Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - There's always been a special connection between Hawaii and Las Vegas, and now that connection is going to take less time to make.
Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at McCarran International Airport, announced new non-stop routes between Las Vegas and several Hawaiian destinations on Thursday. The routes begin in June, with fares as low as $159 one way.
Beginning June 6th, Southwest will offer two daily non-stops from Las Vegas to Honolulu. Two daily non-stops will be offered to Maui (Kahalui) beginning June 17th, with once daily non-stop service to Lihue, The Big Island, Kauai, and Kona starting in September.
“We’re building on an era of affordability that Southwest initiated for Hawaii air travel. These new flights bring Hawaii service closer to more of our Customers who live near airports across the West, and make it possible to choose Southwest to fly between the Aloha State and cities as far east as Nashville, without spending an entire overnight in the air,” said Andrew Watterson, Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President for Southwest Airlines.
"“We delivered on the second, most-asked request we’ve heard from people in Hawaii--after we answered a call to offer affordable interisland flying as part of our initial entry into Hawaii in spring 2019—by connecting Hawaii with nonstop service to Las Vegas, ‘the ninth island'.”