Originally Posted by Globaliser
Isn't this the key problem? Hawaii's a leisure destination, likely to return low yields even if there is a big enough market.
But there are technical issues anyway - it's another 500 miles further than LON-SIN, great circle - and actual flight track distance might have to be rather longer due to the Polar regions. But I'm into spottie territory now and should give way to real expertise.
According to the
Great Circle Mapper 180mins+ ETOPS is fine for LHR-HNL which I think is what all the 777's are already certified for, if not the 767's too (although they wouldn't have the range to get to HNL).
But BA do fly to a lot of leisure destinations in the Bahamas and Carribbean, so it may be profitable, but probably not very lucrative.