Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are set to enhance their network within the United States. Starting from the upcoming summer schedule, they will strategically adjust their destinations, operating schedules, and aircraft types.
On the Seattle-Honolulu route, of the six daily round-trips, three will be operated by Hawaiian Airlines’ wide-body aircraft. The three daily round-trips on the Portland-Honolulu line and the two daily round-trips on the San Diego-Kahului line will have their schedules revised to allow for more time between flights. During the peak summer demand, Hawaiian Airlines’ Airbus A330 aircraft will be deployed on the Seattle-San Francisco line to increase the number of available seats. The Honolulu-Sacramento line will be reduced to one round-trip.
Furthermore, the convenience of connecting from the East Coast and Midwest to various locations on the West Coast will be enhanced. Late night flights to the West Coast from Honolulu and Kahului to Portland and from Honolulu to San Francisco will be operated, facilitating connections to various destinations.
Alaska Airlines will launch services on the San Francisco-Kona and Lihue lines. The Kona line will operate four round-trips a week from June 12, 2025, and the Lihue line will operate three round-trips a week from June 13, 2025.
Hawaiian Airlines will increase the daily flight hours for its Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A321neo aircraft, with a 25% increase for the Airbus A321neo. This will help mitigate the impact of Boeing 737 delivery delays and expand the scale of operations.
Both airlines aim to obtain a single air transport operating license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by October 2025, with the integration expected to be complete by then. Even after the integration, the two brands will be maintained.
