United Moves Tokyo Narita 737 Service to all-MAX Variant by July 2026

Published at 1800PDT 28MAY26 / 0100GMT 29MAY26

United during the weekend of 28MAY26’s schedule update accelerated planned all-Boeing 737 MAX service at Tokyo Narita by 4 weeks (on regional and Micronesia routes). The Star Alliance member now plans to operate all-737 MAX flights by mid-July 2026, instead of mid-August 2026.

Guam – Tokyo Narita All flights operated by 737 MAX 8 from 19JUL26
Tokyo Narita – Cebu eff 17JUL26
Tokyo Narita – Kaohsiung eff 18JUL26
Tokyo Narita – Saipan eff 02AUG26 (service resumption)

Note some routes listed above are already served by 737 MAX 8 on selected dates, due to aircraft assignment. All flights (listed above) are now expected to be exclusively served by MAX 8 by July 2026.