Alaska Starting SEA-KOA Service

[Aaron S]

Alaska Airlines is starting SEA-KOA service November 17, 2008/

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/p...3/80520040

[macuu222]

Northwest already does the daily Kona - Seattle run. And they fly larger planes (757 - 300 series). Why would anyone want to fly a smaller and probably slower Aloha airline sized plane to Seattle?

[allensylves]

Maybe they are like my daughter that lives in Seattle and prefers the service she gets with Alaska Airlines.

Allen
Baton Rouge, LA & HPP

[macuu222]

BTW... The special one way fare Alaska is offering for $229.00 "doesn't" include tax. So it's actually $250.00 one way or $500.00 roundtrip.

I flew to Seattle from Kona last week on Northwest for $409.00. Alaska maybe offering more seats but at the expense of higher fares and slower more compact planes.

I agree that Alaska's airlines service is one of the best ever....but price and comfort to me are more important than service.