Summary

  • Hawaiian Airlines is adding extra flights from the West Coast during the winter holidays due to high demand for travel.
  • Additional flights will be operated to Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles from Honolulu.
  • Hawaiian aims to merge with Alaska Airlines, and the two carriers have applied for DOT approval to optimize operations and networks.

Those looking to travel to Hawaii from the US West Coast during the holiday season will have more options, with Hawaiian Airlines announcing additional flights. The airline expects strong seasonal demand during the winter months and has added more capacity on some routes.

West Coast service expansion

Hawaiian Airlines will offer additional flights from the West Coast during the winter holiday months as it anticipates strong travel demand. The airline will increase flight offerings between Honolulu (HNL) and Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO) and Seattle (SEA).

Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo

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These services will be operated by its Airbus A330 and A321neo planes, and guests can expect Starlink-equipped aircraft as well as the airline’s specially curated video collection, Hana Hou! TV. Brent Overbeek, executive vice president and chief revenue officer at Hawaiian Airlines, commented,

“We’re already seeing compelling demand for end-of-year travel and our extra flights will make it even more convenient for our guests to experience our Hawaiian hospitality during the holiday season. Additionally, we decided to once again offer a fourth Honolulu-Los Angeles, peak-day flight that was popular with our guests during our summer seasonal service.”

Flight schedule

According to the carrier, Seattle will see a second service to Honolulu with an A321neo in November, with San Francisco also seeing a second flight in the same month with an A330. The schedule for these two routes is as follows:

Seattle

  • Nov. 22-25 and Nov. 30 – Dec. 1: HA28 will depart HNL at 9:30 p.m., arriving at SEA at 5:15 a.m. the following day.
  • Nov. 23-26 and Dec. 1-2: HA27 will depart SEA at 7 a.m., arriving at HNL at 11:10 a.m.
Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330

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San Francisco

  • Nov. 22-25 and Nov. 30 – Dec. 1: HA54 will depart HNL at 10 p.m., arriving at SFO at 5:05 a.m. the following day.
  • Nov. 23-26 and Dec. 1-2: HA53 will depart SFO at 7:05 a.m., arriving at HNL at 10:45 a.m.

December and January will also see the addition of Los Angeles flights. Hawaiian has announced the following schedule for these two months for flights originating from LAX, SEA and SFO:

Los Angeles

  • Dec. 19-21, 26-28 and Jan. 2-6

HA78 will depart HNL at 10:10 a.m., arriving at LAX at 5:35 p.m.

HA77 will depart LAX at 7:15 p.m., arriving at HNL at 11:15 p.m.

A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo on the ground

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Seattle

  • HA28 will resume Dec. 15 – Jan 6 (except Dec. 24), departing HNL at 9:25 p.m., arriving at SEA at 5:10 a.m. the following day.
  • HA27 will resume Dec. 16 – Jan. 7 (except Dec. 25), departing SEA at 7 a.m., arriving at HNL at 11:15 a.m.

San Francisco

  • HA54 will resume Dec. 15-Jan. 6 (except Dec. 24), departing HNL at 10 p.m., arriving at SFO at 5:15 a.m. the following day.
  • HA53 will resume Dec. 16-Jan. 7 (except Dec. 25), departing SFO at 7 a.m., arriving at HNL at 10:45 a.m.

Proposed merger with Alaska Airlines

Last year, Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines announced their intention to merge, and recently, the two carriers filed an application with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). They have applied for an exemption to let Hawaiian fly under its international authorities following the acquisition by Alaska. More details on this development can be found in the article below.

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