A Hawaiian Airlines plane took off Wednesday morning, March 10, for the company’s inaugural flight from Long Beach Airport to Maui’s Kahului Airport.
The airline’s new daily nonstop service to Maui will complement its daily service to Honolulu, to which the company has offered travel routes out of Long Beach Airport since its inaugural flight in June 2018.
“Our airport is a powerful economic asset for our city,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a Tuesday statement. “These new flights provide valuable connectivity for both our regional residents and travelers wanting to visit Southern California.”
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The Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport prepares for takeoff in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Zach Neise welcomes travelers and staff of Hawaiian Airlines on Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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The Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport on takeoff in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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The Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport prepares for takeoff in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Customized cookies from Miss Priss Cupcakes And Such were handed out to passengers for the Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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The passenger jet awaits travelers for the Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Jerlene wears a Tiffany pendant given to her by her daughter Sunny Cure as they embark on a 6-day trip to Maui, to make some memories as Cure has about one month to live. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, Cure now has metastatic cancer in her body and doctors have given her one month to live, so she planned the trip to spend quality time with the beautiful women in her life. Adding to the memories the flight Cure booked on Hawaiian Airlines just happened to be the inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport so media was there to document the start of their vacation, in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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The Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport prepares for takeoff in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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The Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport prepares for takeoff in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Cynthia Guidry, Director of the Long Beach Airport, welcomes travelers and staff of Hawaiian Airlines on Hawaiian Airlines’ inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Ten members of the Salladay family are headed to Maui to celebrate two birthdays and they were excited to learn they’d be flying on Hawaiian Airlines inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Because the Aloha State’s travel restrictions require all tests be administered by specific providers, Hawaiian Airlines partnered with Worksite Labs, a Long Beach company, to operate its own dedicated testing site from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
The new flights come as Long Beach continues to make progress in its vaccine rollout. As of Tuesday, 135,838 doses had been administered, and 90,476 of those have been first doses.
And residents, who have been cooped up at home throughout the coronavirus pandemic, were eager to spread their wings and venture to the Valley Isle. Passengers boarding the flight were adorned with leis to celebrate the occasion.
One such passenger, Sunny Cure, a Mission Viejo resident, was joined by her best friend, daughter, mother and aunt for a six-day trip to Maui. Cure was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and the disease has metastasized in her body.
Doctors have given her one month to live.
So she planned the trip to spend quality time with the “beautiful women in her life.”
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Sunny Cure is first to board the plane headed to Maui for 6 days. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, Cure now has metastatic cancer in her body and doctors have given her one month to live, so she planned the trip to spend quality time with the beautiful women in her life. Adding to the memories the flight Cure booked on Hawaiian Airlines just happened to be the inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport so media was there to document the start of their vacation, in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
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Sunny Cure, center surrounded by her best friend, daughter, mother and aunt is headed to Maui for 6 days. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, Cure now has metastatic cancer in her body and doctors have given her one month to live, so she planned the trip to spend quality time with the beautiful women in her life. Adding to the memories the flight Cure booked on Hawaiian Airlines just happened to be the inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport so media was there to document the start of their vacation, in Long Beach on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Booking her trip on the inaugural flight, Cure said, just happened to be the inaugural service to Maui’s Kahului Airport.
Other airlines are also expanding service from Long Beach to Hawaii.
Southwest Airlines will have its inaugural flight from Long Beach to Maui on Thursday, March 11. The company already flies to Hawaii our of Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento and San Diego, but the flights out of Long Beach will be Southwest’s first direct routes from the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
“We are thrilled to offer all these new choices for our travelers,” Long Beach Airport Director Cynthia Guidry said in a statement. “With the new flights and our easygoing experience, we are a traveler’s top choice for starting a Hawaiian vacation from Southern California.”
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