Southwest Airlines ready to resume Hawaii flight expansion
Southwest Airlines is preparing to resume expansion of its service to Hawaii, officials said. The carrier's expansion plans were delayed due to a lack of available aircraft. Southwest expects to "provide details of the next phases of Hawaii flying in the coming weeks and months, as we put new flights out for sale," said Gary C. Kelly, board chairman and CE. All 34 of Southwest's Max aircraft from its fleet of 753 planes were grounded during Q2 of 2019. Southwest does not yet fly Max planes in Hawaii, but the carrier had to stretch its fleet of model 737-800 aircraft to cover the Max planes removed from its schedule through Jan 5, officials said. Southwest had about 20,000 flight cancellations in Q2, while the normal rate is about 3,000. Southwest began Hawaii service in March and expects to offer flights to Hawaii from Sacramento and San Diego. <br/>
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Southwest Airlines ready to resume Hawaii flight expansion
Southwest Airlines is preparing to resume expansion of its service to Hawaii, officials said. The carrier's expansion plans were delayed due to a lack of available aircraft. Southwest expects to "provide details of the next phases of Hawaii flying in the coming weeks and months, as we put new flights out for sale," said Gary C. Kelly, board chairman and CE. All 34 of Southwest's Max aircraft from its fleet of 753 planes were grounded during Q2 of 2019. Southwest does not yet fly Max planes in Hawaii, but the carrier had to stretch its fleet of model 737-800 aircraft to cover the Max planes removed from its schedule through Jan 5, officials said. Southwest had about 20,000 flight cancellations in Q2, while the normal rate is about 3,000. Southwest began Hawaii service in March and expects to offer flights to Hawaii from Sacramento and San Diego. <br/>
