Hawaiian Raises Prices Across Board

The bad news:

Hawaiian Airlines announced tonight that effective Tuesday, May 27, they will implement the following:

1. Fuel Surcharge. An additional $35 on flights between the mainland and Hawaii, and $40-$55 between Hawaii and American Samoa, Australia, the Philippines and Tahiti.
2. Inter-Island Increase: Fares will increase $10, to a minimum of $64.  All but early morning and late night flights will be either $74 or $84.

The good news. Three tips on how you can still save money:

1. Buy tickets immediately, before the increases take effect.
2. Consider Go! and Island Air, which thus far have not matched the inter-island increases.
3. Use our earlier suggestion and try the Superferry for travel between Oahu and Maui.  At $49 (fare good through September 30), this is far and away the summer’s best inter-island deal.

Stay tuned:

We have a sense we haven’t heard the last of increases at Hawaiian.