Southwest To Offer Flights To Hawaii From 4 Calif. Cities

CALIFORNIA -- Southwest Airlines Co. recently announced it will offer nonstop service to Hawaii from four California cities. Pending regulatory approval, the airlines will fly to the islands from Oakland Metropolitan Airport, San Diego International Airport, Mineta San Jose International Airport, and Sacramento International Airport.

Last month, the company announced its initial plan to serve four airports in the Hawaiian Islands: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Kahului Airport on Maui, Lihue Airport on Kauai, and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole on the leeward side of The Island of Hawaii.

"The way we plan to serve Hawaii requires us to share these initial details now so that our facilities in the airports will be ready for all that we intend to offer," Southwest President Tom Nealon told civic leaders in Waikiki. "We're on-track with our plans to sell tickets this year and are respectfully engaged in the process to receive FAA authorization to operate between the mainland and the Islands.

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