United Airlines will end its service from Hilo to Los Angeles.
Over the weekend, United Airlines filed plans to discontinue the nonstop flight between Hilo International Airport (ITO) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), effective Jan. 7, 2023.
“We regularly adjust our schedule and continue to be a leader in service to Hawaii from the continental U.S., including offering the most service to Kona of all U.S. carriers,” United Airlines spokesperson Maddie King told USA Today on Monday.
United has been flying between Hilo and L.A. since 2011, minus a suspension during the pandemic.
This will be the first time Hilo will not have a direct connection to the mainland since 2011.
ITO will only offer interisland flights to Kahului, Maui and Honolulu via Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Mokulele Airlines, but all trans-Pacific flights from the Big Island will have to be taken from Kailua-Kona.
For more, see Wednesday’s edition of the Tribune-Herald.