United Airlines plans to expand Tokyo Narita operations with Boeing 737s from Guam

United Airlines has revealed plans to expand operations at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT) by relocating the aircraft stationed at its base in Guam to the Japanese airport. The aircraft will help United service new secondary markets that are not serviced by major airlines in the area. Andrew Nocella and Patrick Quayle revealed the plans in an interview with Brian Sumers for the Airline Observer. Andrew Nocella is United’s Executive Vice President and CCO, and Patrick Quayle is United’s Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances. The pair are known for testing many new long-haul routes and adjusting United’s network based on the results. Nocella mentioned that United’s results in Guam have been subpar. But instead of moving the fleet stationed there back to the US, it will move them eastward to the land of the rising sun. This is an option because United still holds traffic rights in Tokyo. The Boeing 737-800s that United Airlines will station in NRT will not be handling major routes such as service to Bangkok, Shanghai, or Singapore because United’s partner in the region is handling those routes, All Nippon Airways (ANA).<br/>