Southwest Airlines launches its Hawaii service

Southwest Airlines on March 17 operated its first scheduled flight to Hawaii from the Mainland. Flight WN 6808, a 5.5-hour nonstop flight from Oakland, arrived in Honolulu with the traditional water cannon salute and leis. The new route is operated with its Boeing 737-800 ETOPS. The first flight was operated with Boeing 737-8H4 N8329B. Another inaugural flight from Oakland to Kahului Airport (OGG), Maui will start on April 7. In subsequent weeks, the carrier will inaugurate additional service… (worldairlinenews.com) Mehr...