United Airlines launched its Tokyo/Haneda to Guam route on May 1st. A commemorative ceremony held at Haneda Airport was celebrated with blue towels raised by attendees and passengers.
The Guam-bound UA848 flight departs Tokyo/Haneda at 11:55 PM and arrives at 4:45 AM the following morning. The Tokyo/Haneda-bound UA848 flight leaves Guam at 7:00 PM, arriving at 10:00 PM. The service operates daily with one flight, using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 16 business class and 150 economy class seats, totaling 166 seats.
During the ceremony held at Gate 149 to mark the departure of UA848, United Airlines’ Managing Director of Airport Operations in Asia-Pacific, Sam Shinohara, Keiichi Kiriyama, the Sales Office President for Japan & Micronesia, pilots, and a selected family among the passengers participated in a ribbon-cutting event.
The flight took off from slot 149 at 11:46 PM and arrived in Guam at 4:35 AM on the next day.
The Tokyo/Haneda-Guam route utilizes the slots relinquished by Hawaiian Airlines for their Tokyo/Haneda to Honolulu-Kona service. Originally applied for in February 2019 to coincide with the international expansion of Haneda Airport, United Airlines’ request was initially denied due to unavailability of slots. An appeal to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in September 2023 for allocation of unused early morning and late-night slots previously requested by Hawaiian Airlines was also declined, making the route’s establishment a “long-cherished dream.”
In an interview at Haneda Airport, Keiichi Kiriyama expressed his delight on accomplishing “a five-year long-cherished dream,” highlighting two special aspects of the Haneda service: its convenience allowing short travel times from the capital region to the airport, and the flexible travel schedule afforded by combining it with the 32 weekly round trips from Tokyo/Narita.
United Airlines operates 7 weekly flights from Tokyo/Haneda, 32 weekly flights from Tokyo/Narita (up to 5 flights per day), 10 weekly flights from Osaka/Kansai, and 7 weekly flights from both Nagoya/Chubu and Fukuoka to Guam.
■Flight Schedule UA848 Tokyo/Haneda (23:55) — Guam (04:45+1) / From May 1st UA849 Guam (19:00) — Tokyo/Haneda (22:00) / From May 1st
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