USA: Hawaiian Longest Domestic Nonstop Flight In USA Starts April 4th 2019

Hawaiian Airlines begins nonstop flights between its hub in Honolulu (HNL) and Boston-Logan International Airport (BOS) starting on April 4, 2019.

This new flight will becomes longest domestic route in the history of the United States, measuring 4427.43nm. The HNL-BOS route beats the current HNL-JFK route that the airline operates, which is at 4330.10 nm.

But the route between Boston and Honolulu falls short by almost 800 miles to become the world’s longest, which is the Paris-Reunion route (5,047.88 nm), served by Air Austral and Air France.

Approximate flying time between Boston and Honolulu will be at 11 hours, 40 minutes.

Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines CEO, said that he looks forward to sharing our warm hospitality with our New England guests whose vacation starts the minute they check in and step onto our plane.

The airline plans to introduce this route on a 4 times a week basis. According to Hawaiian, the Boston-Honolulu market generates over $76 million in ticket sales every year, on average 500 passengers flying between these cities every day.

Hawaiian is a unique airline because we have represented Hawai‘i for nearly a century while flying people to, from and between the Hawaiian Islands.

In July, the Hawaiian carrier also announced daily nonstop flights between Sacramento, California (SMF) and Kahului, Maui (OGG), set to begin on April 1, 2019.

The carrier’s growth has gained a higher momentum this year, following the order for 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, featuring 10 firm and 10 purchase rights, at list prices of $2.82 billion.

On top of that, the carrier took delivery of its first U.S-Produced Airbus A321neo, straight from the manufacturer’s assembly line in Alabama.

As the carrier receives a total of 18 A321neos through 2020, they will be looking to announce additional routes between the U.S. West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines notes that the new Boston service will depart HNL every day but Tuesday and Wednesday at 13:45 Local Time. and arrive at BOS the following morning at 06:00 Local Time.

Flight HA91 will depart BOS every day but Wednesday and Thursday at 08:55 Local Time., except for Friday flights, which will depart at 08:00 Local Time.


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USA: Southwest Airlines Introduces Nonstop Flights From Austin, San Francisco To Sacramento

Southwest Airlines has launched daily nonstop flight from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Sacramento (SMF) and San Francisco (SFO).

Kevin Sullivan, Southwest’s Director of Corporate Sales, said that the company expects an instant success for these two routes linking the Heart of Texas to Northern California.

Kevin Sullivan said: With our long history in Austin, Southwest’s mission continues to be answering demand from our loyal Customers who seek faster journeys by adding more nonstop service to the places that matter to them most.

The new Southwest daily flight from AUS to SMF will take off at 7:55 p.m. and land at 9:45 p.m., respectively. Return flights depart SMF at 6:30 a.m. and arrive at AUS at 11:50 a.m.

Nonstop service from AUS to SFO will depart at 3:30 p.m. and arrive at 5:25 p.m. Then, it will leave SFO at 5:55 a.m. and arrive at AUS at 11:30 a.m.

In addition, SMF will join the Dallas-headquartered airline to celebrate the launch of the new route.

Southwest Airlines offers over 4,000 daily departures during peak travel season, and currently offers scheduled services to 100 destinations in the United States and ten additional countries.

As of December 2017, it’s the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 737, managing an All-Boeing fleet of 707 aircraft, including 512 Boeing 737-700, 181 Boeing 737-800, and 14 Boeing 737 MAX 8.


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