Entries tagged 'airfare'
New Bag Charge on go!: Hawaii's Got You Bagged
First it was a charge for a second checked bag. Then it was a charge for a first checked bag. Checkmate and angry interisland travelers. $10 more down the drain but hey, since all the airlines are swimming in red...
Hawaii Bag Job: Both go! and Hawaiian Slap Surcharges on Second Bag
Like the rest of the airline industry, Hawaii's remaining interisland carriers have decided to charge for second bags (at least they aren't charging for first bags). go! started with a $25 charge and Hawaiian followed with a $17 charge. I...
All go! Passengers -- Make Alternative Plans, CFO Steps Down
And more somber news. The interim CFO of Mesa Airlines stepped down yesterday. Mesa is the parent of go!, the interisland carrier that helped drive Aloha out of business with low, low fares. There have been many questions about Mesa's...
Interisland Air Fares: Up, Up and Away!
We knew it was coming. After Aloha shuttered and with go! apparently on the rocks, you can't blame Hawaiian Air for raising prices on interisland travel. Considerably. We noticed prices had gone up before this announcement but this seems to...
Hawaii Airfares Skyrocketing: Arrivals Down 14% YOY Last Month
Here's to hoping that the recent spike in ticket prices to and from Hawaii brought about after two of the major carriers, Aloha and ATA, crashed and burned, is a temporary phenom. SmarterTravel peers into its crystal ball and finds...
More Hawaii Travel Hell -- Another Airline on the Rocks?: No go!?
First Aloha Airlines goes belly up, leaving travelers in a lurch and decimating the interisland market. Now it looks as if go!, the upstart that shut down Aloha with low, low fares and a nasty fare war, could be circling...
From Hawaii Tourism Authority: "HAWAII EXPECTED TO HAVE AMPLE LIFT DESPITE AIRLINE SHUTDOWNS"
What they don't mention in the release, however, is price. It's not what you think you should pay to fly to Hawaii. It's what the market will bear. Methinks that bankruptcies of carriers can mean one of two things. Either...
Hawaii Air Travel Hell: ATA Shuts Down, Too -- Good Luck!
I'd hate to be a travel agent with a large Hawaii client list today. As if the Aloha Airlines shutdown didn't cause enough chaos, the ATA closure comes right on its heels -- and was equally abrupt. Heck, the airline...
Aloha Airlines Fallout: Higher Prices, Worthless Tickets
Lotsa fallout from the sudden closure of Aloha Airlines. Experts are saying interisland airfares will likely rise. No doubt, considering that roughly 25-30% of the carrying capacity inventory has been ripped off the market. I managed to book a trip...
Aloha Air Shutting Down March 31: Massive Disruption for Hawaii Travelers
The Hawaii Tourism Authority just sent out a release offering assistance to travelers holding Aloha Airlines tickets on transpacific or interisland flights. The struggling airline is shutting those flights down this Monday. HTA lists a bunch of places for travelers...
go! Parent Bleeds $20 Million Red Ink, Bumps Fares: Hawaii Far Ware Over?
The upstart launched by Mesa Air buckaroo Jonathan Ornstein probably played a key role in parent company losses in the most recent quarter. go! has been offering A LOT FEWER dirt cheap specials, from what I can tell. An $80...
The End of the Interisland Fare Wars: Aloha and Hawaiian Raise'Em
Upstart go! airlines has been keeping the two incumbents, Aloha and Hawaiian Air, on their toes with unsustainably low-priced tickets for interisland travel (as in, sometimes less than $20). This has been hurting Aloha and Hawaiian, which have much higher...
Maui Development Will Boast Private Jet Service: Bonfire of Vanities to Follow
Adding to the "Maui is becoming the new Aspen" theme (which is both and good and bad, depending on your income level), a new resort on the royally crowded Kaanapali Coast is hoping to snag buyers of super-luxe vacation properties...
Cheapo Fares on Hawaiian -- Book by 11/27
Hawaiian Air flying from Phoenix to Hawaii for $278. That's pretty dang rockbottom. Wide travel window, from Nov. 26, 2007 – Mar. 14, 2008. Book before Nov. 27. Cheap wings, friends....
Hawaii Travel Prices Starting to Creep Up: Kayak.com
Summer travel for 2008 is starting to look pretty pricey so don't book early -- they should drop. Otherwise, Hawaii fares out of SFO to Honolulu tracked by travel supersite Kayak.com seem pretty cheap. Still a good time to go...
Latest Kayak Buzz to Hawaii: SFO Fares Under $300 !
Here's the latest Kayak Buzz alert from San Francisco to Honolulu. Fares below $300 for much of the next few months, quite cheap. Now if only the hurricanes will cooperate....
