Allegiant learned that hard way that old, unreliable planes and poor service don’t cut it. Why Allegiant Hawaii flights might be back.
Allegiant learned that hard way that old, unreliable planes and poor service don’t cut it. Why Allegiant Hawaii flights might be back.
Hi,
Thanks for the opening paragraph.Best laugh I’ve had this afternoon. Perhaps had I had the misfortune in the past of flying Allegiant to Hawaii I wouldn’t be as amused.
Seems fitting that Allegiant is based out of Vegas. I would consider flying thousands of miles over water on Allegiant a true gamble.
I’ll see myself out now…
As always thanks for the work you guys do.
Martin
Sorry but I have to say no to Allegiant – bad history – unreliability – poor customer service – why would I fly them at all – after years of flying for business (now retried ) I really want 1st class service. After flying to Hawaii for more than 25 years we are convinced that Hawaiian Airlines is where we have that superior service with “Aloha”. Allegiant Will never be there!
I flew with Allegiant to Hawaii from Vegas. Bought their premium seat up front. When I boarded there was a coat draped over the back of my seat, so I moved it to the window seat. All the FAs started giving me wierd looks and eventually a spokesman for the airline came onboard to tell me the pilot decided he wanted my seat when he took his midflight break. I objected but they pretty much told me I needed to sit elsewhere if I wanted to get to Hawaii. I complained to customer service by mail but all they did was reimburse my fee for the seat. I won’t be using them again.
Good reporting about Allegiant. They’re a terrible airline and on a personal level it took my daughter two days to get from HNL several years ago to get to LAX. My one experience coming over here on them was no less pleasant with a 4 hour delay out of LAX to HNL, and they wouldnt allow anyone off the plane, but wanted to charge for water (“not a joke” as Biden likes to say).
I will say SWA wasnt arround then, and i would be very supprised if allegiant decides to take on SWA in the Hawaii market. ALGT’s model has been to utilize second hand aircraft, and this new Max order will add debt. SWA already has the max 8 serving Hawaii and the MAX 7 will expand service dramatically. I wouldnt worry about ALGT stinking up the hawaiian skies!
I am all for these low-cost carriers. I know than many take issue with the a-la-carte pricing, but it works for me. Every dollar I save getting to my destination is one I have to spend when I get there, especially Hawaii. I think I fly a bit more than the average person and budget airlines haven’t proven to have anymore comfort/delay/cancellation issues than any of the legacy carriers. Maybe I am just lucky, IDK, but I certainly welcome another option for getting to the islands I love so much. 🙂
Yup. More trips for me!
I wouldn’t fly Allegiant Air if they paid me to fly. No Way, No How!!!!!
The cities I envision have no nonstop service to Hawaii and, in most cases, either involve a short flight or multiple hour drive to a connecting city.
Possible cities (current alternatives)
Reno (fly to SFO/OAK/SJC or drive to SMF)
Tucson (drive to PHX)
Spokane (fly to PDX or SEA)
Albuquerque (fly to PHX)
El Paso (fly to DFW/PHX or drive to PHX)
Boise (fly or drive to SLC)
Fresno (drive to LAS/LAX/LGB/SNA/ONT/BUR or fly to LAX/LAS)
Stockton (drive to SFO/SJC/OAK/SMF)
Modesto (drive to SFO/SJC/OAK/SMF)
My experience with allegiant airlines was horrible. when trying to fly recently from New Orleans to Orlando, the flight was delayed for four hours, and then canceled on a Friday late in the evening with the next option to fly Tuesday which is not acceptable for most people. I wouldn’t take the chance flying with that airlines ever again
I don’t think that would be a viable options for most people going from the mainland to Hawaii, unless they had multiple flights going out daily. I still would roll the dice.
I flew Allegiant to Hawaii several times back then. It was $99 from Fresno, one day a week. If I needed a different day, I’d fly to Vegas, then take another flight to Fresno (they used to have $7 flights to Fresno!)
I don’t recline my seat (rude to the person behind me) so that’s not an issue. I have a ScotteVest jacket so I can pack a lot of stuff on my person and how much do you need in Hawaii anyway? You can always buy stuff/do laundry/take your own water bottle, etc. With all the prices soaring for tourists, making the trip more affordable for the non-wealthy is welcome news.
As if southworst flying to Hawaii wasn’t bad enough, now there is this. Wow! Allegiant is right up there with southwest as far as horrible maintenance goes. I wouldn’t trust them with a 10 foot pole.
SWA has an excellent product to the Hawaiian Islands. We went RT from Dallas last week, service was perfect, employees friendly, flights on time or even early & two free bags per person. The most leg room of any carrier in economy.
Not sure where you got your “facts” on SWA, but blurting out to the whole world that they have poor maintenance is irresponsible at best! SWA has the second best safety record in America with 1 in flight fatality in over 50 years! (this arguably was due to the engine manafacturer, which doesnt reliver SWA of responsibility. SWA conducts well over a million flights a year! if thier maintenance is poor, one fatality over 50+ years is a whole plane load of dumb luck!
You may not like SWA because they compete with the local airline or you dislike thier service model, but don’t make false claims about thier maintenance! And dont forget those $189 dollar interisland fares frome Americas safest airline, Hawaiian Air!
wsj.com/articles/southwest-flew-millions-on-jets-with-unconfirmed-maintenance-records-government-report-says-11580380201
Don’t have to look far to see issues with swa maintenance. Google southwest maintenance issues. It’s own employees whistleblowing about maintenance practices and missing records.
Bitter union BS. SWA Safety record speaks for itself. Incredibly safe airline!