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Companion pas and A-list benefits extend to Hawaii Flights?
Do you know how this will work with flyers from the east coast? Will someone have to buy separate tickets to one of the four CA departure cities in order to fly to Hawaii or could someone buy a ticket from the east coast that connects through one of the CA cities?
??? Well what happened today??
Where there any announcements or updates?
any news so excited
Aloha! Any news yet? We are anxiously hitting *refresh* every hour hahaha
Any update on this?
Hmmm the lack of updated makes me think there was a NDA signed? Reply “…” if this is the case, lol.
did they tell you when they will start offering flights online
I hate to burst the Beat of Hawai’i’s bubble but SWA has said it will announce to it’s employees first the details of service to Hawai’i and as of today.. they have not… expect to see to some sort of announcement later on.. not today though… my guess… but I like your enthusiasm ;0)
Hi Andy.
Just to let you know, I asked if they would announce to employees first and was told the answer is no.
Aloha.
Any news as of yet?
any update on the hawaii meeting, i can’t wait to travel to hawaii with southwest.any information would e great.thanks
what time is this event scheduled for folks living on east coast!?
its nearly 10;00 pm eastern time. I’ve been on and off computer most of the day looking for ANY news concerning southwest airlines target date(s) for service to hawaii. What up????
Any updates on when they plan on posting the new flights for purchase? I plan on flying in March 2019.
Karen R
Anxiously awaiting announcement of service to Maui. Any word on when it will start? Looking to go in October. Would love to hold out and fly with you all, but will have to purchase tickets soon.
Today’s my Birthday! I’m so excited to hear what you all learned about Southwest flights to Hawaii! I’m hoping there will be flights before the end of 2018 would love to use my companion pass🤞🏻
What time is the SW talk scheduled for today? We are planning on a Thanksgiving trip from CA – OGG and are SW loyalist with Companion pass so we are on pins and needles !!!!
Will you be posting any announcements / updates today
Crossing my fingers for you!!!
What happens to your yep if SWA does not come through for you?
What time today will the announcement be made? Our family is hoping to travel OAK to HNL for Thanksgiving. We’re hoping WN will offer a reasonable fare.
Any news yet on when Southwest plans to start flying to Hawaii? I’m hoping to fly there in December.
Aloha! Will the meeting be live streamed? If so, can you share the link? What time is the meeting expected to start?
Hi Mele.
We will post any updates we have later this afternoon. It will not be streamed as far as we know. It is a private event.
Aloha.
Any news yet?
did they announce the date flights will be available to book?
Any news? I plan on flying in December 2018 🤞🏻
We are Planning Trip for 2 adults 2 children for approx 17 nights starting approx Sept 8 from rdu-hnl with possible connections to other islands. Please let me know if there is any possibility of me flying southwest . I have heard many good things about southwest except for recent unfortunate events.Would like to be kept informed of Southwest Hawaiian Updates Thank You
Hi Richie.
From what we have been told that won’t be happening in September. Stay tuned for more information soon.
Aloha.
Gina L
any news yet? i know it only about 11am in Hawaii, but its 5pm here and i have been waiting all day..
Im looking to fly to Honolulu from Atlanta during the Holidays.
Waiting on pins and needles.
Hi! Is this Talk Story meeting with Southwest Airlines open to the public? Where is it located? I would love to attend.
Thanks!
Hi Ward.
That is a by-invitation function of Hawaii Visitor and Convention Bureau and Southwest Airlines. It will take place at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Aloha.
When do you think they’ll begin actually selling flights since the announcement is expected for tomorrow?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Kim.
We don’t honestly know. If there is any news tomorrow, we’ll be publishing it.
Aloha.
I live in Colorado. Would not mind flying from Denver to San Francisco, & then from San Francisco to Lihue, Kauai. I am very much hoping to buy one of those $99 each way tickets.
I’ve never been to Hawaii. So I have a few questions for such loooong trip. I read somewhere in here that they don’t serve meals, nor sells them either.
So I guess ‘Is it OK to buy something in the airport to bring in the airplane to have something to eat?’ I think they did provide drinks. Thank you for your time. Connie
Hi Connie.
Stay tuned as we may learn more by next week. Yes that’s correct – pack your own food for Southwest. Good thing anyway, since airline food is terrible.
