Hawaiian Airlines will resume its five-times-weekly service between Australia’s Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), beginning December 13. Hawaiian suspended the route in March 2020 due to travel restrictions imposed at the onset of the pandemic.
“We are thrilled to reconnect Hawaiʻi and Australia and have been encouraged by the public’s response to Australia’s national vaccination program, enabling the reopening of borders,” said Andrew Stanbury, regional director for Australia and New Zealand at Hawaiian Airlines.
“Hawaiʻi is a hugely popular holiday destination for Australians, and we know many people have been keenly waiting to take a Hawaiian vacation. We are looking forward to safely welcoming our guests back on board to enjoy the authentic hospitality we know our guests love and have missed,” he added.
Hawaiian will continue to operate the SYD-HNL route with its 278-seat, A330 aircraft.
Currently, only Australian citizens and returning permanent residents and their immediate family members are permitted to enter Australia without an exemption.