What happened
United is adding a brief Las Vegas to Tokyo Narita operation from January 3, 2027, timed to CES, with its new Polaris Studios Boeing 787-9 only on the January 9 to 11 Las Vegas departures. CES 2027 runs January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas.
The 787-9 has 56 Polaris business-class suites. Premium Plus has 35 recliners. The main cabin has 123 seats, 33 of them Economy Plus. Tokyo-origin flights on January 3 to 5 will instead use an older Boeing 777-200ER. The flying is not a regular Las Vegas to Tokyo schedule. United usually keeps these 787-9s on high-demand premium routes from its San Francisco and Houston hubs.
The Points Guy notes the Polaris Studios 787-9 almost never appears in Las Vegas. That puts United's nicest cabin on a city pair that does not otherwise see it. Skip the Tokyo-origin trips if the Polaris Studios 787-9 is the reason to book.
- Starts
- Jan 3, 2027
- Numbers
- 99 seats
- 56 seats: Polaris business-class suites
- 35 seats: Premium Plus recliners
- 123 seats: main cabin seats
- 33 seats: Economy Plus seats
- Where
- Las Vegas (LAS), Tokyo Narita (NRT)
- Takeaway
- Look at United’s LAS–NRT flights on January 9–11, 2027 if you want the Polaris Studios 787-9; do not expect that aircraft on the Tokyo-origin trips.