Hawaiian Airlines will celebrate its inaugural service today between Honolulu and Austin, Texas, with a gate ceremony featuring music and dance by the Hawaiian Airlines Serenaders, remarks by President and CEO Peter Ingram and state officials, and a blessing.
The flight aboard a 278-seat Airbus A330 from Honolulu to Austin departs Wednesday and Saturday at 10 a.m. and arrives at 10:10 p.m. The return flight departs Austin on Thursday and Sunday at 10:10 a.m. with a 1:30 p.m. scheduled arrival in Honolulu.
Hawaiian will increase service to three weekly flights from May 28 through Aug. 13 to meet summer travel demand.
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