Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) is launching three new routes linking the West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands, with new seasonal service between Portland, Oregon, and Kauai beginning on November 5; between Bellingham, Washington, and Maui beginning on November 8; and between Anchorage, Alaska, and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii beginning on November 10.

Overall, Alaska Airlines offers 27 flights a day to Hawaii’s four major islands from Anchorage and seven West Coast cities.

Portland-Kauai: Portland residents will enjoy four flights a week between the Rose City and the beautiful Garden Isle of Kauai starting Nov. 5 through April 7, 2013. The new seasonal service is in addition to the airline’s existing flights between Portland International Airport and Honolulu, Maui and Kona.

Bellingham-Maui: Northwest residents from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle will have more options to escape the rain with new seasonal, four-times weekly service to Maui from Nov. 8 through April 14, 2013. Alaska Airlines currently flies from Bellingham to Honolulu, Las Vegas and Seattle.

Anchorage-Kona: Alaska residents will have convenient access to some of Hawaii’s best snorkeling and the world-famous Kilauea volcano on the Big Island. Nonstop seasonal service to Kona begins Nov. 10 and ends April 7, 2013. The new service complements the airline’s year-round daily service between Anchorage and Honolulu and seasonal service to Maui, which begins Nov. 4 and ends April 14, 2013.

Flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 737-890 N584AS (msn 35682) with Lei around the Eskimo prepares to land at the Seattle/Tacoma hub.

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