Hawaiian Airlines suspends Asia and Boston routes while expanding Pacific and West Coast service

Hawaiian Airlines will continue flying from Honolulu to Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport.

On the domestic side, competition has increased on the Boston route, notably with Delta Air Lines also operating flights between Honolulu and Boston—the longest domestic U.S. flight.

In place of the suspended routes, Hawaiian plans to boost service on several other routes during peak travel periods. Between mid-December and January’s end, flights between Honolulu and Sydney will become daily. A second weekly flight between Honolulu and Papeete, Tahiti will be added starting in March.

Flights between Honolulu and West Coast cities are also increasing. The airline will operate five daily flights between Honolulu and Los Angeles during the holiday season. It will also offer four daily winter flights from Honolulu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Alaska Airlines’ main hub.

These adjustments come as part of broader network changes following Hawaiian’s acquisition by Alaska Air Group last year. The partnership aims to link more Hawaiian flights with Alaska’s West Coast operations.

For this winter period (October through March), total departures on the Honolulu-Seattle route are expected to rise by approximately 226% compared with last year, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium: https://www.cirium.com/.

Additional changes include repainting Hawaiian’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliners with Alaska Airlines branding; those aircraft will transition away from Hawaii service toward long-haul international routes out of Seattle. Meanwhile, Hawaiian’s older Airbus A330s are slated for cabin upgrades over the next few years as they become Alaska's primary long-haul aircraft.