Guam, May 2, 2024 - United Airlines launched the much-anticipated Tokyo/Haneda to Guam service on May 1, 2024, with gate events in Tokyo and Guam to celebrate with passengers traveling on the inaugural flight between the two locations.

The new service departs Guam at 7:05 p.m. and arrives in Tokyo/Haneda at 10:00 p.m. the same day. The return flight from Tokyo/Haneda to Guam departs at 11:55 p.m. and arrives on Guam at 4:45 a.m. the following morning. United operates the flight with a 737-800 with 166 seats, 16 of which are in business class.

The new daily nonstop service provides greater choice for customers in Tokyo to travel to Guam and creates a more direct link between Guam and Tokyo’s city center. From Tokyo/Haneda, customers will also benefit from 30 plus connections to destinations across Japan with United’s Star Alliance partner, ANA. United now offers direct services to Guam from five airports in Japan – Tokyo/Haneda, Tokyo/Narita, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. 

Kenichi Kiriyama, Director of Sales, Japan and Micronesia at United, leads United’s dedicated Sales team in Japan who work to promote Guam as a preferred vacation destination for Japanese customers. 

He said, “The new route creates a more direct link for customers living in the Greater Tokyo area and provides another convenient way to travel to Guam. Tokyo/Haneda is a game-changer for travelers from Japan, providing an easier and more convenient commute to the airport for our Guam flight. Customers can complete a full day at work and then travel to the Haneda airport, only 13 minutes away by train to check in for their overnight flight to Guam. They will wake up in paradise ready to begin their vacation.”

More connectivity for Guam customers

Sam Shinohara, Managing Director for Airport Operations – Asia/Pacific at United, noted that the Tokyo/Haneda-Guam flights will operate year-round and will create a more direct link to what is considered the most convenient airport in Tokyo.

“The new Tokyo/Haneda-Guam route is beneficial to customers in both directions. Aside from a convenient travel option for Tokyo residents, Guam customers can access downtown Tokyo and area attractions with greater convenience,” Shinohara said. 

With this addition, United will operate six daily flights from Tokyo/Haneda, with services to New York/Newark, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and now Guam. United also operates up to 10 daily flights to Tokyo’s Narita airport, with services to New York/Newark, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Guam and Saipan. United offers more seats from the United States to Tokyo than any other U.S. airline. 

Shinohara added, “Our United team worked diligently to secure this route. Japan is an important tourism market for Guam, and the new daily flight from Tokyo/Haneda will provide added service from Japan’s largest city.”

As Guam’s hometown airline for more than 55 years, United offers more than 87 weekly flights to 14 destinations and is the only airline today flying between Guam and Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya in Japan, islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau.

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