Last week the US Department of Transportation formally granted US airlines 12 additional daytime slots for Tokyo Haneda. This is Tokyo’s most convenient airport, and there was quite some competition for these slots.
How the 12 Tokyo Haneda slots were allocated
Of these 12 slots, Delta was granted five of them, United was granted four of them, American was granted two of them, and Hawaiian was granted one of them.
Following this decision, Delta revealed that they planned to completely pull out of Tokyo Narita, meaning that they would exclusively use Tokyo Haneda. While Haneda is no doubt more convenient than Narita, one has to wonder how much that’s in the public interest, when they’re not actually adding any capacity.
United Airlines’ Tokyo Haneda plans
Well, United Airlines has now revealed their plans for their new Tokyo service, launching next March. The airline was granted Tokyo Haneda slots out of Chicago, Los Angeles, Newark, and Washington.
Let’s take a look at the details of these flights, and you can expect that they’ll go on sale as of tomorrow, Saturday, August 17, 2019.
United’s new Chicago to Tokyo Haneda flight
As of March 28, 2020, United will launch daily flights between Chicago and Tokyo Haneda, with the following schedule:
UA881 Chicago to Tokyo departing 12:45PM arriving 3:55PM (+1 day)
UA882 Tokyo to Chicago departing 5:45PM arriving 3:55PM
The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-200ER. Furthermore, United will discontinue their Chicago to Tokyo Narita flight when they launch this one.
United 777-200
United’s new Washington to Tokyo Haneda flight
As of March 28, 2020, United will launch daily flights between Washington and Tokyo Haneda, with the following schedule:
UA803 Washington to Tokyo departing 12:30PM arriving 3:30PM (+1 day)
UA804 Tokyo to Washington departing 4:00PM arriving 3:45PM
The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-200ER. Furthermore, United will discontinue their Washington to Tokyo Narita flight when they launch this one.
United’s new Newark to Tokyo Haneda flight
As of March 28, 2020, United will launch daily flights between Newark and Tokyo Haneda, with the following schedule:
UA131 Newark to Tokyo departing 10:40AM arriving 1:35PM (+1 day)
UA130 Tokyo to Newark departing 5:15PM arriving 5:10PM
The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-200ER. This route will operate in addition to United’s Newark to Tokyo Narita flight.
United 777-200
United’s new Los Angeles to Tokyo Haneda flight
As of March 28, 2020, United will launch daily flights between Los Angeles and Tokyo Haneda, with the following schedule:
UA39 Los Angeles to Tokyo departing 12:00PM arriving 3:45PM (+1 day)
UA38 Tokyo to Los Angeles departing 6:20PM arriving 12:25PM
The flight will be operated by a Boeing 787-10. This route will operate in addition to United’s Los Angeles to Tokyo Narita flight.
United 787-10
United’s existing San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda flight
United’s only current flight to Tokyo Haneda is from San Francisco. That flight operates daily with the following schedule:
UA875 San Francisco to Tokyo departing 10:45AM arriving 1:55PM (+1 day)
UA876 Tokyo to San Francisco departing 3:45PM arriving 9:05AM
The flight is operated by a Boeing 787-9. This route is operated in addition to United’s San Francisco to Tokyo Narita flight.
United’s Tokyo Narita flights
While Delta is completely pulling out of Tokyo Narita, United will continue to have a significant presence there. In fairness, Narita makes a lot more sense for them, given that they have a close partnership with All Nippon Airways. ANA also has a hub there, so it’s a great airport for providing connectivity to the region.
Narita offers lots of connectivity with ANA
Even when the Haneda flights launch, United will still operate flights to Tokyo Narita from Denver, Guam, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, and San Francisco.
Bottom line
It’s nice to see United’s schedule published for their Tokyo Haneda flights. The airline will have a total of four additional flights to Tokyo Haneda, and in the process will only be canceling a total of two flights to Tokyo Narita.
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