Continental Airlines adding 3 Hawaii-California flights in March 2010

Continental Airlines is expanding its service to the Hawaii with three new flights between California and Hawaii, beginning March 7, 2010.

The additional flights include a daily Los Angeles, Calif.-Maui flight, a four-day-a-week Orange County, Calif.-Honolulu flight, and a second daily flight between Los Angeles and Honolulu.

The bad news for bargain hunters used to fall season air deals to Hawaii? We couldn’t find a one-way fare on Continental.com below $810 for any of the flights on their first week of service. There were also no introductory fares announced for the flights.

Continental’s Los Angeles to Maui flight will depart LAX daily at 5:05 p.m. (West Coast time), arriving in Kahului at 7:45 p.m. (Hawaii time). The return flight from Maui to Los Angeles will depart Kahului daily at 9:15 p.m. (Hawaii time), arriving at LAX at 5:45 a.m. (West Coast time). Lowest first-week fare we found: $885.

The carrier’s new Orange County to Honolulu flight will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, departing John Wayne Airport at 5:20 p.m. (West Coast time), arriving in Honolulu at 8:05 p.m. (Hawaii time). The return flight from Honolulu to Orange County will depart Honolulu International Airport at 11:10 p.m. (Hawaii time), arriving in Orange County at 7:45 a.m. (West Coast time), on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Saturday return flights on this route depart Honolulu at 11:40 p.m. (Hawaii time). Lowest first-week fare we found: $810.

Continental’s new Los Angeles to Honolulu flight will depart LAX daily at 1:55 p.m. (West Coast time), arriving in Honolulu at 4:40 p.m. (Hawaii time). The return flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles will depart Honolulu International Airport at 1:50 p.m. (Hawaii time), arriving in Los Angeles at 10:25 p.m. (West Coast time). Lowest first-week fare we found: $810.

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Houston-based Continental Airlines also flies to Hawaii from Houston, New York and Guam.
 
For more information, or to book a reservation, visit www.continental.com.