What’s behind this unexpected change of heart. Discover the surprising factors making this Southwest Hawaii flight attendant rethink travel plans to the islands. Is Hawaii’s appeal fading for those who fly there for a living?
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87 thoughts on “A Southwest Hawaii Flight Attendant’s Honest Perspective”
Unless you eat at 5 star resorts and the best restaurants, you will get additude. Even the high end resorts had service people giving customers additude shortly after reopening.
Face the fact that Hawaii residents and politicians do not know what they want. But the Need tourism dollars to keep the taxes down. If tourism stops. They will all need to move because of taxes. Maybe its time to stop going.
“Face the fact that Hawaii residents and politicians do not know what they want.”
I don’t go to your state and tell you about what is wrong with the way your state votes, and the decisions its residents make. I always love when people tell us that we do not know what we want. You don’t live here, but you profess to be able to diagnose us. Is that because maybe what we choose is not what you would choose for us so that you can visit here and still have things like you want them at home?
Maybe, like most of the US right now, we have divided wants, some want more tourism, some want less. And like the divided nation, we cannot find mutual ground.
Diana, I suspect that over time, you will find mutual ground and even then locals won’t be happy. The governor and absentee Maui mayor can try to appease a vocal minority that think they can return to the 1800’s, but they won’t like the results.
Well said Diana, what’s going on in Hawaii is hardly unique…..all over the world people are tired of the entitled, opinionated, disrespectful, wear their politics on their sleeve or just plain rude travelers. That SWA FA is a piece of work, can’t imagine a crewmember needing to publicly bash a layover location like that. That’s just weird…..Bid trips elsewhere! No wonder SWA has the reputation they have.
Most people coming to Hawaii that I encounter seem to be having a great time…..perhaps the people getting attitude are the ones giving it.
In response to the Southwest flight attendant carping about the cost of food in Hawaii. I am a flight attendant for another airline and while something’s in Hawaii might be expensive, you need to be savvy. I can think of reasonable choices I found for good food options. I wonder where she is eating. Hawaii is not the only expensive layover location in the US. I still find it easy enough to eat for $15 or less even in Hawaii. Crew also has the option of bringing their own good and pocketing per diem. The Southwest FA needs to get off get cross.
Just returned from 12 days on Maui. Took dry goods with me (Southwest free checked bag) and spent about $200 on additional groceries, for 3 people. Ate out only once, on an expense account and that was just half price happy hour appetizers. I get that people want to eat out, but that’s a huge, luxury, part of vacations.
weve always done it this way.. and havent stayed in a hotel in 20 years because condos with kitchens means you can eat out once a day. and even in your condo you can get great poke from the supermarkets. havent been in a few years (and will miss lahaina dearly) but like most issues, they get amplified on both sides
Just returned from Oahu 7/26/24 with my elder daughter for a mother daughter getaway. Hawaii is very expensive. We spent 5 nights at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The resort fees are a joke spent 383.00 which included 88.00 for an early checkin fee. We do not get anything in return for these fees. The total with the fees for food and drink costs us 1600.00 for 6 days. This does not even include the hotel room and flight costs which can top 5000 for just 6 days. We rented a local car for the last day at 100 and gas was 4.87 a gallon. We couldn’t have a car for the time we were there since they charge 76.00 a day for parking. I do love Hawaii have been there over 10 times but spend alot of hard earned money just because I do miss the beaches and beautiful scenery. I just wish it could become more price friendly.
How could the Airlined allow their employee to have such a Negative attitude publicly! As a Hawaii resident I love SA because they do see our financial strain and offer us the best prices that allow us to travel more Interisland and visit other family members… T)hat attendant needs to realize that us residents pay those prices to live here daily with aldi high property prices and low pay wages whilst they are on just a stop and go basis. I hope this small comment can help a poi t of view perspective.