Minnesotans pining for Hawaii, rejoice: Delta is including a nonstop flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) straight to Maui (OGG) this winter.
The airline is set to start flying each day from Minneapolis to Maui with a brand-new seasonal route beginning Dec. 16, an airline in response to an inner memo despatched to workers obtained by Thrifty Traveler. An airline spokesperson confirmed the upcoming winter seasonal route, which is at the moment scheduled to finish March 31. Flights are set to go on sale this Saturday.
Delta already flies nonstop to Honolulu (HNL) from its Minnesota hub however a straight shot to Maui will permit beachgoers to skip a connection en path to their favourite resort. Delta will fly to Maui on a Boeing 767-300ER, which options an outdated Delta One enterprise class seat however a roomy 2-3-2 configuration for passengers in financial system. There are Delta Consolation Plus seats with additional legroom onboard however no Delta Premium Choose cabin.
Flights to Maui are scheduled to depart Minneapolis at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in Maui at 4:55 p.m. Eastbound flights will depart Hawaii at 6:20 p.m. and land in Minneapolis the next morning at 6:10 a.m. The flight to Maui ought to clock in at roughly eight hours – and a bit shorter on the return to Minnesota.
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Delta’s dominance in Minneapolis and its monopoly on nonstop routes to Hawaii usually results in greater costs, so vacationers shouldn’t count on an affordable fare on this model new path to Maui. However we’ll be retaining our eyes peeled for our Thrifty Traveler Premium+ members for an incredible Delta SkyMiles flash sale – or a workaround to ebook this route by way of Virgin Atlantic for 45,000 factors roundtrip.
Along with the longstanding Honolulu route, Delta will fly from Minneapolis to Hawaii 14 occasions per week.
From world-class resorts to pristine seashores to the Highway to Hana or catching dawn atop Haleakala, Maui is commonly a fan-favorite among the many Hawaiian islands. And that is simply Delta’s newest enlargement into Hawaii, the place journey has rebounded steadily ever because the islands reopened for tourism and dropped pandemic journey restrictions. Final yr, the airline added (or resumed) three further routes: Detroit (DTW) and New York Metropolis (JFK) to Honolulu and Atlanta (ATL) to Maui.
In all, Delta gives nonstop routes to Hawaii from seven mainland cities, together with Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW), Los Angeles (LAX), Minneapolis (MSP), New York (JFK), Salt Lake Metropolis (SLC), and Seattle (SEA).
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It has been on numerous Midwestern vacationers’ wishlists for years, and it is lastly occurring.
Delta will begin seasonal nonstop service from Minneapolis to Maui this coming winter, with each day flights scheduled to start Dec. 16. Flights are anticipated to go on sale Saturday.
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