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Planning for a trip to Hawaii HNL July 3 2019. Should I wait for SWA or grab some tickets now? Tickets are at 648, what price should we expect?
I’m in the LAX area. Wondering if other airlines will drop their prices with SWA getting in, and just taking another flight from LAX to HNL. Otherwise if SWA is cheaper with a flight going out to either San Diego or San Jose, I might just fly from Burbank to SJ or SD and then to HNL.
Hi. I’d like to know how what airport abbreviated name to use when searching for a flight to Hawaii through SW airlines. Also, how soon will travel days be available? By late March?
Thanks
Hi Michelle.
Come again – not really sure what you are asking.
Aloha.
Aloha, I believe that Michelle means “what are the airport codes”? Let me help.
LAX Los Angeles
OAK Oakland
SMF Sacramento
SAN San Diego
SJC San Jose
HNL Oahu (Honolulu)
OGG Maui
ITO. Hawaii
KOA Hawaii
LIH Kauai
I hope this is what you are looking for Michelle, aloha.
We are going to Maui April 13-20th for 2019. Flights from Sacramento to Maui non-stop are $1300 per person roundtrip, why so high? I realize this is at the tale end of spring break but seems so much higher than the weeks before and after. I am hoping southwest with offer flights by then as I have alot of points I can use. Any advice on if I should book or wait for southwest?
Our family is flying home from Kauai to San Diego the beginning of April 2019. We haven’t booked the flights yet because we are waiting for SW. We are thinking we will wait until the last week of January 2019 for SW to post flights. Are we crazy? And suggestions on the best way to be notified when flight are posted? Thanks so much!
Hi Amber.
Suggest waiting a month or so. We should hear something.
Aloha.
Hawaiian Airlines says the difference is the Aloha and hospitality they provide, they dropped flights to Philippines despite the flights always being fully booked every flight. They completely abandoned their customers flying to the Philippines for more highly profitable routes. Tell me where the Aloha is in all that, all Hawaiian cares about is lining their pockets.
Go Team Southwest! Really appreciate the update @beatofhawaii, it’s very detailed and interesting.
Phillipines was not a profitable route for Hawaiian Airlines. Phillipines Airlines flies the same route to HNL and they are government subsidized to the point where Hawaiian wasn’t able to compete. also, politics played an issue.
Remember, airlines are a business, not a charity.
Hi!
Thrilled to discover your site! We are traveling at the end of June 2019 from SJC to LIH round trip (6 nights 7 days). Any guesses as to if or when there will be deals for that route?
Thank you!
Hi Jessica.
Probably plan on mid $400’s to $500’s for that time on that route. Hang on until after SWA announces.
Aloha.
Hi, thanks for the update. We have been waiting for Southwest to start flights to Hawaii since October. We plan on going to Hawaii around the second week of June. We are from Chicago though and we don’t really know whether it would be cost effective to have to fly to California and then fly to Hawaii from there. Is it prudent to wait for Southwest? Will we be able to get reasonable airfare if we wait? We appreciate your feedback.
Hi Jennifer.
You’re coming at a very expensive time as you know. Southwest might help some, but they won’t be giving anything away if they don’t have to, especially in mid-summer. At this point you might as well wait a month and see what happens. Best hope with a connection on SWA might be in $700’s or $800’s.
Aloha.
Without redeye flights, a return to Chicago on Southwest will require an early morning departure from Hawaii. Looking at current schedules on other airlines, a 7am/8am flight from Honolulu with a layover in California gets you into Chicago around midnight. There are more options on other airlines, including the nonstops from Kahului and Honolulu to O’Hare, that involve a redeye. Beat of Hawaii – might be beneficial to note what no redeyes means for flyers not on the West Coast.
Oh boy! I am just waiting for those LAX announcements I have been building up and accumulating so many points for this day! I’m so excited I can’t believe it’s almost here. Turtle Bay here I come baby!!
How does the partical government shutdown impact Southwest ETOPS approval? Is this part of the FAA still working?
Piece of information that might be of interest. I’ve recently seen in an online local neighborhood group for Maui that some realtor has been instructed to help SW personell find housing for relocation to Maui. They surely wouldn’t be looking for housing if they didn’t expect to need these people, soon.