Continental Airlines said it plans to expand its service between the West Coast and Hawaii in March.

The news comes on the heels of Delta Air Lines’ announcement earlier this week that it will begin nonstop flights to Honolulu from Detroit and San Diego in June.
Continental said will begin new service between Orange County and Maui on March 7. In addition, the airline said it will increase the frequency of its previously announced flights between Orange County and Honolulu to daily service from four times a week. That service also is set to begin March 7.
"We continue to see solid demand for travel to Hawaii," said Jim Compton, Continental's executive vice president of marketing. "We are operating the new flights with the right-sized aircraft for the market and are confident this new service will be a success."