There are new food and beverage options in the skies flying towards Hawaii this week. Some of these are free and others are not. Together with baggage and other ancillary fees, there’s clearly money to be made in the airline food business. Hawaii visitors won’t be left out of the new choices. Free airline food has been all but […]
There’s a surprise Hawaii travel announcement this morning from otherwise Hawaii-lackluster United Airlines. This move indicates UAL doesn’t plan on yielding the east coast anytime soon to rival Hawaiian Air’s ambitions. The new Washington DC to Honolulu service, which will use 767-400 aircraft, is the second recent announcement of new nonstop service to Hawaii from the distant east coast. Hawaiian recently […]
January 12, 2012. Today Hawaiian Airlines announced an increase in service to and from Kahului Maui. That’s good news for visitors and residents alike, since it will undoubtedly rekindle already fierce competition with rival Alaska Air. This means we can expect to see even more Hawaii travel deals. It’s also going to make it easier to get to and […]
We’re well into the fall season of Hawaii travel deals. And there have already been some, including a still active and fairly widespread sale just a few days ago. Unfortunately, however, the price cuts thus far haven’t been as deep as we’ve come to love and expect. Airfare prices are going up Most of the airlines serving Hawaii, including United/Continental, American, […]
Overall here are the best Hawaii airfare deals we’ve seen this fall. Hawaiian Air has just announced a 2012 fare sale to Maui and Oahu from their Mainland cities. This is round three of their previous sales we’ve been covering. The good news is that this time prices are the lowest they’ve been, down as much as $45 each […]
Last January I incredulously mentioned that the airlines have just collected 22.6 billion in ancillary fees in 2010. That was up from a mere 13.5 billion the prior year. For 2011, you won’t be surprised that things have escalated significantly. US major airlines will take 12.5 billion this year from us in fees, up from only 6.7 last year. […]
Three carriers are poised for game-changing Hawaii airline services that could change the face of Hawaii airfare deals. Here’s the latest news. It seems no one wants to dive into Hawaii’s shallow air transport swimming pool, head-first. Fearing that Hawaiian waters may not support a major commitment at this time, both Southwest and Allegiant continue to hedge bets. Each […]
This morning’s announcement of new service to Honolulu by Alaska Airlines has already rankled Hawaiian Air while having a beneficial effect for visitors from Southern California. It started early this morning when Alaska introduced their inaugural price of $149. This afternoon, Hawaiian countered with an even lower fare. Here’s the deal: Updated 7/20/11. American and Delta have joined this […]
Right on schedule, Alaska announced a new flight today between San Diego and Honolulu. It marks the ongoing rapid expansion into Hawaii by the Seattle based carrier, which now has eighteen direct flights to the islands from the U.S. Mainland. $149 Introductory Fare from San Diego to Honolulu The new flight will operate daily starting November 17. For seats […]
If you’d like to take an inimitable Hawaii vacation this summer, here are many great Hawaii airfare deals to make it happen. What’s more, there’s excellent availability overall, at least if you act right now. The participating airlines vary widely by route, as you’ll see below. First let’s put this in context. Obviously, when you come in summer, from […]
When it comes to finding the best airfares deals to and from the Islands, it takes a lot of time. That will come as no surprise to our fellow travel deal diehards. Sometimes for me, it’s a game, and I’m willing invest a lot more time than it is probably worth. But you have to take into account just […]
Breaking News. When Southwest confirmed plans to serve Hawaii, just one day after I suggested they would, it led me to speculate that they may have poked the proverbial pin into Allegiant’s Hawaii balloon. Now, new facts have come to light that may suggest a complete change in Allegiant’s plans. The recent evidence Allegiant appears to have disposed of the first two […]
