Hawaiian Airlines landed in Alaska again for the first time in roughly 20 years earlier this month. Now owned by the Alaska Air Group, the carrier is connecting Seattle and Anchorage during the summer months.
Alaska finalized its acquisition of Hawaiian in September 2024. While the two carriers are not yet under a single operating certificate, Alaska has already begun using Hawaiian’s widebody aircraft in key markets.
These include the airline’s new long-haul routes from Seattle to Tokyo Narita and Seoul, along with Seattle-to-Anchorage. The latter started operating with Hawaiian Airbus A330-200 aircraft on June 12.
The aircraft will operate twice daily in each direction, linking Seattle and Anchorage, replacing Alaska’s Boeing 737s. Alaska offers nearly 20 peak-day flights between the two cities during the summer.
Currently, Hawaiian’s A330s are scheduled to continue serving Seattle-Anchorage through Sept. 11, per Cirium Diio schedule data.
A Former L-1011 Market
In the mid-1980s, Hawaiian added Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft to its fleet, which allowed it to reach more mainland markets from its namesake state. Around the same time, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon, were added to its route map.
Service between Honolulu and Anchorage was also added. This route is now regularly served by Alaska with 737 aircraft.
Hawaiian continued to connect Honolulu and Anchorage through 1997, according to Department of Transportation data, with a mix of DC-8, DC-10, and L-1011 aircraft.
In 2004, the airline briefly revived the route with Boeing 767-300 aircraft, though it only continued until 2005.
