Alaska Airways and Hawaiian Airways are switching up terminals at among the nation’s largest hubs, getting nearer to at least one one other — and to different airways within the Oneworld alliance — within the course of, following their merger final 12 months.
Hawaiian on Tuesday launched service from Terminal 8 at New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK), finishing its transition from JFK Terminal 4.
Alaska will make the transfer to Terminal 8 by October, the Seattle-based provider stated Tuesday.
These JFK strikes will give the airways and their prospects shut proximity to main Oneworld airways that function out of Terminal 8, most notably American Airways and British Airways.
Alaska is a Oneworld member. Hawaiian, after being acquired by Alaska’s father or mother firm in 2024, is on monitor to change into a full-fledged alliance member by 2026.
It is not simply JFK.
Hawaiian Airways new terminal at LAX
Hawaiian additionally made a terminal swap Tuesday at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX). As an alternative of flying primarily out of the airport’s Tom Bradley Worldwide Terminal, the provider will home its LAX operations at Terminal 6, alongside Alaska.
The transfer will convey Hawaiian’s passengers nearer to the gates utilized by Alaska, and provides flyers simpler entry to the terminal’s Alaska Lounge. Final 12 months, as a part of the 2 manufacturers becoming a member of forces, Hawaiian prospects gained new lounge privileges at Alaska-branded outposts.
Hawaiian operates LAX service to a number of Aloha State locations, from Honolulu to Maui, Kaua’I and Kona.
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Although Alaska and Hawaiian technically stay two separate airline manufacturers, the carriers share a behind-the-scenes operation, which implies a close-knit operation at LAX — and different airports — is a key transfer for working effectively and providing passengers smoother connections between the 2 airways.
Making strikes at different main airports
Hawaiian equally relocated its San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) gates alongside Alaska final fall within the newly-renovated Harvey Milk Terminal 1, and can be now working in shut proximity to its sister airline at Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX).
The carriers are planning to equally be part of forces in Sacramento, Salt Lake Metropolis and Las Vegas by the tip of this 12 months.
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Joint JFK T8 operation
As for JFK, a brand new terminal for Hawaiian (and finally Alaska) ought to provide vacationers extra than simply seamless connections onto Oneworld companions — from Iberia to Japan Airways and Finnair.
These prospects will achieve entry to Oneworld lounge services within the terminal.
Alaska and Hawaiian first-class passengers flying on journeys longer than 2,000 miles from JFK will get American Airways Admirals Membership entry.
Passengers flying over 2,000 miles in a premium cabin that sports activities a lie-flat product will get entry to the Greenwich Lounge that American collectively operates with British Airways.
Whereas it is not the highest-end JFK Terminal 8 facility (a notch under American and British Airways’ Chelsea and Soho outposts) it provides improved facilities over American’s conventional golf equipment.
The Greenwich Lounge, we must always word, can be accessible to long-haul passengers with Oneworld Emerald standing flying on any ticket kind. For Alaska Mileage Plan elites, that interprets to MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K standing.
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Backside line
These terminal shifts come as Alaska and Hawaiian proceed to deepen their ties. The 2 carriers are planning to unveil a single, joint loyalty program within the coming months, having already launched reciprocal advantages within the meantime for Hawaiian Miles and Alaska Mileage Plan members.
And, subsequent month, the provider will christen Seattle Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA), Alaska’s house base, as a new international hub for the 2 manufacturers with Hawaiian-operated service to Tokyo’s Narita Airport (NRT).
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