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United to launch daily non-stop Guam-Seoul flights
GUAM—United Airlines announced Monday plans to launch daily, non-stop service between its Guam hub and Seoul, South Korea, effective Oct. 27, 2014 (northbound). The airline will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft to operate the service. Flights are now available for sale.
“We are excited to add non-stop service to Seoul to our extensive Guam hub network,” said Sam Shinohara, United’s managing director, Business Development Asia/Pacific. “As Guam’s hometown airline, we are thrilled to introduce South Korea as a new United destination for the Guam community, and at the same time we are committed to promoting Guam to the South Korean public as a perfect beach destination. We are happy to bring additional economic benefits to Guam’s tourism industry following the recently-announced twice-weekly Guam-Shanghai non-stop service, which will start Oct. 28, 2014, subject to government approval.”
Flight schedule
Flight UA163 will depart Guam’s A. B. Won Pat Guam International Airport daily at 8:05am and arrive at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport at 12:10pm the same day (all times local). Effective Oct. 26, 2014, the return flight, flight UA164, will depart Incheon daily at 10:25pm and arrive at Guam International Airport at 4am the following day (all times local). Flying times will be approximately 5 hours 5 minutes northbound and 4 hours 35 minutes southbound.
United in South Korea
United started non-stop service to South Korea in 1986 and today serves Seoul’s Incheon International Airport with daily non-stop flights from San Francisco, using Boeing 747-400 aircraft, and from Tokyo, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Onboard products and services
United’s Boeing 737-800 series aircraft are configured with up to 155 seats—14 United Business and 141 United Economy. United Business offers a superior business-class service. United Business amenities include comfortable leather seats, multi-course meals with complimentary premium wines and spirits. It also offers audio in-flight entertainment with complimentary headsets as well as overhead screens delivering complimentary movies.
United Economy seats feature adjustable headrests and overhead screens delivering in-flight video entertainment. (United)
