Chris Hawaii cannot Officially put limits and restrictions on the amount of people entering the State or any individual Island. I’m Certain that the cutbacks have some Hawaiian fingerprints here and there. Most of these Government Types in Hawaii are very manipulative, did they ever work at a casino?
I’ve had a direct flight to Maui from DFW onAA booked for a couple of months. Received an email last week that my flight had changed. Return flight changed from a direct flight to a flight to LAX, with a 45 minute layover connection to DFW! LiKe that’s going to happen!! I had booked Prem Economy seats at a really good price, feel I got bumped for someone with more points, or more money!
Like many who have commented before me, I find myself bouncing around from airline to Airline trying to get to Hawaii from Sacramento. I agree with the comment that we feel like we’ve taken a 20-year step backwards. I was so excited when I saw non-stop flights on Alaska to Kona. Then they got dropped. Then, Along Comes Southwest, and they too the non-stop to Kona. The point of this comment is that I hope the airlines are listening when we say it is poor marketing to throw us around like this. Airline loyalty only goes so far.
In a non competitive environment and low return margins the airlines really don’t care about your discomfort in finding your perfect flight conditions. Loyalty Points can typically only be redeemed on their airlines, is there any other choice for you and others? No.
So disappointed that Southwest pulled its direct flights from Sacramento to Maui. What are they thinking? No one wants to fly backwards to Vegas before starting their transpacific flight adding hours to the trip.
Maui is a huge market and there was never an open seat on that nonstop flight so you can’t say they were under utilized! I have been a loyal Southwest customer for years but will surely start looking for other options. Please reconsider and bring back direct flights from Sacramento to Maui!
It seems natural that airlines will pull back if they can’t reliably manage their flight operations. It does appear suspicious when multiple airlines abandon a city like Sacramento at the same time. I am supposed to believe they came to the same strategic decision and ther is no collusion?
I always flew Alaska to Sacramento as we have an RV and family there. There are only 6 am returning flights to maui and no more non stop. Why????
So many tourists come to Maui.
Make it easier for locals to go visits the mainland please!
Hi Bob L, when it comes to connecting flights to get to Hawaii the problem that we encounter is always the same, the ability to make the connection. We look for connections that give enough time to make it work, I’m Disabled. Most give me an hour and forty minutes, problem is that they change it and then need to find transportation to get to the gate that’s getting us to the gate when they’re almost closing the airplane door! If walking you will not make it as it’s about the furthest gate that they could find. A few times, as we got off, we asked where the gate was and were told that they’re boarding already and we had better run and we may still miss the flight! No Connections are Best.
What is the reasoning for all these cancellations? I see no explanations. Flights are full, so what is really going on? Is someone paying the airlines not to fly these routes, or is it to be able to raise prices for demand?
Time is money people! Most CA locations involve a drive of some time to an airport as well as getting through security, airtime, and then getting off and collecting your checked bags. Wasting my time, energy and resources (such as extra vacation time off for travel) both before and after my vacation? It’s sounds more like a chore than something I want to do.
So do you only go to drive-to locations for vacation?
Our closest airport with a nonstop to HNL is about 90 minutes away. When I saw all those gate surrenders, I was surprised my SoCal airport wasn’t on the list. One single aisle flight a day. Round II maybe.
If direct flights are going away from from Sacramento and Oakland, then my family will just travel to another destination and take Hawaii off the plate. Time is precious and wasting more time in the air due to removed straight flights becomes a headache and a waste of valuable time.
I wonder if this is in anticipation of Hawaii putting regulations on numbers of tourists it is going to allow.
Chris Hawaii cannot Officially put limits and restrictions on the amount of people entering the State or any individual Island. I’m Certain that the cutbacks have some Hawaiian fingerprints here and there. Most of these Government Types in Hawaii are very manipulative, did they ever work at a casino?
I’ve had a direct flight to Maui from DFW onAA booked for a couple of months. Received an email last week that my flight had changed. Return flight changed from a direct flight to a flight to LAX, with a 45 minute layover connection to DFW! LiKe that’s going to happen!! I had booked Prem Economy seats at a really good price, feel I got bumped for someone with more points, or more money!
Like many who have commented before me, I find myself bouncing around from airline to Airline trying to get to Hawaii from Sacramento. I agree with the comment that we feel like we’ve taken a 20-year step backwards. I was so excited when I saw non-stop flights on Alaska to Kona. Then they got dropped. Then, Along Comes Southwest, and they too the non-stop to Kona. The point of this comment is that I hope the airlines are listening when we say it is poor marketing to throw us around like this. Airline loyalty only goes so far.
In a non competitive environment and low return margins the airlines really don’t care about your discomfort in finding your perfect flight conditions. Loyalty Points can typically only be redeemed on their airlines, is there any other choice for you and others? No.
So disappointed that Southwest pulled its direct flights from Sacramento to Maui. What are they thinking? No one wants to fly backwards to Vegas before starting their transpacific flight adding hours to the trip.
Maui is a huge market and there was never an open seat on that nonstop flight so you can’t say they were under utilized! I have been a loyal Southwest customer for years but will surely start looking for other options. Please reconsider and bring back direct flights from Sacramento to Maui!
It seems natural that airlines will pull back if they can’t reliably manage their flight operations. It does appear suspicious when multiple airlines abandon a city like Sacramento at the same time. I am supposed to believe they came to the same strategic decision and ther is no collusion?
I always flew Alaska to Sacramento as we have an RV and family there. There are only 6 am returning flights to maui and no more non stop. Why????
So many tourists come to Maui.
Make it easier for locals to go visits the mainland please!
Hi Bob L, when it comes to connecting flights to get to Hawaii the problem that we encounter is always the same, the ability to make the connection. We look for connections that give enough time to make it work, I’m Disabled. Most give me an hour and forty minutes, problem is that they change it and then need to find transportation to get to the gate that’s getting us to the gate when they’re almost closing the airplane door! If walking you will not make it as it’s about the furthest gate that they could find. A few times, as we got off, we asked where the gate was and were told that they’re boarding already and we had better run and we may still miss the flight! No Connections are Best.
What is the reasoning for all these cancellations? I see no explanations. Flights are full, so what is really going on? Is someone paying the airlines not to fly these routes, or is it to be able to raise prices for demand?
Time is money people! Most CA locations involve a drive of some time to an airport as well as getting through security, airtime, and then getting off and collecting your checked bags. Wasting my time, energy and resources (such as extra vacation time off for travel) both before and after my vacation? It’s sounds more like a chore than something I want to do.
Kelsi,
So do you only go to drive-to locations for vacation?
Our closest airport with a nonstop to HNL is about 90 minutes away. When I saw all those gate surrenders, I was surprised my SoCal airport wasn’t on the list. One single aisle flight a day. Round II maybe.
If direct flights are going away from from Sacramento and Oakland, then my family will just travel to another destination and take Hawaii off the plate. Time is precious and wasting more time in the air due to removed straight flights becomes a headache and a waste of valuable time.