Inter-island Hawaii service performing well for Southwest

Southwest Airlines says its weeks-old inter-island service in Hawaii is performing "extraordinarily well", though the carrier's plan to ramp up flights in the Aloha State remains on hold with the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max fleet. "Those flights are doing extraordinarily well," Southwest CE Gary Kelly said. The low-cost carrier, which began flights to Hawaii from California in March, launched inter-island service April 28 with 4-times-daily service between Honolulu and Kahului. May 12, it began flights between Honolulu and Kona. The carrier's intra-Hawaii move introduces new competition into a market heavily dominated by Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian held a 98% share of the inter-island market in March before Southwest's entry. This share will shrink to 87% in June, while Southwest will hold just under a 10% share. <br/>