HONOLULU, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines
today announced plans to begin daily nonstop service between
Narita International Airport (NRT)
and Honolulu International Airport
(HNL) starting July 22, 2016.
Hawaiian's new Narita route will
complement its existing daily service to Tokyo Haneda Airport
(HND), providing two daily flight options to travelers in the
Greater Tokyo region.
"We've had the pleasure of carrying more than 800,000 visitors
between Haneda and Honolulu since
the launch of our daily A330 service more than five years ago,"
said Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian's president and chief executive
officer. "With average load factors routinely exceeding 90 percent,
it is clear Japanese travelers have chosen Hawaiian as their
carrier of choice when visiting our beautiful islands. We are
excited to offer even more options for service between Honolulu and the Greater Tokyo region with the launch of a
second daily flight from Narita
that will offer the authentic Hawaiian hospitality and service that
our guests have come to expect of us."
Starting July 22, 2016, Hawaiian's Flight HA 821 will
depart Honolulu daily at 3:30 p.m., cross the
international dateline, and arrive at Narita International
Airport at 7 p.m. the following day. Beginning
July 23, the return Flight HA 822
will depart from Narita at 9 p.m., cross the
international dateline, and arrive at Honolulu International
Airport at 9:55 a.m. the same day.
"Japan is Hawai'i's largest
international market with arrivals from the market making up 18
percent of total arrivals to the state in 2014," said George D. Szigeti, president and CEO of the
Hawai'i Tourism Authority. "Hawaiian Airlines' daily flight from
Narita to Honolulu is projected to contribute an annual
$130 million in visitor spending and
$14.7 million in state tax revenue.
With the recent announcement that the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security is looking to expand pre-clearance operations at
Narita, this flight will provide
additional service from one of our core markets."
More information about the new Narita flights is available at
www.HawaiianAirlines.com, or by calling Hawaiian's reservations
center toll-free at 1-800-367-5320. In Japan, customers may visit Hawaiian's
Japanese-language website at www.HawaiianAirlines.co.jp, contact
their preferred accredited travel agency or the airline's
Tokyo office at +03-6435-1179.
Guests on Hawaiian's Honolulu-Narita flights will enjoy comfortable legroom
aboard the wide-body, twin-aisle Airbus A330-200 aircraft, which
seats 294 passengers and features 18 seats in Business Class, 40
seats in Extra Comfort and 236 seats in Economy Class.
Enhancing the enjoyment of the travel experience will be
Hawaiian's signature Mea Ho'okipa
(translation: I am host) inflight service philosophy, long
celebrated for its perpetuation of the authentic culture, people
and Aloha Spirit of the islands.
With high-resolution LCD touch-screen monitors in each seatback,
the A330's state-of-the-art entertainment system lets customers
choose from a wide-range of movies, TV programs, music, and video
games, while also offering a USB port for personal media
players.
Amenities for guests traveling between Hawai'i and Japan also include an expanded selection of
entertainment, including Hawaiian music starring award-winning
performers, classic artists and emerging new talent as well as
original Japanese-language programming showcasing the best of
Hawai'i on Hawai'i Local News.
On inbound flights from Japan,
travelers in all cabins are treated to the best of modern Hawai'i
cuisine before even reaching the Island shores with regional and
global fusion dishes provided by renowned local Chef Lee Anne Wong, owner of island favorite Koko
Head Cafe. When booking flights, families with children ages 12 and
under can also pre-order keiki (kids) meals, which include a
Hawaiian-print drawstring snack bag.
Narita will be the airline's
11th international destination and its fourth
destination in Japan. Hawaiian
launched service from Honolulu to
Haneda in November 2010, Osaka in July
2011 and Sapporo in
October 2012.
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time
performance for each of the past 11 years (2004-2014) as reported
by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by
Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and
Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic
airlines serving Hawai'i.
Now in its 86th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is
Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the
largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor
markets on the U.S. Mainland. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to
Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline,
along with service from Japan,
South Korea, China, Australia, New
Zealand, American Samoa and
Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily
between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily
flights system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at
HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian
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For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines' online
newsroom.
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