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Alaska Airlines Hawaii News: Flights Start August + Yellow Card Warnings

Alaska Airlines Hawaii news today as the carrier will be returning to their regular Hawaii service in August. That’s good news for us as we have both been flying them for years to see family in the Pacific Northwest. Brad Tilden, CEO, shared news of their return to Hawaii this week:

“If you have a COVID test before you go, you can travel to Hawaii… Effective August 1, we will start bringing back the Hawaii schedule and communicating to customers that you can go to Hawaii. It’s a little more hassle, but if you get a C0VID test before you go, you can go to Hawaii… Hawaii is starting to open up.”

Alaska Airlines Hawaii news: flight updates coming soon.

At the same time, we expect to see deep discounting to get people back to Hawaii again. Stay tuned for that and fare wars between carriers.

Here’s what’s to expect now on Alaska Airlines Hawaii flights.

Alaska has implemented what they are calling, “Next Level Care,” that has nearly a hundred measures to help keep passengers safe. These include longer turnaround times so planes can be deep cleaned between every flight, mandatory mask-wearing, and wellness checks.  Regarding the initiative, Tilden said, “We want our customers to get on the airplanes and say oh my gosh, this airplane is spotless! I feel that I am safe, and I feel safe on board.”

See Alaska’s Next Level Care video below.

 

What happens if you don’t comply with the new safety measures on Alaska Airlines?

Passengers not following the new protocols can expect a yellow card. This serves as a “final notice” and mentioned in a written post-flight report. From there, if a passenger continues to refuse, it will be noted in the report and a decision could be made to ban the offending passenger from future flights. Refusing to wear a face mask during boarding and before takeoff, also means being denied access or removed from the plane.

“Overwhelmingly, those who fly with us understand and appreciate the importance of wearing masks and face coverings during this time of C0VID-19,” a statement Tuesday on the airline’s blog said. “We also rely heavily on our guests to do the right thing for the greater good of everyone onboard our flights. Our flight crews encounter moments when some travelers disregard or disobey our mask requirement. It creates tension and anxiety for many of our passengers who do have their face coverings on. So, a change is needed.”

37 thoughts on “Alaska Airlines Hawaii News: Flights Start August + Yellow Card Warnings”

  1. Is everyone able to get tested and have the results back in the required time. I would appreciate any feedback. Have reservations for September and still unsure! Thanks ever so much.

  2. The list of positive steps doesn’t say anything about empty seats. So it looks like they are planning to jam the planes as full as usual, and hope that somehow C19 won’t be an issue. They don’t say if you will be allowed to eat and drink, which of course will require removing the mask from the mouth area. Good luck with that.

  3. Unfortunately Alaska Airlines has discontinued their direct flights to maui from SFO. So while they may sell you a flight on one of their sales, they will change the itinerary and route you through Seattle. They aren’t advertising at part. Pretty sure they no longer want the virgin SFO hub.

  4. My husband and I plan on traveling September. My question is the testing. Will their be a test we can take that will fulfill the 72 hour deadline before we board? It’s been mentioned CVS would be used – just waiting on how this will work.
    To make it a bit harder, we are traveling the day before to San Diego then onto Maui the next day. Just hoping we are able to have test results in order to fly to maui.

    1. Hello Irene S.,

      You might want to read the “read this first” under the “Leave a Reply” when asking a question. They will pretty much always answer a question, with a “Please”, “Aloha”, “Mahalo or “Thank You” attached.

      To be honest, it is very hard to know how your area does testing and how long the results will take. I found that places like CVS will typically take longer than the 72 hours for a test result. It really depends on which lab your test is sent to. It will be much better to contact your personal Doctor, and explain your situation, travel dates, and the timeframe you have to get the results in. They will likely be able to help you and coordinate getting it on a timely manner, if possible. My doctor has stated that it is much faster to do a blood test result, and it would be a 24-48 hour (at most) turn-around time. I also was told that Kaiser also has a quick turn-around, recently (next day), but I did not confirm that. Talking to your Doctor as soon as possible and planning ahead, is the best way to find out, if you can meet the requirement deadline.

      Mahalo,
      Jim R.

        1. Aloha Guys!

          Much respect for what you do, as always! …really looking forward to this trip coming up! Take care!

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