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Updated at 5:14 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Alaska Air boost Hawaii flights, cuts Mexico service

Alaska Airlines is boosting flights from the Mainland to Hawaii, while at the same time cutting flights to Mexico, the company announced today.

The carrier said it will inaugurate four-times-weekly service between Oakland and Kahului Nov. 9, and thrice-weekly service between Oakland and Kona Nov. 10.

Additionally, the airline will expand its Seattle-Honolulu schedule from one daily flight to two, beginning July 2, and move up the start of its Portland-Maui service to July 3, from Aug. 7. With all the additions, Alaska Airlines will have a total of 59 flights a week to Hawaii.

Alaska is offering introductory one-way fares of $169 between Oakland-Maui, Oakland-Kona and Portland-Maui, for tickets purchased by May 21.

In addition, the airline also said it will begin Seattle-Houston and Seattle-Atlanta service this fall.

Alaska Airlines said it plans to reduce its summer and fall flying to Mexico by 37 percent beginning July 2. A spokesman said the airline said it is reducing capacity to Mexico because of falling demand and and reallocating it into new markets that will bring additional revenue to the airline.