It could be yesterday once more for Kauai and Big Island flights from the mainland.
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It could be yesterday once more for Kauai and Big Island flights from the mainland.
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It’s going to be very slow words in the mainland people not traveling because of thhis! We locals better watch this visitors coming in to our islands, the state better watch out money last our life first!
Disappointed to see HA suspend SAN-OGG until September 30. I would think that route is pretty lucrative for them but, alas, I guess not. Things are so fluid that they possibly could change that…maybe?
If I have airline tickets to Oahu in September how to send Diego I already bought them last year if you’re going to pull out of San Diego till the end of September would I have to switch airlines now
So, everything is still in flux for my 3 island trip in November in this order (Origin-PDX)…Kauai-Maui-BI. I have not purchased tickets yet due to the obvious reasoning but have been certainly watching them. My preference has always been with Alaska and the mainland direct flights they have to all three. So, that said and what is outlined here, maybe I should be looking more towards Hawaiian Airlines? I was only going to use HA for the inter-island legs of my trip.
Thanks
Hi Craig.
Portland flights to neighbor islands on Alaska is one of the most likely of all to be retained since they are dominant in the Pacific Northwest. Can’t say for sure, and we know they would love to keep them. It will be about the demand. Thanks for that question – it prompted us to update the post accordingly.
Aloha.
Don’t travel to Hawaii and absolutely do not fly with HA. The don’t know the meaning of ALOHA!
The locals and the state government seem to get an absolute thrill harassing unsuspecting tourists.
The state park is closed, but they won’t refund my reservation unless I request by email. Then they will charge me a cancellation fee. That is the ALOHA spirit for you!!
HA will not refund my airfare during the mandatory stay at home order. I don’t want a voucher because I do not wish to spend 1 penny to support Hawaii economy
Whatever.
Seems a bit harsh. Why did you want to go to Hawai’i in the first place?
As for Hawaiian Airlines, they seem to have been at least as good as other airlines as far as keeping passengers informed, giving refunds, etc.
After all, Hawai’i isn’t a Disney Magic Island where everything is perfect and everyone smiles 24/7. You pretty much get out of it what you put into it. And you gotta go with the flow.
I don’t think I’m being harsh. Do you want to vacation where the locals harass you and the state government quar antine you for 14 days? I don’t think it’s too much to ask for HA to refund my airfare and Waiʻānapanapa State Park refund my camping fee with out deducting the processing fee. Where is the Aloha spirit?
California state park refunded my camping fee including the non-refundable fee because the state parks are closed due to this. That’s how it should be.
I finally got a refund by going on their Facebook page. apparently they don’t like the bad publicity. try it.
Thank you so much for the site. Always happy to see it in my inbox.
Unless I’m missing something,your civic leaders and residents appear to be treating this seriously and doing what needs to be done to limit its spread.I say that,because it’s not the case in some states.
In the long run I have to believe you will be rewarded for your efforts.Travelers are going to return to the places where they feel safe.
Hang in there. No question we’ll be coming back to one of our favorite places on earth.
Thanks again for your work.
Hi Martin.
Thank you.
Aloha.
I have tickets from San Diego to Honolulu on September 9 and back on the 18 Sept to San Diego with Hawaiian airlines am I going to have to switch to a different carrier after I bought my tickets last year thank you mahalo Donna
Hi Donna.
No. Not sure why you think you would have to switch airlines. Unless we’re missing something.
Aloha.
Thank you so much for researching and updating the seemingly constant airline changes.
We are snowbirds living Hilo side in winter and Michigan in summer. Our flights back to Michigan with United Airlines this May have been cancelled four times! Since United will not be flying out of Hilo anytime soon, we are hoping to fly out on Delta Airlines from Kona early June. United was very easy to work with and the totally refunded our money with the last cancellation. What do you think our chances are getting on a Delta flight to the mainland early June? (Delta and United are the carriers to our local nearby airport in Michigan)
Thanks again and Mahalo!!
Hi Patricia.
Thanks so much.
Aloha.
Hello BOH: I fly between the mainland and Kauai multiple times per year as I have Ohana on the island. I have never flown on a Delta, UAL or other legacy carrier that was not packed to the gills with people. Never an empty seat! I cannot imagine why the legacy carriers would want to contract their flights to Kauai or anywhere in Hawaii for that matter. These cattle call flights are always full going back and forth. As I understand it, their pricing does reflect great dollars in revenue/seat mile. Thanks for what you do. You really are keeping me informed.
Hi Dale.
Air travel both domestically and globally, has already contracted to near zero, and building back from here will not take months, it will more likely take years. Not only are there the health issues in travel to be addressed, but there are unprecedented financial ones as well. You can read that everywhere. Hawaii is no different.
Aloha.
Do you see both WestJet and Air Canada continuing service from Vancouver or will that be reduced as well?
Aloha and thanks for the heads up on this.
I switched my mile-building credit card to Alaska last year after growing so fed up with Hawaiian lousy customer service and high mileage needed for a mainland ticket. Now I am wondering if sticking with Alaska is a good thing for next years travel. (all ready have enough for one RT mainland). What are your thoughts?
Thanks again
Ane T
Hi Ane.
Thanks for your comments! We also have and continue to use both branded cards. The airline biz will be unpredictable for some time it seems. For flights from Honolulu or Maui, Alaska should be no problem. But from the other islands, it seems they will need to pull back some of those flights. Then too, who knows what mileage award availability will be. It has been reasonably good on Alaska. Sorry to not know more.
Aloha.
We have flights scheduled with Alaska from San Jose to Lihue nonstop in Oct and return home in Nov five weeks later. Does this mean we need to rebook with another airline now?