It could be the latest thing on your Hawaii flight amenity cart for sale: a better seat. Change is afoot on whether an unsold superior seat in economy should be up for grabs once the flight starts? These airlines are starting to say “no.”
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89 thoughts on “Don’t Move! Hawaii Flight Attendants Now Enforcing Economy Seats”
I pay for my upgraded seat and don’t see why some else should get a free pass just because the seat is available. You get what you pay for.
This is a very good and long-overdue development. Flying, particularly in steerage, is stressful. Seeing others exploit random opportunities when others do not, makes the blood boil. It leads to resentment and increases the chance of unfortunate encounters.
Good. If you didn’t pay for the seat, you shouldn’t be allowed to sit in it.
They took away handicap seats and now call them extra Comphort and charge I have been flying with Hawaiian and Still believe they are the best! At service but when all the changes came down Handicap seats fell by the way side and no one has given me an answer as to why? Hawaiian Air lines has the best flight attendant bar none especially the Older Seasoned one’s hopefully the new ones will follow in by Example much Mahalos Hawaiian
I don’t know about Hawaiian but United doesn’t have Handicap Seats anymore, at least not marked as such. I did find out by accident that United has a certain number of seats, aisle, that if needed are for hanicap. If someone has booked one of the seats that become needed that passenger is relocated elsewhere. I was extremely grateful and surprised by this, very Thankful that I fly United.
I was just in an inter island flight in Hawaii, flying Hawaiian Air. At 6’6″, I was jammed into a small seat. I asked if I could move just behind me to an empty emergencey row seat after the plane was loaded and was told no. Very disappointed, but a 40 minute flight so not the end of the world.0 but why not make your customers as comfortable as possible?
Well, it seems that the president of Hawaiian Airlines continues to devalue the experience, yet this is another example. Sadly, I think I am saying aloha to flying on Hawaiian airlines, it just isn’t the same anymore. The food has become terrible, the exorbitant charges for “extra comfort“ seats is really a joke, when you see how high the premium is, and on and on. I am switching to Southwest and United as those experiences are much more positive, and there’s no more nickel and diming, squeezing every possible nickel out of the passengers that Hawaiian can. So sad. Aloha Hawaiian .
I agree. I was thinking about a Hawaiian Air credit card, but not interested in flying with them again so why do it.
It seems that despite all of the problems that people have identified with Hawaiian Airlines that no one is paying attention in the Main Office. With the potential loss of passengers, both short and long term devotees, typically at least some of the identified issues would be addressed, why won’t Hawaiian? Is Management still of the Belief that They are the Only Real Choice for Flights to Hawaii? It seems that way. If Passengers are not content they Will look and Book elsewhere. Fixing the Problems and keeping customer satisfaction high will be Easier than Finding New Customers. BTW Hawaiian what’s Your Customer Acquisition Cost per person? In the Long Term which Will cost you Less?
If I paid extra for an MCE seat, why should someone who didn’t pay be allowed the privilege for free? Kick the freeloaders out.
It makes perfect sense that anyone moving to a better seat be charged, just like all the other pasengers who had to pay more to get a better seat. We pay around $50 each way to be able to choose where we sit.
When 30% of the comments are from one “person”, often back to back posts, it might be reasonable to ask if the airlines are paying to avoid bad public relations.
If referring to me….. I have time on my hands and attempt to catch up when I am able. This at times leads to back to back to back, you can get the picture, replies and postings. I find many of the postings quite interesting and want to reply to them, sorry if that seems manipulative in any way. I am Retired but working and have No relationship, past or present, with the Airline or Aviation Industries whatsoever. Have a Wonderful Day!
No… simply because it is unfair that one person might grab a better seat before another…and conflict might arise. If there was a lottery process (I know Too Complicated)but at least it would be fair. However, I have no issue if a row is full and someone moves to an empty row for space If that row is the same category… it is the higher cost seat that is the variable.