Beginning in May of 2023, Hawaiian Airlines will start service to the Cook Islands with a weekly flight between Honolulu (HNL) and Rarotonga (RAR).

The service, which launches May 20, will provide travelers from Hawaiian’s 15 U.S. Mainland gateway cities convenient one-stop connections to the Cook Islands.

Flight HA495 will depart Honolulu at 4 p.m. on Saturdays and arrive in Rarotonga at 10:25 p.m. the same day. The return flight, HA496, will depart Rarotonga at 11:35 p.m. on Sundays with a 5:50 a.m. Monday arrival in Honolulu.

Ticket sales for the Honolulu-Rarotonga service will begin Dec. 7 on HawaiianAirlines.com and other third party distribution channels.

Hawaiian previously served the Cook Islands from 1987 through 1993. Learn more about the Cook Islands by visiting https://cookislands.travel.

 

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