Alaska Airlines Please Come to SAN or LAX
I am amazed by the ongoing difference in fares from the northwest cities where Alaska is now flying to Hawaii (Seattle and Portland) and to a somewhat lesser extent Phoenix (where USAirways is flying to Hawaii) versus the southern California cities (SAN and LAX) where only the majors and Hawaiian are flying to Hawaii. The following chart of fares is fairly typical:
Book: Now - 9/18/2009
Travel: Now - 12/11/2009
Las Vegas - Honolulu $585*
Los Angeles - Honolulu $498*
Oakland - Honolulu $454*
Phoenix - Honolulu $355*
Portland - Honolulu $338*
Sacramento - Honolulu $518*
San Diego - Honolulu $550*
San Francisco - Honolulu $434*
San Jose - Honolulu $454*
Seattle - Honolulu $318*
Portland - Maui $358*
Seattle - Maui $402*
(Roundtrip fares)
Alaska Airlines, I promise to fly you often if you come to SAN or LAX and match these fares (especially to Maui) . . . .