Hawaiian Airlines To Fly From Tokyo To Honolulu And Kona

HONOLULU – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) welcomed the announcement today that Hawaiian Airlines has been awarded a route from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo to Hawai‘i that will allow more visitors to fly into airports in Honolulu and Kona.

“Secretary Foxx shared this good news this morning, and I continue to appreciate the excellent work the Secretary has done to add new routes between Tokyo and the U.S.,” said Senator Schatz. “It is important to keep in mind there are five more routes up for competition, and I will continue to strongly advocate for Hawaiian Airlines in their effort to secure more direct flights from Tokyo to Hawai‘i.  Hawaiian has a proven record of success in the Tokyo market and there continues to be tremendous demand to fly into Hawai‘i.”

Today’s announcement is the result of an agreement the U.S. finalized with Japan earlier this year to expand the total number of flights between Haneda International Airport and the U.S. from 4 routes to 6 routes.  Hawaiian Airlines has now officially secured one of those routes and is pursuing another.