More news on Southwest Airlines and their upcoming Hawaii flights that are soon to be announced.
1. Kauai is Next Target for Southwest Airlines.
Southwest has just filed an application for flights to and from Lihue. That is pending approval, which is expected to happen later this week. The new Hawaii airline will pay $13k per month for rent on Kauai.
This is the second Hawaii airport where Southwest now has agreements pending. The first is Honolulu International Airport, which has already been secured for an additional $20k per month.
Where Southwest will be flying from/to Kauai is still anyone’s guess. We have previously discussed two concepts. First is direct flights to neighbor islands including Kauai from California (think Oakland, LAX, etc.). Second is the possibility of one-stop flights such as Oakland-Honolulu-Kauai. We should know more in that regard very soon.
2. Southwest is the only U.S. airline in top TripAdvisor international rankings.
TripAdvisor has just released its list of airlines which deliver the best experiences globally. The only US airline to make the cut is Southwest, which came in at 6th place. Others included Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Emirates, Japan Airlines, EVA Air, Jet2.com, Qatar Airways, Azul, and Korean Air.
3. Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska join Southwest in Top US TripAdvisor rankings.
They came in as follows: Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue and Westjet. Southwest also won their award for best economy class in the US.
Read all about upcoming Southwest Hawaii flights here.
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No kidding, to the SWA employee. I have begged and begged for years every SWA agent I’ve spoken with to let (earlier) Herb Kelleher, and recently Gary Kelly to fulfill the airline’s name by flying to the southwesternmost state in the union.. only to hear that they themselves weren’t in the loop about a timeline!
With the loss of ferry service, and competition to Hawai’ian Airlines (whom I also like), this has been an extraordinarily hard accomplishment to reach.
Keep up the good work!
Hi Nick.
Mahalo for your many comments!
Aloha.
What’s the scuttlebutt Southwest and Hawaiian may merge, or are talks?
Mahalo, Mic
Hi Mic.
We too have heard this rumor so many times. That’s all that we know.
Aloha.
Question: When will Southwest start flying to Hawaii?
Is there any news about Southwest flying to Maui?
Mahalo for your updates. I always refer people to your web site and email updates. I tell all my friends how great Maui is.
I love Kaua’i!!!
Hi Richard.
Thank you!
Aloha.
Love all the updates!! Thank you!
Southwest won’t fly to Hawaii in time for our next trip – but perhaps in 2020 they will be up and running full speed. We hope.
Mahalo, Colleen
Hi Colleen.
Hope you guys are doing well! Always good to hear from you.
Aloha.
Do you think Southwest will fly from LAX to maui sometime this year? If so which month will it start?
You guys are great! I work for Southwest but your updates are much more informative than Southwest. Either way, I’m excited to fly to Hawaii.
Hi Al.
Mahalo!!
Aloha.