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At the beginning of February, Southwest announced seven new routes out of Long Beach, and just a few days later the airline doubled down on its West Coast expansion when it announced new routes out of Santas Barbara and Fresno. Now the airline is back with more good news for West Coasters as it announces a series of new flights to Hawaii from Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix & San Diego.
Southwest’s West Coast – Hawaii expansion
Southwest has confirmed that it plans to offer four new routes to/from Hawaii from each of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix and three new routes out of San Diego for a total of 15 new services that are all set to launch this year. Southwest will also be boosting the existing service between San Diego and Honolulu as well as adding more Hawaii flights out of San Jose, Long Beach, and Oakland.
New Las Vegas services
Honolulu (Oahu)
Southwest will operate a new route between Las Vegas and Honolulu up to twice daily starting on 6 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN958 LAS 08:20 – 11:40 HNL (Daily)
WN1168 LAS 18:15 – 21:35 HNL (Daily)
WN932 HNL 07:10 – 15:55 LAS (Daily)
WN4813 HNL 15:15 – 00:10- LAS (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way (outside of any promotions)
Kahului (Maui)
Southwest will operate a new route between Las Vegas and Kahului (Maui) up to twice daily starting on 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN4982 LAS 08:40 – 11:50 OGG (Daily)
WN921 LAS 16:50 – 20:00 OGG (Daily)
WN1667 OGG 07:00 – 15:35 LAS (Daily)
WN3671 OGG 13:40 – 22:20 LAS (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way.
Kona (Hawaii)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between Las Vegas and Kona (Hawaii) up to 7x/week starting on 7 September. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN1952 LAS 17:55 – 21:20 KOA (The days this service is offered will vary)
WN1652 KOA 08:00 – 16:40 LAS (The days this service is offered will vary)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way.
Lihue (Kauai)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between Las Vegas and Lihue (Kauai) up to 7x/week starting on 8 September. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN1270 LAS 17:00 – 20:35 LIH (The days this service is offered will vary)
WN3868 LIH 07:55 – 16:40 LAS (The days this service is offered will vary)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way.
New Los Angeles services
Honolulu (Oahu)
Southwest will operate a new daily service between Los Angeles and Honolulu from 6 June before adding a second daily flight from 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule looks like from the point at which the second daily flight is added:
WN12505 LAX 07:00 – 09:45 HNL (Daily)
WN3851 LAX 17:25 – 20:05 HNL (Daily)
WN851 HNL 07:20 – 15:50 LAX (Daily)
WN1206 HNL 11:00 – 19:25 LAX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a mix of Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
Kahului (Maui)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between Los Angeles and Kahului 3x/day starting on 6 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN1222 LAX 07:30 – 10:05 OGG (Daily)
WN1226 LAX 11:30 – 14:05 OGG (Daily)
WN1516 LAX 18:00 – 20:35 OGG (Daily)
WN2535 OGG 08:15 – 16:30 LAX (Daily)
WN2087 OGG 11:20 – 19:40 LAX (Daily)
WN1227 OGG 15:20 – 23:35 LAX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
Kona (Hawaii)
Southwest will operate a new route between Los Angeles and Kona (Hawaii) with a daily service starting on 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN465 LAX 08:05 – 10:35 KOA (Daily)
WN1211 KOA 11:50 – 20:15 LAX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
Lihue (Kauai)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between Los Angeles and Lihue (Kauai) with a daily service starting on 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN145 LAX 08:30 – 11:20 LIH (Daily)
WN144 LIH 12:35 – 21:10 LAX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
New Phoenix services
Honolulu (Oahu)
Southwest will operate a new route between Phoenix and Honolulu up to 2x/day starting on 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN1807 PHX 08:55 – 12:35 HNL (Daily)
WN1237 PHX 17:25 – 20:55 HNL (Daily)
WN4538 HNL 07:00 – 16:00 PHX (Daily)
WN449 HNL 13:50 – 23:10 PHX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way (outside of any promotions)
Kahului (Maui)
Southwest will operate a new route between Phoenix and Kahului (Maui) with a daily service starting on 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN1840 PHX 10:00 – 13:25 OGG (Daily)
WN1837 OGG 14:40 – 23:30 PHX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way.
Kona (Hawaii)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between Phoenix and Kona (Hawaii) up to 7x/week starting on 8 September. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN1560 PHX 18:10 – 21:55 KOA (Daily)
WN123 KOA 08:00 – 16:55 PHX (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way.
Lihue (Kauai)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between Phoenix and Lihue (Kauai) up to 7x/week starting on 7 September. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN2081 PHX 17:30 – 21:15 LIH (Tue, Thu & Sat)
WN2790 LIH 07:55 – 16:55 PHX (Tue, Thu & Sat)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $159 one-way.
New & expanded San Diego services
Honolulu (Oahu)
Southwest already operates a daily service between San Diego and Honolulu and it will be adding a second daily flight to Oahu from 6 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule looks like from 6 June:
WN1897 SAN 08:40 – 11:45 HNL (Daily)
WN111 SAN 18:40 – 21:40 HNL (Daily)
WN1110 HNL 08:55 – 17:25 SAN (Daily)
WN2006 HNL 13:05 – 21:40 SAN (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a mix of Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way (outside of any promotions)
Kahului (Maui)
Southwest will operate a new daily service between San Diego and Kahalui (Maui) starting on 6 June before adding a second daily flight from 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule looks like at the point at which the second daily flight is added:
WN158 SAN 07:50 – 10:45 OGG (Daily)
WN1671 SAN 18:50 – 21:40 OGG (Daily)
WN269 OGG 07:30 – 15:55 SAN (Daily)
WN645 OGG 12:55 – 21:15 SAN (Daily)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
Kona (Hawaii)
Southwest will operate a new route between San Diego and Kona (Hawaii) up to 7x/week starting on 27 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN2007 SAN 08:20 – 11:10 KOA (Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun)
WN2008 KOA 12:25 – 2050 SAN (Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
Lihue (Kauai)
Southwest will operate a new non-stop route between San Diego and Lihue (Kauai) up to 7x/week starting on 29 June. As things stand, this is what the schedule will look like when the route launches:
WN3070 SAN 07:20 – 10:30 LIH (Tue, Thu & Sat)
WN3174 LIH 11:45 – 20:20 SAN (Tue, Thu & Sat)
This route is set to be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft
Southwest says that prices on this route start at $129 one-way.
Southwest boosts existing Hawaii routes
As well as all the extra flights detailed above, Southwest has committed to boosting its existing Hawaii services out of San Jose, Long Beach, and Oakland.
- San Jose will be getting a second daily flight to Maui from 6 June
- The route between Long Beach and Honolulu will be going twice daily between 27 June and 6 September.
- Southwest will offer three daily flights between Oakland and Honolulu between 6 June and 6 September.
Please note that all schedules, flight numbers, and flight times are subject to change so you should always check directly with the airline before relying on any information that you read elsewhere online.
Keep in mind
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If you think you’re going to be using Southwest with any kind of frequency in the coming 12 months, then you should probably seriously considering adding one of these cards to your wallet (if you haven’t already got one).
Bottom line
Starting from this summer, Southwest will be launching new routes to Hawaii from Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Diego as well as boosting services on its existing Hawaii routes from Long Beach, San Jose, Oakland. All the new services are now bookable on Southwest.com with one-way fares starting at $129.
