Aloha Airlines Announces Daily Non-Stop Service Between San Diego and Maui, and Between San Diego and Reno
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5 October 2004, 3:14pm ET
In Celebration of New Service, Aloha Puts Hawaii on Sale
for as Little as $149*
HONOLULU, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Aloha Airlines today announced it is bringing its award-winning brand of flying at affordable air fares to San Diego. Beginning December 15, 2004, Aloha will provide San Diegans with the only year-round daily non-stop service between San Diego and Maui. In addition, Aloha will operate the only daily non-stop between San Diego and Reno/Tahoe International Airport.
To kick off its newest routes, Aloha is offering a Celebration Fare Sale with introductory fares beginning as low as $149 one-way* between San Diego and Hawaii, and $69 one-way* between San Diego and Reno/Tahoe.
Aloha's Celebration Fare Sale also puts on sale all of its non-stop domestic routes between Hawaii and the West Coast, beginning at $149 one-way* for weekday travel and $169 one-way* for weekend travel. Aloha operates non- stop service to Hawaii from Oakland, Orange County, Burbank, Sacramento, Las Vegas and now San Diego. The sale also provides special fares to and from Hawaii for travelers on one-stop itineraries on routes operated by Aloha Airlines -- $199 one-way* on weekdays and $219 one-way* on weekends.
The Aloha Airlines Celebration Fare Sale is available for purchase online at www.AlohaAirlines.com or by contacting Aloha Airlines Reservations at 800-367-5250. Reservations and ticketing must be completed by October 19, 2004. Travel is valid through June 15, 2005.
All fares are based on required round-trip travel and taxes and fees are not included. Some holiday black-out dates and other restrictions apply. For details, see Aloha Airlines Celebration Fare Sale below.
AQ 475 will depart daily from Reno/Tahoe International Airport at 6:30 a.m., and arrive in San Diego at 7:56 a.m. The flight continues non-stop from San Diego International Airport, departing at 8:46 a.m. and arriving in Kahului, Maui at 12:40 p.m. On the return, AQ 476 will depart from Maui daily at 12:50 p.m. and arrive in San Diego at 7:49 p.m. The flight continues to Reno, departing at 8:39 p.m. and arriving at 10:16 p.m.
"We're excited to be able to expand the Aloha brand of service to this dynamic part of Southern California," said Brenda F. Cutwright, Aloha's acting President and Chief Executive Officer. "With these new routes, Aloha will bring its good price, convenience and great service to San Diego."
What's not to love about all-leather seats, complimentary Mai Tai cocktails, free headsets and a fresh tasty meal inspired by the Hawaii Regional Cuisine of Master Chef Alan Wong. All that and warm chocolate-chip cookies served with cold milk!
The new San Diego and Reno routes will be operated aboard next-generation Boeing 737-700 aircraft with 12 seats in First Class and 112 in Coach. Aloha has been serving Reno since July 2003 and currently offers the only direct service between Reno and Orange County. This winter, Aloha will operate three flights a day from Reno, non-stop to Burbank, Orange County and San Diego, and continuing on to either Honolulu or Maui.
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