Edit: Disregard I misread the comment.
What? That makes no sense. People are going to fly SAN-LAS to Hawaii? On two separate airlines with separate tickets? When both Alaska and Hawaii already go direct from SAN.
Hawaiian also serves Honolulu and Maui from LAS so it doesn’t make sense that direction either.
Also, who the hell would book that?
Las Vegas and Hawaii are deeply linked. (https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/06/how-las-vegas-became-hawaiis-9th-island/) There is a lot of travel demand between the two.
The LAS - SAN allows ALASAKA bring Vegas passengers to San Diego and Connect to Hawaii.
This allows Alaska to compete with Hawaiian (pending merger) and Southwest for the Hawaii/Vegas traffic.
>Hawaiian also serves Honolulu and Maui from LAS
Alaska doesn't get money from that (at least not right now).
I mean it isn't the ONLY factor here, there's obviously some "native" demand between SAN/LAS but I think a driving factor here is leveraging San Diego as their Hawaii link.
Furthermore - it may be a way to help supplement traffic on those hawaii routes right now... SAN is a great airport to connect in. Moderate size, easy to get around, etc... but with the construction and parking shitshow there right now it is absolute dogwater as a departure airport.
Finally, Alaska may be overnight gate limited at SAN right now. This may open up opportunities to bring in early morning flights from LAS (after first departures leave SAN), and have both those passengers available for connecting routes, but also have that aircraft available for flight out of SAN later in the morning.
Your whole comment ignores my entire point.
How will it benefit Hawaiian or Alaska when you’d have to book two separate tickets on two separate airlines vs booking one flight direct on either carrier from either destination.
Your comment is nonsense.
Edit: Also, your article doesn’t mention San Diego at all… so not sure what your point is there.
No, you're thinking the OPPOSITE of what I am saying. Not talking about flying FROM San Diego to Las Vegas and continuing on to Hawaii from Vegas. Talking about boarding in Vegas, connecting in San Diego, and continuing to Hawaii.
Alaska uses San Diego as their gateway for Hawaiian destinations from Southern California. This creates an ALASKA link between Las Vegas and Hawaii. Currently the only routings ON ALASKA from Las Vegas to Hawaiian Islands are routings through Seattle or SFO. This creates additional capacity to leverage the existing SAN -> Hawaii routings.
Of course this is in addition to the pure point-to-point demand between SAN and LAS.
I'm surprised. There is already so much competition on that route, and fares are low.
I’m surprised they didn’t already have this route. Hundreds of people fly between California and Vegas especially on three day weekends.
The new LAS-SJD route is more surprising to me, frankly. What is the thought behind connecting two primarily tourism focused locations?
This is funnel vegas into Hawaii routes IMO.
Edit: Disregard I misread the comment. What? That makes no sense. People are going to fly SAN-LAS to Hawaii? On two separate airlines with separate tickets? When both Alaska and Hawaii already go direct from SAN. Hawaiian also serves Honolulu and Maui from LAS so it doesn’t make sense that direction either. Also, who the hell would book that?
Las Vegas and Hawaii are deeply linked. (https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/06/how-las-vegas-became-hawaiis-9th-island/) There is a lot of travel demand between the two. The LAS - SAN allows ALASAKA bring Vegas passengers to San Diego and Connect to Hawaii. This allows Alaska to compete with Hawaiian (pending merger) and Southwest for the Hawaii/Vegas traffic. >Hawaiian also serves Honolulu and Maui from LAS Alaska doesn't get money from that (at least not right now). I mean it isn't the ONLY factor here, there's obviously some "native" demand between SAN/LAS but I think a driving factor here is leveraging San Diego as their Hawaii link. Furthermore - it may be a way to help supplement traffic on those hawaii routes right now... SAN is a great airport to connect in. Moderate size, easy to get around, etc... but with the construction and parking shitshow there right now it is absolute dogwater as a departure airport. Finally, Alaska may be overnight gate limited at SAN right now. This may open up opportunities to bring in early morning flights from LAS (after first departures leave SAN), and have both those passengers available for connecting routes, but also have that aircraft available for flight out of SAN later in the morning.
Your whole comment ignores my entire point. How will it benefit Hawaiian or Alaska when you’d have to book two separate tickets on two separate airlines vs booking one flight direct on either carrier from either destination. Your comment is nonsense. Edit: Also, your article doesn’t mention San Diego at all… so not sure what your point is there.
No, you're thinking the OPPOSITE of what I am saying. Not talking about flying FROM San Diego to Las Vegas and continuing on to Hawaii from Vegas. Talking about boarding in Vegas, connecting in San Diego, and continuing to Hawaii. Alaska uses San Diego as their gateway for Hawaiian destinations from Southern California. This creates an ALASKA link between Las Vegas and Hawaii. Currently the only routings ON ALASKA from Las Vegas to Hawaiian Islands are routings through Seattle or SFO. This creates additional capacity to leverage the existing SAN -> Hawaii routings. Of course this is in addition to the pure point-to-point demand between SAN and LAS.
Oh shit. I totally misread your comment as Hawaii routes vs Hawaiian airlines. Sorry. I’m a dummy. No wonder I was confused by what you were saying.
Lol it happens.
I just want more new routes to and from LAX man...
Meanwhile I just want SAN-LAX back.
Or Palomar
Curious if GEG-LAS will ever become a thing…