United Launches LA - Melbourne, San Francisco - Haneda, Guam - Seoul and Guam - Shanghai

On Sunday, United Airlines launched nonstop flights between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia, and between San Francisco and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

Today, the airline will also launch flights between its Guam hub and Seoul, South Korea, while on Tuesday, United will launch flights between Guam and Shanghai.

“These four new routes further strengthen United’s presence in the Pacific, already the most extensive among U.S. airlines,” said Brian Znotins, United’s vice president of network. “New nonstop service to Melbourne and Haneda from our powerhouse West Coast hubs, and the additional new flights from our Guam hub to both Seoul and Shanghai, offer our customers convenience and schedule options that no other airline can offer.”

The airline will fly the Los Angeles – Melbourne route six times weekly with the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

The Boeing 787-9 aircraft operating the new Melbourne route features a total of 252 seats – 48 in United BusinessFirst and 204 in United Economy, including 88 Economy Plus seats.

New daily flights between San Francisco and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport complement United’s existing service between the hub and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Flights from San Francisco to both Tokyo airports maximize choice and convenience for customers traveling from across the Americas to Tokyo, and to points beyond on United’s joint-venture partner ANA.

United also operates daily service to Tokyo/Narita from its hubs in Chicago, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, as well as from Honolulu.

In addition, United will launch two new routes from its Guam hub at A.B. Won Pat International Airport: daily service to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, and twice-weekly service to Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport.

United has served Guam for more than 40 years, with United and United Express currently providing nonstop service from the hub to more than 17 destinations in the Asia Pacific region.