Updated Checked Bag Fees on Airlines to Hawaii

Checked Bag Fees On Hawaii Flights To Rise

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Up 20% last year and continuing. With tips and tricks to avoid unwanted costs. Checked bag fees on flights to Hawaii.

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  1. Tea

    Aloha all – I refuse to give in to them! Won’t accept the credit card offer (unless it has no fee), and won’t pay to check a bag. I bought a set of these and I’ll be…they work (I used 3)! Doesn’t change the weight but certainly condensed my packing! I also traded my soft sided carryon to a 6 pound hard shell – I find I’m less generous with my packing because there’s no wiggle room! My friend used her soft sided on our recent trip to Kauai & HA nailed her for being well over weight (her bag looked stuffed!) – meanwhile I just rolled on by. On the way home we flew Southwest to give them a try…I really wish they had USB adapters! Otherwise they were great. They even had snack packs for us! They have free tv and movies using your own devices. https://amzn.to/2SWaUJU

  2. Karen O

    Ken & I have been going to Kauai for many years and from golf addiction he is now fishing addicted! From an over sized golf bag ( literally stuffed with other items) to a carry on fishing pole (in 2 pieces). Always take less – we create a list to pack and revise it every time we get back, editing many items we didn’t need. I always take a pair of decent but worn hiking shoes and toss them after they are covered in lovely red dirt.
    We joined the Alaska Air plan- they have the best companion fare and free checked bag for each of us. It takes a lot of work to figure out all the ‘deals’ – thanks for all the great info everyone! Keep up the good work! We Love Kauai! 2 months is not enough…

  3. Lee

    Hawaii is very casual today, my wife and I gave been going for 30 years. Airline fees and hotel/resort fees have gotten crazy.
    We usually stay 4 weeks anymore. We each travel with only 1 carry on bag. We pack clothes for 4 days and wash. We take one nice set the rest shorts & shirts. Sunscreen you can buy in island.
    It’s worth getting a Costco membership even though we’re almost 200 miles away at home. In Hawaii we recover that fee many times over each trip. Looking today on Gas Buddy, you save 20 to 60 cents per gallon depending on the island. Large pizza $10, pepsi and Hot dog $1.59.
    Their are lots of good local places to eat that cost like home.

  4. Mcc

    Hi, we just returned from Kauai and had a wonderful time. I read everything you post and have learned a lot about flying to HI. Next trip is to Oahu where we have visited before and enjoy all the different things that happen there. I purchased an under the seat bag however it did not fit under the seat. Maybe it was the equipment used for that trip. Looking forward to your next posting.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Mcc.

      Always good to hear from you – even under your new pen name. 😉

      Aloha.

  6. Frank

    Would appreciate your opinion on a June 2019 trip to Maui. We will be flying from Portland, OR on 6/24/19 and come back on 7/1/19. There will be six of us. Current price on Hawaiian is $684.50. Do you think that price might come down as competition ramps up in early 2019? Thanks!

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Frank.

      Yes it might come down, but probably not on the nonstop. The 1-stop, which is currently priced $200 less than nonstop, might drop even further.

      Aloha.

  7. diann w

    I’ve seen bagged wedding gowns hanging near the front of some of the airplanes I have travelled on (mainly United and American) so maybe a gown could travel that way. I also find it easy to pack all in a carry on; my main problem coming from Boston is that most of the year it’s freezing here so I need something to get to and from the airport, especially if I take public transportation!
    On a different topic, where was the photograph used for today’s post taken, and what islands does it show? Where I stay in east Maui I can glimpse the Big Island, which looks like Brigadoon through the mist : )

  9. Colleen

    Sorry to hear about the bag fee increases. We figure checked bag fees equal a nice meal out. So, we travel light. We have a couple of Rick Steves carry on backpacks and just recently purchased two Samsonite under seat bags – and YES – they do fit under the seat nicely. We have found as Jeff says – you really don’t need as much as you think.

    My son would disagree heartily! He needs to change clothes twice a day and takes a dozen pairs of shoes/thong sandals, ha ha! Maybe not fretting so much over what to wear is a bonus for growing older. Think?

    Thanks for all the tips. Always come away with something handy from the comments.

    MAHALO EVERYONE!

    2. Colleen

      In addition to my previous comments – since experiencing some back issues, I have gone to one ‘spinner’ hard sided carry on that my Samsonite under-seat back fits on nicely. Hubby takes a backpack carry on as well as a Samsonite under seat rolling bag. We get everything we need with room for a few trinkets on return trip into these bags.

      We make sure everything we take goes with something else. I take one pair of beach thong sandals and one nice pair for evening. If we need Tennis Shoes, we buy them at Costco. Under $20 a pair usually.

      ONE THING I will mention about our under seat bags (which we love, by the way) is that sometimes they won’t fit under the window seat on SWA. So, we try not to sit in a window seat. Same with Hawaiian, we choose a middle and an aisle if that is the config. If we do have to sit in one of the smaller seats – the seat isn’t smaller, just the underseat storage – then we just put one of the underseat bags in the overhead and stuff the soft sided backpack under the seat. We have pretty well stopped using our Rick Steves backpack carry ons. We would use them if we ever go to Europe.

      Heading back to Kauai and Maui later this year. :0) Thanks for all your updates!! Invaluable info.

      1. Beat of Hawaii

        Hi Colleen.

        Thanks for all of your valuable input! Will be get to see you this visit?

        Aloha.

        1. Colleen

          We sure hope to see you in late November. We will be in touch. See you soon! Staying in Kapaa area.

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