DALLAS — Hawaiian Airlines (HA) today welcomed over 200 guests traveling for their tropical holiday or connect to the continental U.S. following the resumption of HA446, the carrier’s seasonal Auckland-Honolulu flight.

Hawaiian's summer service to Auckland (AKL) will run three times a week on an Airbus A330 with 278 seats until April 30, 2025. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1:05 p.m., HA445 will leave HNL and arrive in AKL at 9:20 p.m. the next day.

Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 11:30 p.m., HA446 will leave AKL and arrive at HNL at 9:15 a.m. the next day. This gives passengers time to get settled and explore O‘ahu or connect to any of the carrier's Neighbor Island sites.

"Kiwi travelers" will be able to use free high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi for the first time while traveling across the Pacific. Guests can also connect to more than 140 destinations in North and Central America through Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines' combined network. This makes it easy for people in New Zealand's most populous region to see new sights and towns.

“A tremendous level of care has gone into ensuring the return of our service was a success — for both our wonderful guests and incredible employees, who are just as excited to serve this important part of our network,” said Russell Williss, country director for New Zealand at Hawaiian Airlines.

“We love connecting people with aloha and take our decade-long commitment to connecting New Zealand with Hawai‘i and the United States (and vice versa) very seriously,” Williss said.

“There’s no greater thrill than seeing our Kiwi travelers light up when they see our Pualani tail at Auckland Airport and know they’re about to embark on a memorable travel experience that no other airline can provide.”

Hawaii Air Lines has been flying to and from Auckland since March 2013, connecting the two islands and their people. Hawai‘i and New Zealand (Aotearoa) are separated by about 4,400 miles of Pacific ocean.