intends to utilize a Boeing 737-800 aircraft for this route, providing seating for 166 customers, including 16 business class seats.
The scheduled departure from Guam is at 19:00 local time, with an arrival at Haneda at 22:00 on the same day. On the return journey, the flight will leave Haneda at 23:55 and touch down in Guam at 04:45 the following day.
6 Routes from Haneda
Being the predominant airline in Guam, United offers over 87 weekly flights to 14 destinations. With a history of over 55 years of operation in Guam, United stands as the sole airline currently servicing flights between Guam and Osaka, Fukuoka, and Nagoya in Japan, as well as islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau.
This addition will bring United’s total to six daily flights from Haneda, including routes to New York/Newark, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and now Guam.
Furthermore, United maintains 10 daily flights to Tokyo’s Narita airport, covering services to New York/Newark, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Guam, and Saipan.
United is the U.S. airline offering the highest seat capacity from the United States to Tokyo.
American Airlines’ New York-Tokyo Haneda Flights
Yesterday (Feb 22, 2024), American Airlines (AA) announced the launch of flights from New York JFK to Tokyo Haneda, becoming the only U.S. carrier to serve this route.
Commencing on June 28, American’s upcoming service will complement the existing flights in collaboration with its joint business partner, Japan Airlines.
During this summer, travelers journeying between JFK and HND will have the flexibility of choosing from up to three daily flights strategically scheduled at convenient times throughout the day.
American’s newly introduced daily flight not only facilitates roundtrip connections but extends access to over 30 cities across Japan and East Asia, all operated by Japan Airlines (JL). This includes key urban centers such as Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka.
The addition of the JFK–HND route marks American’s fourth daily nonstop flight to HND, augmenting the current daily service from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and the two daily flights from Los Angeles (LAX).
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