![]() Oakland’s air service roster to over 60 nonstop destinations is offered on 14 different airline brands – seven of which operate with OAK as their sole gateway into the San Francisco Bay region. Oakland International is the most centrally-located airport in the 7.7M population Bay Area region, and closest airport to the region’s top business and tourism venues. Also, as always, “bags fly free” on Southwest Airlines. Southwest’s Hawaii flights from Oakland will take about 5 hours, and will offer award winning service, onboard entertainment and free snacks and beverages. In 1927, Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger completed the flight from Oakland to Honolulu, the first ever between Hawaii and the US Mainland. We couldn’t be more proud to partner with our friends at Southwest, nor more excited about the launch of this historic new service and the opportunities it creates for our customers.” “Oakland was the site of the very first successful trans-Pacific flight from the Mainland to the Hawaiian Islands 91 years ago, and is again at the forefront by serving as the inaugural Mainland U.S. Francis, Director of Aviation at the Port of Oakland. The decision to launch its Hawaii service here also marks a heartened look back at Oakland’s trailblazing past,” said Bryant L. “Today’s announcement underscores the importance of Southwest’s Oakland Focus City, it’s largest operation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nonstop service to dozens of markets north, south, and east has existed for years and, for the first time, OAK passengers will be able to fly west aboard Southwest. ![]() In its 30-year tenure at OAK, Southwest has become the carrier of choice for flights within the State of California and across the western U.S. The airline revealed in May 2018 that Oakland would be one of the first mainland gateway airports to launch its new service to Hawaii. In 2018, Southwest focused on growth at OAK with nearly a dozen new mid-haul and long-haul routes, including New York/Newark, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Orlando, and San Antonio. “We’re focused on bringing our East Bay Customers an authentically Southwest experience to Hawaii with comfort across all seating-for every Customer-along with in-cabin snack enhancements for our flights between the State of Hawaii and the U.S. “Oakland will play a pivotal and historic role in our initial investment in serving the Hawaiian Islands,” said Tom Nealon, Southwest Airlines’ President. The carrier’s introductory pricing offers travel between Oakland and both Honolulu and Kahului on select days of the week for as low as $49 one-way (visit /Hawaii for fare rules, terms and conditions and to learn more about the carrier’s plans for the Islands.) Southwest’s initial service to Hawaii from Oakland will increase to twice daily frequency beginning the Sunday following each of the inaugural flights. ![]() Today’s flight schedule announcement reveals soon-to-operate initial routes in Southwest’s Hawaii service designed to optimize connections for residents in several popular existing OAK nonstop markets. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu (HNL) on March 17, followed by inaugural service to Kahului Airport (OGG) on Maui, on April 7. (NYSE: LUV) today announced plans to launch its highly-anticipated, first-ever service to the Hawaiian Islands from Oakland International Airport (OAK) with an inaugural flight to Daniel K.
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