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Southwest Airlines Secures Honolulu Airport Space
Southwest Airlines is inching ever closer to launching Hawaii service. The carrier has already confirmed its intent to fly to the state, though the start date for the service remains up in the air. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly has said that could come this year, though he cautioned that the first flights might slip into 2019 as the airline awaits federal certification to operate its Boeing 737 planes on the long over-water routes to the state. (www.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This is great news! Planning a trip to Hawai'i in a few years and flying Southwest would be great. I'm curious to see the routes with the 737s. Not going to be non-stop unless you live in Cali.
Alaska flies 737s from Seattle, Portland, and Anchorage as well as California locations.
Yeah I almost took Alaska from Omaha to Seattle but it was pretty expensive compared to other carriers.
We spent three weeks in Seattle in September last year; amazing to see the sheer number of Alaska aircraft zipping in and out. Our friends from Boise Idaho arrived at the hotel for breakfast courtesy of an early Alaskan flight.
But five hours on a 737?
But five hours on a 737?
Westjet has been flying 737's to Hawaii from Vancouver for probably over 10 years now. It's 100 nm more than LAX to HNL. Might be more cramped on Southwest than WestJet. 5-6 hours in economy is never very much fun regardless of who you're flying with.
Another great article...
http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-now/southwest-airlines-secures-honolulu-airport-space/465-e5d993c9-f5c5-41e2-a9d6-d529c958a068
http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-now/southwest-airlines-secures-honolulu-airport-space/465-e5d993c9-f5c5-41e2-a9d6-d529c958a068