United Airlines has renewed its bid to launch the first route connecting Guam, the U.S. island territory in the Western Pacific, and Tokyo Haneda Airport after Hawaiian Airlines confirmed it will return seven nighttime slot pairs at the Japanese airport.
The Star Alliance member has submitted an application to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to introduce daily flights from Guam’s Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM) to Haneda from May 1, saying it remains “ready and eager” to make use of “this valuable slot that would otherwise go underutilized.”
United has previously urged the DOT to award it the nighttime slots held by Hawaiian so it could open a Guam-Haneda service, alleging that the slots were being “misused and underutilized.” However, Hawaiian contended that it planned to increase frequencies from Honolulu and Kona this winter, returning to daily service by March 2024.
The DOT therefore rejected United’s request in November 2023, explaining…
