ATA Airlines announced three new routes from the Hawaiian Islands to the U.S. Mainland starting June 14th:

• Between Kona and Oakland - 3x a week
• Between Lihue and Oakland - 4x a week
• Daily between Las Vegas and Maui

These services will use Boeing 737-800 and 757-200 aircraft. With this expansion, ATA will serve Honolulu, Maui, Kona, Lihue, and Hilo from the U.S. Mainland- more Hawaiian cities on a non-stop basis than any other airline.

Also, the new services will seamlessly connect to 15 cities in partnership with Southwest Airlines - namely:

This is great news for those wanting to get to the outer islands more easily. It’s been a pain to fly through Oahu, then change planes (and terminals).

Our favorite island is Kauai, simply because of the beauty and wonderful beaches.