Alaska Airlines to end two Kona routes

[RNCollins]

Alaska Airlines to end two Kona routes
https://www.travelweekly.com/Hawaii-Travel/Alaska-Airlines-to-end-two-Kona-routes

By Tovin Lapan / Hawaii / Travel Weekly / travelweekly.com / Nov 15, 2019

“Alaska Airlines announced plans to cut two routes between California and the Island of Hawaii's Kona International Airport.

Currently, the Seattle-based airline operates four weekly trips from San Francisco to Kona and back, and three times a week between Sacramento and Kona. Both of the routes will end on March 19....”

Seattle, WA, USA - JUNE 2019: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 taking off from Seattle Tacoma Airport.
Photo: By Ceri Breeze / shutterstock.com

 

[amycurl]

Is this because of the competition with SW?

 

[RNCollins]

Is this because of the competition with SW?

According to the article it sounds like it.

 

[echino]

They also ended BLI-KOA and BLI-OGG a while ago.

 

[DaveNV]

They also ended BLI-KOA and BLI-OGG a while ago.

I was on one of those flights a few years ago. There were maybe 20 people on the plane. It was very odd. May be why they decided to end them.

Dave

 

[klpca]

I got worried for a moment. We usually go to Maui but the BI is next year's destination (family wedding). I just double checked and we're doing Hawaiian this time. Phew!