BREAKING: Alaska Airlines to Acquire Hawaiian Airlines Here’s some breaking airline news I did not have on my 2023 Bingo card. Alaska Airlines just announced their plans to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion. About an hour… Johnny Jet , December 3, 2023
Maui Desperately Needs Visitors – Hawaiian Airlines Offering $82 Flights I was just asked to do an interview with KCAL/CBS news here in Los Angeles about whether or not people should be traveling to Maui yet? When the interview request… Johnny Jet , August 29, 2023
Jeopardy Ran an Aviation Themed Category Last Night – How Many Did You Get Right? Like so many people, I’ve been a fan of Jeopardy for a long time. I’m not able to watch it as much anymore because it airs right at our kids’… Johnny Jet , April 21, 2023
Exciting Bilt February Rent Day Perks (Free Hawaii Trips and More!) The Bilt February Rent Day perks for 02/01/23 include a 100% transfer bonus to the Hawaiian Airlines loyalty account. On this day only, you get 2x miles. Josh Patoka , January 29, 2023
Trip Report: Maui to Honolulu on Hawaiian Airlines When I checked in online for our Hawaiian Airlines flight from Maui (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL), a warning message popped up on HawaiianAirlines.com that said: “Important message about your flight… Johnny Jet , January 25, 2023
How to Save 40% on Hawaiian Airlines Baggage Fees (And It Doesn’t Require Getting a Credit Card) Over the summer, when airlines and airports were really struggling with managing customers’ baggage (I know, the understatement of the year), I wrote several posts on how to avoid the… Johnny Jet , January 13, 2023
VIDEO: Severe Turbulence on Flight to Hawaii Injures Dozens of Passengers I used to be afraid to fly and any time a plane hit turbulence, it magnified my fear exponentially. Fortunately, I’ve come to realize that planes are safe even in… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
$29 Fares on Southwest and Hawaiian Airlines Flash Sale Southwest Airlines (SWA), which has a habit of offering sales every Tuesday, just announced their latest. SWA’s “Huge winter sale, teeny, tiny fares” promotion has one-way fares as low as… Johnny Jet , October 5, 2022
The Best Coach Seats to Hawaii I’m very fortunate to have traveled to Hawaii dozens of times. I haven’t flown all the airlines that serve the islands but I have been on the major U.S. carriers… Johnny Jet , March 23, 2022
Trip Report: Honolulu to Los Angeles in Hawaiian Airlines Extra Comfort Seats and Exclusive Cabin If you subscribe to my free newsletter, then you know I just returned from 10 days in Hawaii with my family. To get there, we flew on one of United’s… Johnny Jet , March 22, 2022
Which Hawaii Flight Should I Book? My family and I just returned from Hawaii (below are my trip reports) so not surprisingly, I’m getting a lot of questions from readers who are planning their own Hawaiian… Johnny Jet , March 18, 2022
Hawaiian Airlines Ends ‘Ohana by Hawaiian Service Terrible news for Hawaii tourism and especially those who worked for Hawaiian Airlines‘ offshoot ‘Ohana by Hawaiian. The small subsidiary, which began in 2014, flying passengers between Honolulu and Moloka‘i… Johnny Jet , May 27, 2021
Airlines That Are Offering COVID-19 Testing I believe that one of the only ways the travel industry will get back (or at least close) to pre-pandemic levels is if everyone wears a mask and if widespread,… Johnny Jet , October 12, 2020
Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Passengers Drive-Through Pre-Travel COVID-19 Tests I’ve said it many times before: The only way the travel industry is going to get back on its feet is to either have a proven, safe vaccine that is… Johnny Jet , September 25, 2020
Video: Pearl Harbor Veteran Honored with Impromptu In-Flight Hula and Song on Hawaiian Airlines Brooks Onishi posted a video of an impromptu in-flight hula and song on her Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to San Diego. Onboard was a very special passenger, Ray Richmond,… Johnny Jet , December 13, 2016