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Hawaiian Air’s 15-25% drop by next summer seems very optimistic. United’s CEO expects airfare to drop and revenues to plateau at 50% of 2019 levels until there’s a coronavirus vaccine. And of course people have to be willing to be vaccinated. Besides anti-vaxxers, many people don’t want to be ‘early adopters’ when it come to C-19 vaccine, especially since the entire process of creating one has been rushed, and many essential testing steps are being skipped or reduced. United and other major airlines are each laying off tens of thousands in October, and many of those will not be coming back.
What you say makes sense but not to a frozen inept government.
I think the airlines can make people take the test just like no mask no flight no exceptions.
Several tourism-dependent countries have been accepting COVID-19 negative test holders for months already. Why on earth is the Hawaii state government dragging its feet? Hawaiian Airlines doesn’t have the authority or capability to create or run a testing program and even if it did, the state’s mandatory 14 day quarantine would still keep everyone away. That is the real reason Hawaii’s economy is dying while our elected leaders stand by and watch. You do bring up an excellent point about why tourism leaders aren’t camped out on Ige’s doorstep demanding action.
Most of the world is currently closed to US travelers, test or no test. Some of the countries that are open, or allow entry with a test, have very bad track records for COVID-19, so maybe they feel they have nothing to lose. (CNN / travel has a very good map with details.)
The big problem in the US, as far as testing for HI travel goes, is simply getting a test on time. The fact is that the vast majority of us do not have access to any test that is quick enough, and results back quick enough, to take a chance on booking air and hotel/condo and run the risk of not getting results back in time. It’s great to blame Ige, but he’s really not doing any worse than many US governors and national leaders worldwide. And the fact is that HI death rates and hospitalization rates are among the lowest in the nation.
BTW, watch for a big spike in cases on the US mainland in a couple of weeks, followed by a spike in hospitalizations and then deaths. Huge crowds everywhere at the beach over this 3-day weekend; no masks and zero social distancing. We should see the results of this by the start of next month if not before.
After reading that post, I’m going to go hide in my closet!
Most countries on the planet won’t let Americans in at all. Those that do are often those with high COVID rates already. And many of us can’t afford to risk making reservations since we can’t be sure of getting results back when we need them.
I posted a more articulate version of this but it was deleted; I don’t know why.
Sad news! HAL is my airline, and the legacy & history past & going forward are so important. I hope & pray they survive and regain the glory. A HUGE break will come when the Governor lifts the 14-day ban. I wanna book a 2020 Thanksgiving trip from the mainland, but am sitting on the fence until the ban is lifted.
Are there any direct flights to Kauai at this time? My son was unable to get his dog ready to go to Hawaii because of the lockdowns in Michigan when he flew, and now he can’t get his dog to Kauai because of the reduced flights. He’s a new doctor in Kauai and trying to figure a way to get his 89 lb. dog to Kauai. Thanks
Hi George.
There is a nonstop flight from Los Angeles on Delta that is currently operating.
Aloha.
Even tho Hawaiian airlines can’t require 15 min testing, Hawaii could upon entrance if one wasn’t done prior to boarding. I would fly in a heartbeat! Please consider this, as my daughter is military, stationed there and want to see her.
This is found on the Alaska website:
Beginning October 1, 2020: Travelers who have proof of a valid negative COVID-19 test result up to 72 hours prior to arriving at Hawaii’s airports will not be subject to the 14-day quarantine. The Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a CLIA-certified laboratory must be done prior to arrival. No testing will be provided upon arrival at the airport. All travelers of all ages are subject to the pre-test requirement.
What do you think?
Confused. Both Alaska Airlines and Dept of Tourism make website statements about eliminating quarantine for arriving passengers with a negative test within the past 72 hours.
Is that misinformation? There are places on the Mainland that can do 2-3 day testing.
“We would welcome a six-month extension of… the CARES Act… Keeping our teams intact through March of next year would provide more time for demand to recover and hopefully reduce the scale of workforce downsizing. We will adjust our plans as legislative developments unfold” This is the mentality that has kept Hawaii closed.
“We would welcome a six-month extension of… the CARES Act… Keeping our teams intact through March of next year would provide more time for demand to recover and hopefully reduce the scale of workforce downsizing. We will adjust our plans as legislative developments unfold”
This corresponds in content to what CEOs of other airlines have been saying, and the way they have been proceeding. How is it somehow “the mentality that has kept Hawaii closed”?