SEATTLE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines announced today it will inaugurate three-times-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Maui, beginning March 11, 2010, and four-times-weekly service between San Jose and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii starting March 12, 2010. The airline also announced it will offer daily flights between Sacramento, Calif., and Maui starting March 26, 2010.

This follows the airline's launch of new service this week between Oakland, Calif., and Maui, and between Oakland and Kona.

"In just two years, Hawaii has become a major part of our route network," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska's vice president of marketing, sales and customer experience. "With the new service we're announcing today, Alaska Airlines will have 73 roundtrip flights a week serving the Hawaiian Islands, including 21 flights between Hawaii and the Bay Area and Sacramento. The low fares and Alaska Airlines Vacations packages we offer make Hawaii travel even more affordable."

Alaska began service to Hawaii in October 2007. With these new markets, about 11 percent of Alaska Air Group's capacity is now dedicated to Hawaii flying.

Alaska is offering introductory one-way fares of $169 between San Jose-Maui, San Jose-Kona and Sacramento-Maui, for tickets purchased by Nov. 24, 2009. Additionally, Vacation Packages start at $599 to Maui and $523 to Kona. (Vacation prices are per person, based on adult double-occupancy, and include roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations for three nights.)

Summary of new flights:

Start Date City Pair Departure Time Arrival Time Day of week Nov. 9 Oakland-Maui 7:45 a.m. 11:05 a.m.* Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat Nov. 9 Maui-Oakland 12:05 p.m.* 7:10 p.m. Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat Nov. 10 Oakland-Kona 7:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m.* Tue, Thur, Sun Nov 10 Kona-Oakland 12:15 p.m.* 7:30 p.m. Tue, Thur, Sun Mar 11 San Jose-Maui 7:30 a.m. 11:05 a.m.* Tue, Thur, Sun Mar 11 Maui-San Jose 12:05 p.m.* 7:15 p.m. Tue, Thur, Sun Mar 12 San Jose-Kona 7:30 a.m. 11:20 a.m.* Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat Mar 12 Kona-San Jose 12:20 p.m.* 7:35 p.m. Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat Mar 26 Sacramento-Maui 8:15 a.m. 10:50 a.m. Daily Mar 26 Maui-Sacramento 11:50 a.m. 8 p.m. Daily Times are based on local time zones *Beginning March 14, time of flight will be one hour earlier due to Daylight Savings Time (DST) observed in the Lower 48. DST is not observed in Hawaii.

The new flights are available for booking immediately by calling (800) ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228) and starting this evening at alaskaair.com.

Alaska Airlines Vacations offers a full line of vacation packages for travel to the islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. Packages include air transportation, hotel accommodations, ground transportation and tours. For more information about Alaska Airlines Vacations, visit alaskaair.com/vacations.