United Airlines Adds More Flights From Newark To Tokyo, Japan

NEWARK, NJ — United Airlines plans to start offering flights between Newark Airport and Haneda International Airport in Toyko, Japan, the company announced Friday.

Flights to Haneda will also depart from three other United Airlines hubs in the United States: Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

United will begin operating nonstop service between the four cities and Haneda on March 28, 2020, subject to government approval. United currently offers daily nonstop service between San Francisco and Haneda.

Tickets for United’s new Haneda flights will be available for purchase starting Saturday, Aug. 17, the airline stated.

Company spokespeople said that in addition to the new Haneda flights, Tokyo’s Narita International airport will continue to serve as a hub, with nonstop daily service between Narita and Denver, Guam, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark and San Francisco.

With the start of these new routes, United will no longer serve Narita from its Chicago and Washington D.C. hubs, and will shift these flights from Narita to Haneda, the company stated.

The new routes will be especially relevant when the 2020 Olympic games kick off in Tokyo, United stated.

“United has offered nonstop service between the U.S. and Japan for more than 40 years and we are excited to expand our network at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and continue to be the largest U.S. carrier to Japan,” said Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of international network.

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