One of the new Allegiant Hawaii routes has been cancelled before it even got started. Friday, the Las Vegas based carrier announced that planned service between Monterey and Honolulu has been called off. The weekly service was due to commence next month. This is a disappointment in terms of Hawaii travel deals. Bookings did not materialize Allegiant’s Jessica Wheeler […]
Last week SWA flight attendants signed an agreement which allows the carrier to operate over water flights. So many in the press presumed the announcement meant Southwest was closing in on announcing Hawaii service. Southwest has already begun taking delivery of larger Boeing 737-800’s, which were acquired in part with the thought of serving Hawaii and other distant destinations. These […]
Southwest Air previously announced that there would be no Hawaii service announcements in 2012 although I believe their interest in Hawaii remains active. Previously we’d suggested that Southwest Air might easily decide to enter the inter-island airline market as well. There’s news now that gives us an indication of what to expect. Southwest Air’s Boeing 717’s Southwest inherited a […]
With all of the new Hawaii routes announced this week, it begs the question, what is going to happen next. This has after all been a huge week for Hawaii visitors and our state’s tourism industry. As you know, on Tuesday we saw five new routes from four cities on newcomer Allegiant Air. Those came with eye-popping fares starting as […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
There’s a three way battle for Hawaii air dominance and not one of the players is based here. Apparently there is gold in our hills, or at least these significant players think so. And let’s face it, Hawaii’s skies need some new blood. The currently stagnant, constrained marketplace has resulted in ridiculously high and unsustainable mainland and inter-island airfares, […]
Do you recall that Air Canada incident en route from Hawaii about a year ago, when a fire broke out in the onboard kitchen? Now, an Air Canada flight en route from Honolulu to Calgary has reported an emergency due to loss of engine oil pressure and quality. They shut down one of the 767’s two engines, descended to a […]
There’s yet another player rumored to be reconsidering Hawaii inter-island service. Two years ago I first suggested that Alaska Air was interested in becoming involved in the Hawaii inter-island market. And I believe that is even more true today. Alaska has since become the single most aggressive player in Hawaii’s skies today, opening more new Hawaii routes than any other […]
Hawaiian Airlines is standing its ground amid an unexpected and unprecedented flurry of late Summer and Fall airfare wars. They just released an all-island Hawaii airfare sale that’s excellent. In many cases, you could spend this much just to travel between Honolulu and one of the outer islands. Here are the details: Book: 8/16 – 8/20 Travel: 8/23 – […]
American and Delta are now taking part in the Los Angeles to all islands Fall airfare war. As previously reported, Hawaiian at $161 each way is still available, albeit with stops en route to the Big Island and Kauai. Hilo is available (with stops) for about $5 more. These are great options for those wishing to fly non-stop or loyal […]
