From our Capitol Watch blog:

Hawaiian Airlines has canceled its scheduled service between Honolulu and New York City for the third consecutive day, “as the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey grapples with airport cleanup in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.”

An additional flight to New York to accommodate passengers on previously grounded flights has also been delayed.

From a press release:

Hawaiian’s Flight HA50 is now scheduled to depart from Honolulu International Airport on Wednesday, October 31 at 3:05 p.m., arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City at 6:55 a.m. the following day. The return flight HA51 will depart from JFK on Thursday, November 1 at 10:00 a.m., arriving in Honolulu at 3:00 p.m.

An additional flight, using a 294-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft, will depart from Honolulu on Thursday, November 1 at 12:10 p.m., arriving at JFK at 4:00 a.m. the following day. The aircraft will then leave JFK at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, November 2, arriving in Honolulu at 11:00 a.m.

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Photo courtesy Seamus Murray.

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