Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced the carrier will add new service to, from, and within Hawaii in mid-January 2020 with new, daily service between Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and Honolulu. In addition, new service nonstop between both of the carrier’s Hawaii gateways in the Bay Area, Oakland and San Jose, and both Kauai and the Island of Hawaii, will give Southwest Customers access to 18 flights transiting the Pacific each day between three California cities and four of the five airports Southwest will serve in the Aloha State.
Today’s schedule publication extends an ability for the carrier’s Customers to book Southwest travel through March 6, 2020, and also puts on sale the first-ever Southwest service to Lihue Airport (LIH) on Kauai and Hilo International Airport (ITO) on the Island of Hawaii.
With these additions, Southwest will operate a total 34 departures a day on interisland routes, including newly available service between Honolulu and Lihue & Honolulu and Hilo, four times daily in each direction. It will offer service nonstop between Kahului and Kona once daily in each direction.
Hawaii service details for previously announced gateway San Diego will be announced later.
In celebration of the expansion, Customers now may book the carrier’s second wave of Hawaii service at Southwest.com/Hawaii with launch fares on sale today only for as low as:
| Fly Southwest between: | Nonstop service begins: | Book today only, one-way travel as low as: | When traveling on Tuesdays or Wednesdays: |
| Sacramento & Honolulu | January 19 | $99 | Jan. 21 – March 4, 2020 |
| Oakland & Kona | January 19 | $99 | Jan. 22 – March 4, 2020 |
| San Jose & Lihue | January 19 | $99 | Jan. 22 – March 4, 2020 |
| Oakland & Lihue | January 21 | $99 | Jan. 21 – March 3, 2020 |
| San Jose & Kona | January 21 | $99 | Jan. 21 – March 3, 2020 |
The carrier is offering introductory pricing on new interisland flights:
| Fly Southwest interislandbetween: | Nonstop service begins: | Book through Aug. 22, one- way travel as low as: | When traveling on Tuesdays or Wednesdays: |
| Honolulu & Lihue | January 19 | $29 | Jan. 21 – March 4, 2020 |
| Honolulu & Hilo | January 19 | $29 | Jan. 21 – March 4, 2020 |
| Kahului & Kona | January 19 | $29 | Jan. 21 – March 4, 2020 |
Fares are available through 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on the purchase-by dates specified above.Travel on these fares is valid only on certain days of week and seats are limited. Please see complete fare sale rules below.
“We’re energized by the warm aloha Southwest has enjoyed in response to our initial Hawaii offering and this second wave of service is an investment that broadens our everyday value through low fares, no fees to change tickets (though fare difference may apply), and two checked bags free* for everyone,” said Tom Nealon, Southwest Airlines President. “We’re focused on bringing Hawaii an authentically Southwest experience with comfort across all seating—for every Customer—along with in-cabin snack enhancements for our flights between Hawaii and the mainland.”
