Japan has been key to Hawaiian Airlines’ international strategy for more than a decade. The country remains the airline’s largest international market by a wide margin, representing more than half of the airline’s international departing frequencies by country.
Perhaps as a result of capacity pressure on its routes to the US mainland, Hawaiian is working to finesse its international network with the resumption of service to Fukuoka, Japan. It also recently gained increased access to Tokyo Haneda, beginning in 2020, though without as many route rights as it had originally requested…