Hawaiian Airlines will be adding a fourth daily flight between Honolulu International Airport (HNL) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), in Las Vegas, starting on October 20th. Routes watchdog Ishrion Aviation was among the first to report that the frequency increase would occur on October 26th, but according to Cirium, an aviation data and analytics firm, the airline will commence the additional flight about a week earlier.

When will the daily flights depart?

According to Cirium's flight schedule data, the upcoming fourth nonstop flight between HNL​ and LAS will be the second flight to depart from Honolulu in the afternoon, and the third in the course of the day. The flight also allows the existing afternoon frequency to be pushed slightly earlier, arriving at LAS slightly earlier in the evening. The new schedule also comes with a slightly lower ticket price for the earliest flight of the day, according to Hawaiian's website.

*Airfare is subject to change.

Which aircraft will be flying this route?

As was confirmed by the post, the route will be flown by the Airbus A330-200 portions of Hawaiian Airlines' fleet. According to Planespotters.net, Hawaiian currently owns 24 of these aircraft, with 23 active and 1 parked. The newest A330-200 is seven years old, and Hawaiian has been carrying passengers across the Pacific for over ten years using this model. Below are the basic specifications for the plane:

The airline uses a three-class configuration of the plane, allowing a total of 278 passengers across Main Cabin, Extra Comfort, and First Class sections. Hawaiian's fleet consists of 73 planes in total. The number and active status of each is listed below:

More and more flights scheduled every month

Between July and September this year, Hawaiian's flight schedules for this route will steadily ramp up in activity, increasing from 93 return flights per month to 120.

This fourth daily flight will help to meet demand for travel between these two holiday hotspots. Below is the number of flights planned for these months, and the potential number of customers served:

Simple Flying contacted Hawaiian's Operations Manager, Leslie Bennett, for more insight into the increased frequencies. In the meantime, more flights being available between Hawaii and the rest of the US states is good news for US holidaymakers.

As for international travelers, Simple Flying previously reported that international air traffic to Hawaii shows that the destination is hugely popular among Asian travelers, particularly those on Japanese flights.