Hawaiian Airlines added their fourth new route to Japan since November 2010 with a nonstop service to Sapporo, Japan. The ten hour flight will fly three days a week and will use a Boeing 767 which can hold 264 passengers. Hawaiian Airlines Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Ingram, stated, “Hokkaido is somewhat isolated from some of the other connecting points in Tokyo or Osaka, so we think there’s some demand that hasn’t been satisfied in recent years because it’s difficult train travel or air travel to Tokyo to get a connecting flight. We think that by adding nonstop service we’ll see really good demand for this market. It’s been reflected in the advance bookings, which have come in really strong for us.”
The Hawaii Tourism Authority predicts that this new route will generate another $61 million in annual visitor spending and $6.7 million in state taxes. It will also add another 41,000 seats from Japan to Hawaii. Chief Executive Officer for the HTA, Mike McCartney, stated, “Hawaiian’s entry into the Hokkaido market provides an additional port of departure from Japan, and more ports of departure from Japan gets into our strategic priority of expanding service from Japan. This is a significant move forward.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-31-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
