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Budget airline moves from SFO to Oakland
Hawaii-bound flights on budget-priced ATA Airlines will now depart from Oakland rather than San Francisco. Last week the airline shifted all its SFO operations across the bay to Oakland International Airport.
The move was necessitated by ATA's new code-sharing arrangement with Southwest Airlines, said ATA spokesman Rick Hightower. Southwest doesn't fly out of SFO.
ATA last week also inaugurated nightly nonstop service from Oakland to Hilo on the Big Island, currently the only nonstop flights from the mainland to that destination. The flight leaves Oakland at 7:35 p.m. and arrives at Hilo at 9:50 p.m. The return flight departs at 8:20 a.m. and arrives in Oakland at 4:15 p.m. The airline also offers one nonstop flight a day to Maui and two to Honolulu.
Fares to several Hawaii destinations are going on sale, but you must act quickly: The $179 one-way fares to Honolulu, Hilo and Maui must be purchased by May 2 for travel through June 15. The 7-day advance-purchase fare is based on a round-trip purchase and don't include taxes and fees.
Hawaii-bound flights on budget-priced ATA Airlines will now depart from Oakland rather than San Francisco. Last week the airline shifted all its SFO operations across the bay to Oakland International Airport.
The move was necessitated by ATA's new code-sharing arrangement with Southwest Airlines, said ATA spokesman Rick Hightower. Southwest doesn't fly out of SFO.
ATA last week also inaugurated nightly nonstop service from Oakland to Hilo on the Big Island, currently the only nonstop flights from the mainland to that destination. The flight leaves Oakland at 7:35 p.m. and arrives at Hilo at 9:50 p.m. The return flight departs at 8:20 a.m. and arrives in Oakland at 4:15 p.m. The airline also offers one nonstop flight a day to Maui and two to Honolulu.
Fares to several Hawaii destinations are going on sale, but you must act quickly: The $179 one-way fares to Honolulu, Hilo and Maui must be purchased by May 2 for travel through June 15. The 7-day advance-purchase fare is based on a round-trip purchase and don't include taxes and fees.
