10-11-2017, 06:26 PM
Southwest made their official announcement this afternoon. No dates or exact routes pending ETOPS certification, although they plan to begin selling tickets sometime next year and mentioned their heavy presence in California being a natural jumping off point. The most interesting bit, however, was this:
"Southwest executives also acknowledged that they are evaluating offering interisland travel — a move that would cut into Hawaiian Airlines’ stranglehold in the islands and potentially hurt smaller local carriers Island Air, Mokulele Airlines and Makani Kai Air. In addition, Southwest said it is considering nonstop flights to neighbor islands."
Here is a link to the Star-Advertiser article, but it could go behind their pay wall at any time:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/11...n-the-way/
"Southwest executives also acknowledged that they are evaluating offering interisland travel — a move that would cut into Hawaiian Airlines’ stranglehold in the islands and potentially hurt smaller local carriers Island Air, Mokulele Airlines and Makani Kai Air. In addition, Southwest said it is considering nonstop flights to neighbor islands."
Here is a link to the Star-Advertiser article, but it could go behind their pay wall at any time:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/11...n-the-way/