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Hawaiian Airlines announced today that it will make significant adjustments to its transpacific network beginning in November. Aircraft from several underperforming routes will be reallocated to markets with stronger demand for travel to and from Hawaii. This includes the current longest domestic flight: Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to/from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) (the route clocks in at 5,080 miles).
The airline will suspend service between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) (currently running 5x weekly), Fukuoka Airport (FUK) (currently running 3x weekly), and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) (currently running 4x weekly). The last flights from Fukuoka and Boston to Honolulu will operate November 19th and from Seoul Incheon on November 21st.
Aircraft from these routes will be redeployed on the following routes to/from Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL):
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (shifts to 5x daily from 4x daily; from November 21st to December 1st and from December 19th to January 6th)
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) (shifts to 4x daily from 3x daily; from late November to mid-April)
- Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) (shifts to daily from 5x weekly; from December 18th to January 31st)
- Tahiti’s Faaʼa International Airport (PPT) (shifts to 2x weekly from 1x weekly; starts in March)
Hawaiian will also launch 5x weekly nonstop flights between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) on September 12th. For Boston passengers, daily connections will be available via Alaska Airlines through Portland International Airport (PDX), San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
Since they coupled last September, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines now operate over 200 daily flights in Hawaii and offer nonstop service to 22 domestic and international destinations with connections to 131 cities across North America and Central America. Hawaiian’s current network includes 140 daily interisland flights and more than 30 weekly international services.
Hawaiian Airlines CEO, Joe Sprague, said:
It’s always a difficult decision to suspend a route, especially in cities like Seoul, which we have enjoyed serving for over 14 years. However, despite our team’s best efforts, soft post-pandemic travel demand from Asia combined with various market challenges have persisted in Seoul, as well as in Fukuoka and Boston, both of which we entered in 2019. We remain committed to continuing to provide robust Hawaiian Airlines service between Asia and Hawai‘i through our nonstop Japan flights, and via one-stop connections to and from Incheon and beyond with our global partner airlines. These adjustments will ensure we are meeting strong demand for travel to Hawaii – both internationally and domestically – while providing all our guests access to more destinations.”
Anthony’s Take: I had no idea what the longest domestic route was until this one was suspended. The crown now goes to New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) (this route is 4,983 miles long). I expect we’ll see more route shifts as Alaska and Hawaiian continue to figure out their combined operation.
(Image Credits: Hawaiian Airlines.)
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