Hawaiian Airlines plans new China route

 Hawaiian Airlines plans to launch a non-stop service between Honolulu and Beijing in April 2014.

The route will offer tourists from China’s capital access to the US via Hawaiian’s extensive network.

Pending regulatory approval, the new service will become Hawaiian's tenth new international destination since November 2010.

“With our network of flights between the islands and from Hawai’i to eleven cities in the US mainland, Hawaiian is in a great position to offer the multi-stop itinerary that many visitors from China prefer,” Hawaiian Airlines president and chief executive Mark Dunkerley said.

The Hawai’i Tourism Authority (HTA) estimates the new service will generate US$81 million in annual visitor expenditures and $8.47 million in tax revenue for the island state.

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