U.S. Domestic Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines offers flights from Hawaii to a number of West Coast destinations including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Phoenix. In addition the airline offers daily inter-island flights to all of the major Hawaiian islands as well as international flights to Sydney, Australia.
United Airlines
United Airlines offers daily flights from a number of cities throughout the United States to Kauai, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines also offers daily flights to Oahu from a number of mainland cities. Visitors hoping to pack some snorkel gear or scuba gear should be aware that there is a fifty pound weight limit on checked baggage as well as a fee, starting at $15 for the first bag.
Continental
Continental is another major domestic airline with daily flights to Oahu. Continental has hubs in Newark, Houston and Cleveland.
Delta
Delta Airlines has regular flights to Hawaii from mainland cities such as Atlanta and Los Angeles as well as international cities like Tokyo and Seoul. As with Northwest, Delta has a fifty pound weight limit and checked baggage fees starting at $15.
International Airlines
Qantas
Qantas flies from Honolulu to destinations throughout Australia as well as Fiji. If you're planning to bring scuba equipment with you for your Hawaii vacation you'll find that Qantas allows 2 pieces of checked luggage for free, each piece weighing no more than fifty pounds.
Jetstar
Jetstar is a no-frills airline as well as an offshoot of Qantas which has regular flights from Sydney to Honolulu.
Air Canada
Air Canada has regular flights from Canada to Oahu and Maui. As of December 6 2009 the airline has added 5 new Calgary-Hawaii flights which will operate five times a week and will be non-stop.
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines offers regular flights to Honolulu as well as to Kona, on the Big Island, from a number of cities in Japan.
Inter-Island Flights
Go offers daily inter-island connections within Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai. The airline has a checked baggage fee of $10 for the first checked bag. Visitors wanting to transport surfboards or paddle boards can do so, as long as they are less than 6 feet in length. There is a $25 fee for transporting this type of item.
