SEATTLE – E hoʻomaka ana ʻo Alaska Airlines i kēia lā i ka lawelawe a puni ka makahiki ma waena o Seattle a me Kona ma ka Mokupuni Nui o Hawaii. E hāʻawi nā huakaʻi hou i nā pilina kūpono i ka poʻe huakaʻi ma nā kūlanakauhale ʻē aʻe i lawelawe ʻia e Alaska Airlines a me Horizon Air ma ka Pacific Northwest a me ka mokuʻāina o Alaska.
E haʻalele ana nā mokulele mai Seattle i kēlā me kēia lā i ka hola 8:40 am ka manawa Pākīpika a hōʻea i ka hola 1 pm hola Hawaiʻi ma Kona International Airport. E haʻalele ana nā mokulele hoʻi i ka hola 2 pm ka manawa Hawaiʻi a hōʻea i ka hola 9:40 pm manawa Pākīpika.
"ʻO Kona ka hā o ka huakaʻi a Alaska Airlines e lawelawe nei ma Hawaii," wahi a Gregg Saretsky, ka hope pelekikena hoʻokele o Alaska Airlines no ka lele a me ke kālepa. "Ke kakali nei mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i kā mākou mea kūʻai aku ma luna o Alaska Airlines e ʻike i kekahi o nā mokupuni ʻē aʻe a nani hoʻi o Hawaiʻi."
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo George Applegate, ka luna hoʻokele no Big Island Visitors Bureau, ua hoihoi ʻia nā huakaʻi i ka Mokupuni Nui ma muli o kona nani like ʻole. “ʻO ka pele wela o ka lua pele ʻo Kilauea, ka nānā ʻana i nā hōkū ma luna o nā pali kiʻekiʻe o Mauna Kea, a me ke kai mahana e hoʻopuni ana i ka Mokupuni Nui kekahi o nā kumu e koho ai ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi e makaʻala i kēia huakaʻi Hawaiʻi kūikawā. Ke kakali nei mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i nā mea holo o Alaska Airlines i ko mākou home nani, "wahi a Applegate.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- E hāʻawi nā huakaʻi hou i nā pilina kūpono i ka poʻe huakaʻi ma nā kūlanakauhale ʻē aʻe i lawelawe ʻia e Alaska Airlines a me Horizon Air ma ka Pacific Northwest a me ka mokuʻāina o Alaska.
- “The fiery lava of Kilauea volcano, stargazing atop the high-altitude slopes of Mauna Kea, and the warm ocean that surrounds the Big Island are some of the reasons travelers choose to explore this special Hawaiian destination.
- Return flights will depart at 2 pm Hawaii time and arrive at 9.
