en.Wedoany.com Reported - On July 15, 2026, Alaska Air Group confirmed the cancellation of the route from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Auckland Airport (AKL), which had been in operation since 2013, with all future services terminated. The airline stated that due to high fuel costs, weak recovery in Pacific international market demand, unfavorable exchange rates, and changes in global travel trends, it must carefully allocate limited capacity to the strongest demand markets.

Hawaiian Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has had its air operator certificate, IATA code HA, and "Hawaiian" callsign integrated into the group, and now operates as a standalone brand. The route was initially launched in March 2013 using the Airbus A330-200, originally configured with 294 seats, later reduced to 278 seats. The route typically operated three times weekly, occasionally increasing to five times, covering a one-way distance of 3,814 nautical miles (7,064 kilometers). The route was suspended in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed year-round operations in 2022, and shifted to winter seasonal operations in 2024. The last flight from HNL to AKL using the HA code departed on April 18, 2026.

The route was originally scheduled to resume on November 15 under the AS code. According to Alaska Air, the specific flight schedule was: departing HNL at 1:10 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, arriving AKL at 9:20 PM+1; departing AKL at 11:30 PM on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, arriving HNL at 9:20 AM the next day.

According to U.S. Department of Transportation data, between March 2013 and April 2026, Hawaiian Airlines transported 653,000 passengers to and from AKL. In the final season (November 2025 to April 2026), the airline carried 27,454 passengers with a load factor of 73.7%. This load factor was lower than Hawaiian Airlines' other international routes during the same period (80.8%), significantly below its overall Asian routes (85.4%), but higher than the Sydney route (72.1%). Approximately 40% of passengers connected to other flights at HNL, with the top five segments being Kahului, Los Angeles International Airport, Seattle, San Francisco, and Kona. The airline captured only 1 out of every 25 passengers traveling between AKL and these destinations.

The HNL-AKL local market had approximately 36,000 passengers from November 2025 to April 2026, with Hawaiian Airlines holding a 47% market share. The airline co-operated this route with Air New Zealand, which will now have a monopoly on the market, with Fiji Airways and Qantas offering connecting flights.

Between November 2026 and April 2027, Hawaiian Airlines will continue to fly from HNL to Osaka Kansai (daily A330-200), Rarotonga (weekly A321neo), Papeete (twice weekly A330-200), Sydney (up to daily A330-200), and Tokyo Haneda (twice daily A330-200). The freed-up A330-200 will be redeployed to the HNL to Harry Reid International Airport (serving Las Vegas) route, which will increase to four daily flights in the upcoming winter season.