Aloha.
Connie –
I fly southwest often. Yes, you can bring food on to the airplane, (for any flight really) And actually you could make a sandwich at home if you like and bring that through security and everything. Southwest does also serve beverages. Hope that helps.
Thanks for listening to me. Ontario is the inland empire of socal airport that Southwest already serves. There are millions of people there in heavily populated areas that would fly from there as opposed to driving to LAX in miserable traffic for 2 1/2 hours. I hope they see that opportunity.
Will Southwest Airlines have a direst flight from Reno to Honolulu? I went to Reno for a bowling Tournament this summer. It’s difficult when you have to get your bags from one airlines and bring it to another. I flew to Las Vegas from Honolulu. Ended up at Terminal 3 in Las Vegas. Picked up my bags, rode a shuttle to Terminal 1, checked in at Southwest Airlines then flew to Reno. If Southwest flew o Reno direct I wouldn’t need to handle my bags until I reach my destination. I don’t think any airlines flies direct to Reno from Honolulu at this time.
My gut feel is no, at least not in the early years of mainland-to-Island flights. I think the Reno market is too small.
Hello, I’m flying to KOA from SMF 01/2019. You mentioned upcoming Hawiian flights from SMF to KOA, are they direct SMF to KOA? Will SWA flights be direct SMF to KOA?
Do you think there will be flights from Portland and Seattle eventually?
Thank you.
Why wouldn’t Southwest initially fly out of LA or Vegas? They have direct flights all over the country to those two destinations. So those on the east cost could have 1 stop service to Hawaii.
Can’t wait! We are hoping this starts before we take our honeymoon at the end of November. Would love to ride Southwest all the way Maui from Columbus, OH. Make it happen!!
Aloha,
We are so excited for the opportunities that await everyone here on the island. Can we get a estimated time on when hiring for SAW will go up for people here in oahu? Thank you.
Hi Nie.
We’ll pass whatever updates we have.
Aloha.
What the industry event you refer to on August 7?
Hi –
With service out of California, does that exclude other states? Meaning I live in Chicago, so will I be able to book a layover flight from Chicago–>California–>Hawaii? Should be possible correct? It seems to only discuss California nonstop flights for locals.
I have this same question. Patiently waiting to know if I can book flights from Chicago.
Probably you’ll have plenty of options connecting in the cities Southwest announced. However, given that Southwest won’t offer redeyes, your options will be limited coming back from Hawaii – you’ll probably need to leave Hawaii on a very early morning flight (7am or 8am) to make it back to Midway the same day, otherwise you’ll need to spend the night in California. Or you could fly United (year-round) or American (only around Christmas and February-March) non-stop out of O’Hare.
Hello. from phoenix to ohahu any flights?
Do you guys ever plan on having direct flight out of Dallas Luv field to Honolulu? If so, when do you anticipate these beginning?
The 737-800 does not have the range for Dallas
I was on the first flight from San Antonio to Oakland and overheard a flight attendant saying the flights will start in the 4th quarter, which would be October to December.
Greetings BOH Staff!
A party of two of us are hoping to travel from St. Louis, MO to Honolulu from 01/12/19 – 01/18/19 or 01/19/19 – 01/25/19.
Do you suggest waiting to see what SWA will offer or going with another airline, and if so, when would be the best time to purchase for the best low fare?
Thank you
Hi Sharon.
It would be best to wait until this fall, whether Southwest has an impact or not. Saturdays are always more expensive, so if you can avoid, we’d suggest doing so.
Aloha.
I have over 60,000 southwest rapid rewards point I am anticipating a trip ofr my significant other to honolulu sometime during 2019 will 60,000 cover twon round trip fares from mco (orlando) to hnl (honolulu)?
thanks for the information and also thanks for plans to go to hawaii 🙂
Hi Robb.
We won’t really know the answer until Southwest has announced.
Aloha.
I don’t think that would be enough.
How about out of Burbank? Now that would be awesome. Aloha air flew out of Burbank.. Very convenient. Can’t wait for the price drops!
I’m planning a trip from SAN-OGG in mid-October. How long should I wait for Southwest to make an announcement before booking flights on Alaska or Hawaiian? Ordinarily I would have booked by now but I’ve got lots of points on Southwest and a Companion Pass on top of that… It would save us big bucks!