Kayak Buzz: NYC Fares to Hawaii Looking Pretty Cheap
So I'm lagging -- this Kayak Buzz Alert is about a week old. But airfare from New York City to Hawaii rarely dips below $600. Here it looks like fares are going to be pretty reasonable for quite a...
Hawaii Travel Tips: Little Plane, Big Payoff
If you want to visit multiple islands in Hawaii, you generally take the plane. You can take a pretty big plane, a Boeing-type that flies above the clouds. Or you can take the little planes. Which really give you a...
Kayak Fare Buzz: Good Fares from SFO to HNL
Looks like the usual holiday fare spike will be negligible. And if you want to fly to Hawaii for Labor Day, flights are below $300 according to my weekly Buzz report from Kayak.com. Check it out. These fares from from...
Hawaii - Continental Airlines Codeshare: Few Tix On Offer
Like many folks in Hawaii, I was excited when Continental and Hawaiian Airlines announced a code sharing agreement and that frequent flier miles holders would be able to book tickets on Hawaiian using Continental miles and vice versa. I was...
Alaska Airlines Opens Direct Flights to Hawaii -- Brrr!
You can now fly non-stop from Anchorage to Honolulu on a scheduled, regular route. This used to be the domain only of charter flights run on Hawaiian Air jets. Now Alaska Airlines, one of the smartest companies in the sky,...
Hawaii Travel: All Out Interisland Airfare War - Insanely Cheap $9 O/W Tix
So I've periodically blogged about the ongoing fare war between upstart interisland carrier go! and incumbents Aloha and Hawaiian. The war just got a it more bloodier this week as go! dropped the one-way price of an interisland ticket running...
Hawaii Travel Kayak Buzz Update: NYC to Hawaii Looks Cheap This Winter
The latest in my Kayak Buzz observations. And sorry for crappy visuals. I need to get tables set up but haven't had time. Note that rt tix from NYC area airports to Honolulu appear to be headed for the $600...
Hawaii Travel: Kayak Airfare Tracker
I love the Kayak Buzz, a nifty feature that automatically ships via email you a range of prices broken down by month for any city you want to track. I've started tracking flights from top mainland cities with links to...
Hawaii Interisland Airfare Wars Draw More Blood
Both Aloha Air, which has gone in and out of bankruptcy, and upstarts go! announced in the past few days financial results. Both cited interisland travel in Hawaii as a reason for increased red ink. This bodes poorly for...
United Airlines Takes Minority Stake in Aloha: Has Interisland Market Hit Rock Bottom?
Word broke yesterday that United Arilines had purchased a minority stake of Aloha Airlines, one of two major home-grown carriers. Aloha and Hawaiian dominate the interisland air travel market, although upstart entrant (and Mesa Airlines subsidiary) go! has forced nasty...
Hawaii Tourism On the Skids? Good News for Visitors!
Sure looks like its slowing down, at the very least. Japanese tourism is cratering, down nearly 10% last year. In the last week of January, Hawaii hotel occupancy fell below 70%. Word is out that Hawaii hotels are already slashing...
Off the Rock: Kayak Airfare Snapshot from Honolulu to World
I picked off the Top 15 most-searched destinations from Honolulu to the rest of the world according to Kayak.com. While your mileage may vary depending on travel dates, it appears to be a pretty good time to get off the...
Fares to Honolulu from Newark International -- January Snapshot
My favorite way to travel to and from New York is on the non-stop Continental flight from Newark International to Honolulu. It's a daily departure. In fact, I've found Newark to be the most convenient way in and out of...
For the Kama'aina Traveler: Cheap Fares Off Da Rock
If you live in Hawaii, you know that feeling. Traffic jams all over Oahu? Too many office parties and neighborhood parades? Time to get out. One thing I love about Kayak is it makes it SO easy to look for...
Hawaii Airfares on the Down Low
Here's a graphic from Kayak.com tracking airfares from San Francisco to Honolulu over the past few months. As you can see, all this talk of higher airfares across the country seems to be a bit overdone, at least with regard...
Travel Deals: Ridiculously Low Fares to/from West Coast, AZ
Hawaiian Air unleashed some really low fares for the pre-Xmas hump season. As follows. Price includes travel to Honolulu, Kauai, Maui or the Big Island of Hawaii. Good from 11/14-12/14 in 2006. Ideal for quick and dirty pre-Xmas crowdbeater getaway....
Deal of the Week: $699, 5 nts + Air from Chicago
A total steal. The Ohana Maile Sky Court is not on the beach and its not luxurious. In fact, the building is non-descript at best. But its clean and functional and Ohana hotels are reliable. The property is two blocks...
