Alaska and Hawaiian on Tuesday announced new routes and flights for the winter travel season.
Most notably, Alaska will launch new nonstop service between Honolulu and Boise, Idaho, and Spokane, Washington. Flights between Honolulu and Boise will operate daily between Dec. 17 and March 21, 2027, while flights between Honolulu and Spokane will run weekly, on Saturdays, from Dec. 19 to April 17, 2027. Both connections will use Alaska-branded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Demand from Boise and Spokane has been particularly strong during the winter and early spring seasons, Alaska officials said, with a significant number of travelers continuing to Hawaiian islands beyond Oʻahu.
The carrier will be the only airline in the world linking Honolulu with the two Pacific Northwest cities when flights begin in December.
Hawaiian Ends International Route
Hawaiian, meanwhile, will expand capacity on certain existing routes, including Honolulu-to-Las Vegas, which will see additional flights during peak travel periods in the winter and spring. Exact dates were not provided.
As part of the schedule adjustment, Hawaiian will drop its seasonal service to Auckland, New Zealand, officials said. The service, which operated three times weekly during the Northern Hemisphere winter months, was set to resume in November.
The airline also cited high fuel costs, soft demand recovery in international Pacific markets, unfavorable exchange rates, and “evolving global travel trends” in its decision to exit Auckland.
