Hawaiian Airlines launches Honolulu-Taipei flight

Hawaiian Airlines has started operating direct flights to and from Honolulu and Taipei since July 9.

This decision came nine months after the extension of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program for Taiwanese citizens. Direct flights from Taipei to Honolulu leave every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, while flights from Honolulu bound for Taipei depart every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Hawaiian Airlines has been steadily expanding its flights in Asia, launching direct flights to and from Tokyo in 2010, Incheon and Osaka in 2011, and Sapporo in 2012.

(yorimcha@heraldcorp.com)