Hawaiian Airlines starts second flight to Asia

Hawaiian Airlines will launch four-times weekly services between Honolulu Airport and Seoul Incheon Airport on January 12, 2011, adding 54,000 seats annually between Honolulu and Seoul.

The airline had earlier also announced plans to fly to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, starting November 17, with a daily service. This will boost 100,000 seats annually.

Both routes will initially use a 264-seat Boeing 767-300ER, but delivery of a 294-seat Airbus A330-200 has been accelerated and will eventually be introduced to passengers. Bilingual cabin crew will also be onboard.

Over the last month, Hawaiian Airlines also launched Japanese and Korean versions of its website, allowing passengers to book tickets for the Incheon-Honolulu and Haneda-Honolulu flights, as well as other destinations that it serves in Hawaii, Western USA and internationally.

(Sources: Honolulu, TTGAsia)