Hawaiian Airlines will increase its nonstop service between Sapporo and Honolulu to up to five weekly flights Feb. 1-16. The added frequency comes in response to high demand from Hokkaido travelers during the winter holiday.

Under Hawaiian’s expanded schedule, flights will depart Sapporo at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, arriving in Honolulu at 8 a.m. on the same day. Flights from Honolulu to Sapporo will depart at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, arriving at 5 p.m. the following day.

Hawaiian, the only carrier to offer nonstop service between Honolulu and Sapporo, began thrice-weekly service in 2012.

OPEC members agrees to pump more oil

VIENNA >> The countries of the OPEC cartel agreed Friday to pump 1 million barrels more crude oil per day, a move that should help contain the recent rise in global energy prices.

Questions remain, however, over the ability of some OPEC nations — Iran and Venezuela in particular — to increase production as they struggle with domestic turmoil and sanctions.

Oil prices rose after OPEC’s announcement, which analysts cited as evidence that investors believe the actual increase in production will be smaller, about 600,000 to 700,000 barrels a day. U.S. crude futures jumped 4.6 percent to $68.58 a barrel. Reports have said for weeks that production was likely to rise, but analysts said investors appear to think the boost will be smaller than OPEC says it will. So oil prices rallied even though they usually go down when production rises.

Airbus threatens to leave U.K. over Brexit

LONDON >> Aviation giant Airbus is threatening to leave Britain if the country exits the European Union without an agreement on trade relations, underscoring the concerns of business leaders who say the government is moving too slowly.

Airbus, which employs about 14,000 people at 25 sites in the U.K., said it needs to know by the end of the summer what rules will govern its operations, or the company will “reconsider its long-term footprint in the country.” Airbus also says a proposed transition deal that runs through December 2020 is too short for the company to reorganize its supply chain.

Airbus is the U.K.’s largest commercial aerospace company, a leading provider of military satellite communications and the biggest supplier of large aircraft to the Royal Air Force.

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ON THE MOVE

>> Ferraro Choi and Associates has announced that Jason Takeuchi has been promoted to architect. He joined Ferraro Choi in 2012 and served as an intern architect. Takeuchi delivers and manages commercial projects that include the University of Hawaii Culinary Institute of the Pacific, Waimanalo Health Center and Kakaako-Makai Innovation Block.

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