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Hawaiian Airlines, HawaiÊ»i’s flagship carrier, and Japan Airlines, the country’s first international airline, today begin sales of their highly-anticipated codeshare flights for travel starting March 25. Guests traveling between Japan and Hawai‘i will enjoy unrivaled value in a partnership that brings together JAL’s network of over 30 domestic cities and 11 international destinations and Hawaiian’s […]

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Gov. David Ige, Japan Airlines and the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced details of JAL’s return to the Kona International Airport at Keāhole on Hawai‘i Island. JAL is starting a new daily, non-stop service between Narita International Airport in Tokyo and the Kona International Airport.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County celebrated the arrival of a JAL charter flight Thursday morning in appreciation for the business from Japan estimated to inject $1.02 million into the local economy. Japanese arrivals had been a bright spot in Hawaii Island tourism until 2010 when Japan Airlines ceased its direct non-stop service to Kona. County, state […]

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Mayor Billy Kenoi today said he is disappointed that Japan Air Lines has decided to halt direct-flight service from Narita to Kona, but said that he is convening a special meeting between the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the County, the State Tourism Liaison and other major stakeholders such as the hotels and tour wholesale companies to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), along with representatives from Hawaii County and George Applegate from the Big Island Visitors Bureau, are flying to Japan today to meet with Japan Airlines (JAL) executives regarding the continuation of the Narita (NRT)–Kona (KOA) daily, direct flight. As a part of JAL’s ongoing reorganization after filing for […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor Japan Airlines has included its Kona flight on a list of casualties as the airline tries to work its way out of bankruptcy. State, county and tourism industry leaders, however, are working to save the direct link between Japan and the Big Island. Last week, reports from Japan […]

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