Southwest Adds Hawaii Route

Currently, the Dallas-based carrier operates up to 40 flights per day between the U.S. mainland and the Hawaiian Islands.

Ryan Ewing

Saturday, November 09, 2024 at 12:53 PM ET

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Southwest's 'Imua One' landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on April 29, 2023. (Photo: Southwest Airlines | Brianna Juda)

Key Takeaways:

Southwest is set to add a route to Hawaii next year. Currently, the Dallas-based carrier operates up to 40 flights per day between the U.S. mainland and the Hawaiian Islands.

The airline will offer daily service between Sacramento, California, and Kona, Hawaii, starting on March 6, 2025. However, this is not a new route for Southwest, as the carrier previously served the market until September 2022.

Both the inbound and outbound legs are scheduled as daytime flights. Southwest will compete directly with Hawaiian, which serves the market thrice weekly on an Airbus A321neo.

Route Swap

The Sacramento-Kona service isn’t an overall gain for Southwest’s network. According to Cirium Diio schedule data, the airline will end its daily flights from Oakland to Kona on March 5.

In addition to the newly-added flights to Sacramento, Southwest serves Kona from Honolulu, Kahului, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan founded AirlineGeeks.com back in February 2013 and has amassed considerable experience in the aviation sector. His work has been featured in several publications and news outlets, including CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Business Insider. During his time in the industry, he's worked in roles pertaining to airport/airline operations while holding a B.S. in Air Transportation Management from Arizona State University along with an MBA. Ryan has experience in several facets of the industry from behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 to interviewing airline industry executives. Ryan works for AirlineGeeks' owner FLYING Media, spearheading coverage in the commercial aviation space.