We knew there would be a lot of changes coming to the sleepy, private island of Lanai Hawaii following its acquisition last year by billionaire investor Larry Ellison. First, about two weeks ago, we announced that Ellison was buying struggling airline Island Air, in order to...
Changes again today in Hawaii air services and this time the news is a bit rocky. Alaska Airlines is changing up their Hawaii offerings in a way which does not bode well for those of us seeking Hawaii deals. The pressing issue is simply too much competition with Hawaiian...
If you've been wondering like we have when WiFi would finally make its way to Hawaii flights, the answer is in the air. United Airlines is the first carrier to make a statement in that regard. While UAL has been slow to roll out WiFi, they announced last week that satellite...
Whether for checked bags, meals, pillows, carry-on's or exit row seats, I have just never become accepting of and accustomed to airline fees and surcharges. Have you? But if you think what we have now is bad, you haven't seen anything yet. Airline Fees | Credit Card...
We recently reported on the upcoming acquisition of Hawaiian Air Airbus 321neo's. On Friday, Airbus announced new options which add flexibility and reduce costs. This aircraft plus new plane orders at Alaska Air and Southwest Air will facilitate future competition resulting in...
Billionaire Larry Ellison, owner of the island of Lanai, is said to now be buying Island Air. The troubled carrier announced last week that it was being purchased by a then unnamed entity, which it indicated was not another airline. Honolulu newspapers are reporting that...
Allegiant Hawaii is once again making changes to its Hawaii air services in an attempt to keep the routes profitable. As we've noted previously, the airline is having a more challenging time than anticipated in filling its cheap Hawaii airfare seats on mostly Honolulu bound...
Yesterday Hawaiian Air announced its intent to acquire between 16 and 25 new Airbus long range, single-isle A321neo's for airline flights to Hawaii. Deliveries are still 4 years off at this point, but the company's intentions are nonetheless clear. And this is definitely good...
2012 went down as quite a good year, likely the best year to date in Hawaii travel. And 2013 looks to be even better. Along with a record number of visitors, 2012 saw a number of other noteworthy events and trends. Record-setting year for Hawaii travel Through November,...
Hawaii is a great place to spend the holidays, and celebrities in Hawaii are quite common place. We're just finishing up the New Year's break and can report that we haven't been alone here in the islands. At the top of the list of course is Hawaii native President Barack...
