Originally Posted by
sfvoyage
That makes sense. I was thinking perhaps HA may not sell enough tickets to consider through passengers between SFO & SYD, so they don't optimize schedules as much as other airlines do at their hubs.
Nearly the entire the trans-pac schedule allows for connections in both directions throughout the entire network. There are a few exceptions like JFK, PEK and biggest exception is SYD, because of its earlier departure from HNL than all the other international flights. Those are driven by flight schedules, stage length, slot issues and the SYD curfew.