Alaska Adds Seattle-Tahiti and Seattle-Osaka Routes (beatofhawaii.com)

Alaska Airlines will launch two international routes from Seattle using Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 widebody aircraft: Seattle-Osaka four times weekly starting May 14, 2027, and Seattle-Papeete, Tahiti three times weekly from June 11. The Tahiti route restores nonstop service Air Tahiti Nui ended January 31, 2026, after the carrier reported the Seattle market accounted for most of its projected 2024 losses and shifted passengers through Los Angeles. Hawaiian already flies Honolulu-Papeete twice weekly, having added a Tuesday departure to its longstanding Saturday flight.