{"id":5739,"date":"2019-08-18T21:35:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T02:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5739"},"modified":"2019-08-18T21:36:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T02:36:43","slug":"5739-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5739","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines Expanded Hawaii Service Now On Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Southwest Airlines Co.<\/strong>\u00a0(NYSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/LUV?p=LUV&amp;.tsrc=fin-srch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"LUV (opens in a new tab)\">LUV<\/a>) today announced\u00a0the carrier will add new service to, from, and within\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0in mid-January 2020 with new, daily service between\u00a0<strong>Sacramento\u00a0International Airport (SMF)\u00a0<\/strong>and Honolulu.\u00a0In addition, new service nonstop between both of the carrier&#8217;s\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0gateways in the Bay Area,\u00a0Oakland\u00a0and\u00a0San Jose, and both\u00a0Kauai\u00a0and the Island of\u00a0Hawaii, will give Southwest Customers access to 18 flights transiting the Pacific each day between three\u00a0California\u00a0cities and four of the five airports Southwest will serve in the Aloha State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s schedule publication extends an ability for the carrier&#8217;s Customers to book Southwest travel through March 6, 2020, and also puts on sale the first-ever Southwest service to&nbsp;<strong>Lihue Airport (LIH)<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Kauai&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Hilo&nbsp;International Airport (ITO)<\/strong>&nbsp;on the Island of&nbsp;Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these additions, Southwest will operate a total 34 departures a day on interisland routes, including newly available service between&nbsp;Honolulu&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lihue&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Honolulu and&nbsp;Hilo, four times daily in each direction. It will offer service nonstop between&nbsp;Kahului&nbsp;and Kona&nbsp;once daily in each direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawaii&nbsp;service details for previously announced gateway&nbsp;San Diego&nbsp;will be announced later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of the expansion, Customers now may book the carrier&#8217;s second wave of&nbsp;Hawaii&nbsp;service at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2553466-1&amp;h=4282268391&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southwest.com%2FHawaii&amp;a=Southwest.com%2FHawaii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southwest.com\/Hawaii<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;with launch fares on sale today only for as low as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fly Southwest&nbsp;<br>between:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nonstop<br>service<br>begins:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Book&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>today only,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>one-way travel&nbsp;<br>as low as:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>When traveling on&nbsp;<br>Tuesdays or Wednesdays:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sacramento&nbsp;&amp; Honolulu<\/td><td>January 19<\/td><td>$99<\/td><td>Jan. 21 &#8211; March 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oakland &amp; Kona<\/td><td>January 19<\/td><td>$99<\/td><td>Jan. 22 &#8211; March 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Jose &amp; Lihue<\/td><td>January 19<\/td><td>$99<\/td><td>Jan. 22 &#8211; March 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oakland &amp; Lihue<\/td><td>January 21<\/td><td>$99<\/td><td>Jan. 21 &#8211; March 3, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Jose &amp; Kona<\/td><td>January 21<\/td><td>$99<\/td><td>Jan. 21 &#8211; March 3, 2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>The carrier is offering introductory pricing on new interisland flights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fly Southwest<br>interisland<\/strong><strong>between:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nonstop&nbsp;<br>service&nbsp;<br>begins:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Book through<br>Aug. 22, one-<br>way travel&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>as low as:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>When traveling on&nbsp;<br>Tuesdays or Wednesdays:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Honolulu &amp; Lihue<\/td><td>January 19<\/td><td>$29<\/td><td>Jan. 21 &#8211; March 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Honolulu &amp; Hilo<\/td><td>January 19<\/td><td>$29<\/td><td>Jan. 21 &#8211; March 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kahului &amp; Kona<\/td><td>January 19<\/td><td>$29<\/td><td>Jan. 21 &#8211; March 4, 2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re energized by the warm\u00a0<em>aloha<\/em>\u00a0Southwest has enjoyed in response to our initial\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0offering 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<strong>*\u00a0<\/strong>for everyone,&#8221; said\u00a0Tom Nealon, Southwest Airlines President. &#8220;We&#8217;re focused on bringing\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0an authentically Southwest experience with comfort across\u00a0<em>all<\/em>\u00a0seating\u2014for every Customer\u2014along with in-cabin snack enhancements for our flights between\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0and the mainland.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Southwest-Hawaii-Flight-Review-View-of-Waikiki-on-Takeoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Southwest-Hawaii-Flight-Review-View-of-Waikiki-on-Takeoff.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Southwest-Hawaii-Flight-Review-View-of-Waikiki-on-Takeoff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Southwest-Hawaii-Flight-Review-View-of-Waikiki-on-Takeoff-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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