Don’t get caught offguard. You’ll be surprised about fare differences and change fees on Hawaii flights
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“… Alaska, American, Delta, and United all announced plans to eliminate change fees permanently.” I guess the airlines’ definition of permanently is quite different than Webster: “in a way that continues without changing or ending; in a way that is not brief or temporary. I guess they were just bluffing. April fool. To say that I’m disappointed would be an understatement.
I am an economy traveler. Always have been. I wouldn’t mind paying a slightly higher fee on Hawaiian or Alaska if they would include one free shipped bag. But to pay the higher seat cost and then that much more again for luggage is my breaking point.
On the mainland I’ve flown SWA a lot. I will take that free shipped luggage so I don’t have to lug my bag throughout the airport! The next time I fly to Hawaii I will definitely give them a try. Sure, I loved flying Hawaiian but for the extra $60-70 each way, nah I dont think so…..
Thank you for keeping us up to date on all the travel updates!!
Hi Carrie.
Thanks for that feedback on the airlines flying to Hawaii.
Aloha.
Fly Southwest, no change fees, & bags fly free!
Related thoughts: I’ve often wondered if the trip insurance offered at ticket purchase covers ticket cost or en route cost protection re unexpected natural phenomena eg volcano related, unexpected government entry/passage closure events related to terrorism, health-epidemic or pandemic?
The change fees doent bother me as much compared to the price gouging that rental car companies are doing to customers. You would think a reputable company would be working to bring the economy back a little at a time verses trying to make up for loses due to Covid. Dont they understand, we all lost.
supply & demand; they sold many of their cars
Bob, my son is a Marine stationed at K-Bay on Oahu. We were fortunate to visit twice in 2019 but haven’t seen him since because of travel due to COVID (we live in upstate NY). He’s currently deployed in Korea and expects to be back in Hawaii by June. I booked flights using Hawaiian Air miles for the end of June but was just as shocked as you regarding the car rental costs ($700-$1200 per week depending on vehicle rented). I searched and saw the prices at the airport and then recalled the Enterprise rental in Kailua that we used when we were out there. Last week I was able to rent a VW Jetta for 7 days for $226 total. Maybe not my preferred car but my wife and I can make it work. If memory serves me correctly it cost $45 to take an Uber from Kailua to HNL. We’re hoping our son can bring us to the Enterprise rental from the airport but it will beat the exorbitant fees that they are charging at the airport even if we have to take an Uber there. Best of luck to you.
Not a bad idea. I got lucky to get some reservations at SIXT before they sky rocketed. It was madness
Thank you very much.
Hi. I was wondering why the comments are from last year? Thanks, Bob D.
Hi Bob.
Good question. As indicated at the bottom, this post was just revised. It was previously published as the fees were heading in the opposite direction.
Aloha.
This is so typical of the hard-hearted policies of airlines. I never fly Saver or Basic, but it still rankles.
Why would it rankle you? As long as it is clear when you purchase a ticket, I see no problems offering different types of fares. If anything, there is now a clear differentiation between regular economy and basic economy.
Hawaii will reopen for tourists January 2021
The mayor needs to extend the stay at home order until December 31.to give more time for testing
The reopening date is October 1
Put could get delayed again to November or December
I hope Hawaii will be open for march 2021 or April 2021 or by August 2021 for September 2021
Thank you
Keep me updated
So the airlines have finally been dragged, kicking and screaming, back to the days when there was no such thing as change fees! And they act as if (1) they’re doing us a favor and (2) this is some sort of new concept.
Dare we suspect that once COVID travel restrictions end (due to vaccine) that they will go back to gouging us for changes again?