Travelers looking to escape the winter blues with a trip to Hawaii or the South Pacific will have more flight options ahead, thanks to Hawaiian Airlines.
The carrier is expanding its winter 2025 schedule, adding more flights to certain routes that are seeing increased travel demand. As part of the schedule enhancement, Hawaiian will add new seasonal frequencies to Los Angeles, Seattle, and Sydney.
“We’re excited to offer our guests more options to connect with loved ones or enjoy a warm winter getaway,” said Kirsten Amrine, vice president of revenue management and network planning at Alaska Airlines, which is Hawaiian’s parent company. “These schedule enhancements reflect our commitment to providing convenient, comfortable travel during the busiest travel period of the year.”
During peak travel season between Hawaii and Australia, Hawaiian Airlines will increase frequencies on its Honolulu-to-Sydney route to daily service from December 18, 2025, to January 31, 2026.
The carrier will also add a fifth daily flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Honolulu during busy winter holiday travel windows, including from November 21 to December 1, 2025, and from December 19, 2025, to January 6, 2026. The fifth flight will be operated by an Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Hawaiian will also add a fourth widebody flight on its route from Honolulu to Seattle between late November 2025 and mid-April 2026. The added frequency will offer a morning departure from Honolulu and an evening return from Seattle, bringing the carrier’s total daily flights on the route to six, including two flights operated by Alaska Airlines. The new widebody flight will replace current service aboard a single-aisle A321neo plane.
The carrier also plans to upgrade the aircraft on its new route from Seattle to Tokyo’s Narita Airport (NRT) from early January to mid-April. During that window, Hawaiian will replace the Airbus A330 plane currently used on the route to a widebody Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet. “The Dreamliner features Hawaiian’s new Leihōkū Suites with lie-flat seating, enhanced privacy, and direct aisle access, along with a quieter cabin, larger windows, and advanced inflight entertainment—delivering a more restful and refined journey across the Pacific,” the airline said.
The Seattle-to-Tokyo-Narita route launched in May and was the first step in a larger strategy by Hawaiian and Alaska to make Seattle an important global hub for the newly combined airline group.
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