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Southwest adds Hawaii flights in time for the holidays

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Posted at 8:12 AM, Sep 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-30 11:12:33-04

Southwest Airlines is bumping up the timeline for its Hawaii expansion.

Last month, Southwest Airlines Co. said it would begin service between Sacramento and Honolulu and inter-island service between Honolulu and Lihue starting Jan. 19, 2020.

But Southwest said Thursday those flights will now start Nov. 10, allowing the airline to sell the extra Hawaii routes during the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas travel season.

Southwest started flying to Hawaii earlier this year after a years-long process and saw strong demand off the bat.

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