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Since I’m flying out of Sacramento, do you have any idea when those flights post on their website? They say a couple of weeks. Since their aren’t any flights from SMF-OAK, your stuck driving the two hours each way.
Aloha,
Any idea how many 737 Max planes they have received yet? How many do you think they will need to start Phoenix direct to Hawaii service? I know they have to have those because of the distance. Hawaiian really nails us on fares from here.
Thank you,
Kendall E
Hi Kendall.
We are not sure if they would use the Max 8 or the Max 7 for that route. They have 34 of the 8’s and none of the 7’s yet. They are starting to take deliveries this year. Hope to know more soon.
Aloha.
American has 2 flights a day from PHX to HNL and I believe also one a day in to OGG and KOA Hawaiian isn’t the only option
Will there be any cheap price from Dallas/ Austin to Hawaii? I can find depart but not return from Hawaii to Austin from southwest.
Thanks for the fast updates!
We are bringing 15 family members from San Diego to Maui on July 4th to celebrate our 50 anniversary. Wonder if we should keep waiting for Southwest to fly nonstop from San Diego or lock in $600 Alaska tickets now.
Thanks for keeping us informed!
Hi Rich.
Our sense would be to wait. It should not be much longer – maybe a couple of weeks or less until we know.
Aloha.
Any idea when they will expand up the west coast, for instance Oregonor Seattle? Are they also doing any kind of premeir club or miles program?
I’ve been following the Southwest saga on Beat of Hawaii for several months. Because of that, I had been logging onto Southwest’s website a couple of times each day, checking to see if “today was the day.” Imagine my surprise when I logged in early Monday morning and was able to score $176 round-trip fares from Las Vegas to Kahului (through Oakland) for May. Thank you Beat of Hawaii!
Hi Charlie.
We’re so happy for you, and you’re telling us just made our day!
Aloha.
Sorry! I did not read the above before posting my comment. I would be flying from San Diego to Maui. My question is: do you foresee any summertime airfare discounts? July-August travel? It seems as if most discounts being mentioned are for pre-summer/post-sunmer travel. Thank you for your help!
Hi Jeremy.
Most welcome. Yes there is good inventory across carriers and in our opinion there will be good pricing. For that matter, fares are already starting as low $371 in August, which is pretty fabulous. At this point, hang on for a bit, and we think you’ll probably be glad that you did. Mid week, mid August might be from $300 or even less RT. Let us know how it works out.
Aloha.
Thank you for putting out all this info. Exciting to see the coming months
Wendy
A media blogger suggested the reason SWA did not open any other west coast terminals was due to aircraft availability with the recent mechanical issues with SWA fleet. Any thoughts or know press releases on that?
Wow Beat of Hawaii, thank you for keeping us all informed so quickly!
I was prepared to purchase holiday tickets (dec 22 to 5th) HNL to west coast right when the southwest effect took place. I had no idea that southwest did not release travel dates as far out.
Would you recommend waiting for the southwest effect to hit holiday travel dates or purchase now?
Thank you so much!
Hi Courtney.
How the competition will unfold is not exactly predictable. For this year, suspect it might be worth waiting on. Generally, those dates should be bought 330 days in advance. Since you didn’t, and prices are pretty much sky high for those most in demand peak season dates anyway, you might as well see what happens.
Aloha.