The importance surrounding the potential Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines merger has everyone on edge as the DOJ decision looms. With stock prices fluctuating dramatically, Hawaii and the airline industry brace for the impact of what will be a game-changing deal.
I fly Alaska and Hawaiian. I don’t see Hawaiian being viable without a merger. Alaska is an excellent airline with better customer service, mileage rewards and digital experience. This is a win-win
Living in the pnw kinda forced to fly as. It’s a 3rd rate airline more concerned with ceo comp then passenger service. I had to literally fight my way out of nyc take subway nj transit from jfk to ewr, and wait nearly an entire day to get on the last plane out as one va and as flight left after another, as thier It systems couldn’t talk. Only to be dumped at pdx with a dozen other passengers and had to call the elite line and wait nearly a half an hour for someone to just show up and another 2 hrs to get hotel and big $25 food voucher with no booze stamp. Their IT is out sourced to the worst , which explains why I spent days waiting for a call back to cancel a flight that ua fixed in a cpl hrs. Mileage plan was like the only reason to fly as you get 2 fly a real airline like air tahiti. But now the further you fly the more miles you pay.
so let’s hope rumors of jal are true and ha can remain an indepent airline, else doj should reject deal as anticompetive.
I love flying Hawaiian Airlines. They treat passengers so good! Your vacation starts the moment you step onto Hawaiian Airlines jet.
It’s the best!
There is an option where AA and AS both take a share and HA joins one world. No controlling stake no monopoly no DOJ. HA have an agreement with JAL so they might also take a stake.
11% ??? The merger better go through and those bonds promptly retired. I believe the market has spoken here. 11% bonds implies the bondholders see junk status and no future for a stand alone Hawaiian Airlines…
Best Regards
This situation is but a large microcosm (oxymoron) of what is happening in Hawaii in general. There are only 12 publicly traded companies based Hawaii. With the merger that number goes to 11. Of the 7000 or so Hawaiian Airlines employees, I read around 2,000 of them will be made redundant in a combined Alaska/Hawaiian co. Most of those jobs are good paying (Marketing, IT etc…) that are not duplicated anywhere else in the state. Further those laid off will have the resources to leave the state entirely -exacerbating the 5 year out-migration trend from Hawaii. This is a serious economic problem for the SOH and contrary to the sentiments of the mis-informed folks, population decline for Hawaii is definitely not a good thing. -Particularly of skilled and well-paid workers.
Alaska has pledged to maintain the Hawaiian Airlines branding, but little else. There are rumors Hawaii’s Washington delegation have been lobbying DOJ to kill this deal on the above basis.
2000 jobs?? Not true Tim…….this merger will preserve jobs and create new jobs…..also believing rumors is a fools game.
Let us not forget Hawaiian is no stranger to Bankruptcy. My concern is Hawaiian businesses and employees are likely to be the most who suffer as a result if any future Chapter 11 proceedings.
No Boeing planes! I will only fly Airbus!