My friend and Beat of Hawaii fan Trudy called this weekend. She wants to bring her teenage grandson to Kauai for the holidays and is looking for a great Hawaii airfare deal. After checking the fares I nearly needed resuscitation. Below you’ll see the screen shot of what I found for her dates and preferred airline.  The price was an […]
A new Hawaii airfare deal today, this time from Hawaiian Airlines. This significantly lowers the current best price to get between Los Angeles and Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Kona or Lihue. Here are the details: Cost: Â $356 round trip (all-inclusive). Airline: Â Hawaiian Air (watching for others to match) Dates: Â August 25 through November 4 Availability: Â Excellent Comments. Subscribe to our […]
Hot on the heals of one new Hawaii player, Allegiant Air, comes another potential suitor.  In the near future (2012) we may see United Kingdom’s (UK) Thomson Airways parked at HNL. The carrier is considering offering new long-haul destinations with their soon to be acquired fleet of 250-seat Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Thomson has been considering service to Honolulu for several […]
Updated 7/21/2010 (below). What does Allegiant Air have in mind for their upcoming Hawaii service? Â We’re anxiously awaiting the announcement on which airports they’ll fly to Hawaii from, and that news is expected shortly. I’m also interested if any of their deals will apply to Hawaii residents traveling to the mainland. Allegiant Airlines’ Director of Marketing, Chris Stacey, came […]
Speculation arose again this weekend about the possibility of Alaska Air being acquired by American Airlines. Alaska, which has of recent become a very significant player here in Hawaii’s skies, is valued at $1.5B, which makes it small enough to still be easily digestible. This news of course comes hot on the heels of the announcement that the long-awaited […]
Aviation Herald is reporting that the Air Canada flight from Honolulu to Vancouver had a problem last Saturday. A fire broke out on board nearly two hours into the flight, at nearly the worst possible point. The fire, which occurred in a galley oven, was extinguished and the plane continued safely to Vancouver. Kudos to Air Canada. I’ve never […]
American isn’t letting United have the last word today. That’s great because now you can also fly from DC to any of the neighbor islands for about $500 total. Airlines: American. Price: $508 round trip (all-inclusive). Availability: Best through early June, but there are some available dates throughout the summer and beyond. A few Thanksgiving and Christmas range dates […]
United Airlines is fishing for American Airlines’ customers, which is resulting in a great price to Hawaii’s neighbor islands from the mid-west. The surprising part is that it is valid throughout their schedule including Summer and a few dates around Christmas/New Years. Airlines: United. Price: $508 round trip (all-inclusive). Availability: Best through early June, but there are some available […]
Before you comment that $700 is not a deal and you’re going elsewhere, read on. Hawaii summer airfares have been $700 to $1,000 or more for at least the past 15 to 20 years. Airfares have been on the rise globally in recent months, and Hawaii is not excluded. That having been said, there are still some exceptional Summer […]
Thirteen year old Allegiant is a diminutive airline compared with mainline carriers. Their might, however, is far greater than their size would indicate. Allegiant is one of the most profitable airlines, period. Last year Allegiant reported net income of $76.3 million on revenue of $558 million. Up to thirty percent of Allegiant sales are derived from non-airfare, composed mostly of […]
Over a year ago we broke the news that Allegiant Airlines would be flying to Hawaii in the near future. Today, Allegiant CEO Maurice Gallagher confirmed those intentions. The carrier has acquired the six Boeing 757’s of which we spoke, and plans to begin Hawaii service later this year. Delivery of the first two planes will occur within 60 […]
An article in NY Times comparing several meta-search sites got me thinking about how each might or might not find the unadvertised Spring deals we reported last week between the West Coast and Hawaii. Meta Sites like Bing Travel, FareCompare, Fly and Kayak are designed to save you time in finding the best deals. Searching hundreds of other sites, […]
