Oakland International is the most centrally-located airport in the 7.7M population Bay Area region, and closest airport to the region’s wealth of business and tourism venues. Southwest has served Oakland for more than 30 years. Many lucky passengers snagged introductory prices as low as $49 (one way) as part of a two-day offer tied to the announcement. Tickets went on sale March 4th on the Airline’s website, signaling the start of service Sunday from Oakland. Oakland, a Southwest Airlines focus city, was announced last May as one of the first cities to host the service. The airline announced early last year that it planned to launch service to Honolulu (island of Oahu), Kahului (Maui), Lihue (Kauai) and Kona (Hawaii's “Big Island'), setting off industry-wide speculation about which mainland cities would receive the service. We expect that the service will be successful and that the other airlines serving Hawaii from Oakland will continue to do well.” This exciting new option is important because Southwest already serves more than two-thirds of the travelers at OAK, and will attract a different kind of customer traveling to Hawaii from the Bay Area and points across the country.

Francis, said, “We are so pleased and honored that our partners at Southwest selected Oakland to be the launch point from the mainland US for its new service to Hawaii.

Port of Oakland Director of Aviation, Bryant L. The flight, which received a traditional Hawaiian blessing from Kahu Danny Akaka and his wife, Anna, departed Oakland at just after 11AM local time on Sunday, landing in Honolulu just after 2PM local time. Scores of passengers, Airline, and Airport staff and officials crowded Terminal 1 at the Oakland International Airport Sunday morning as hula dancers welcomed revelers and onlookers to witness the long-awaited launch of Southwest Airlines’ inaugural service from the US Mainland to Hawaii. The Airport and Airline celebrated with a festive Hawaiian send-off at Oakland International Airport Sunday. March 18, 2019: It’s an Aloha Monday in Oakland after the first Southwest Airlines flight to the Hawaiian Islands arrived in Honolulu Sunday evening with 152 passengers and seven crew members.

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