Reader Travel Tip: Don’t Skip Travel Insurance — It Can Save You Hundreds One of my readers, Dennis B. of Long Beach, California, recently shared his ordeal, which has a happy ending and a valuable tip for travelers. Dennis flew to Maui with… Johnny Jet , October 26, 2025
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Offering BOGO Tickets to Hawaii: Deal Ends Tonight One of our favorite family destinations is Hawaii (I’ve been at least two dozen times) and my favorite airline to fly to get there is Hawaiian Airlines. And if I… Johnny Jet , July 16, 2025
Hawaiian Airlines Switches to a New Terminal at LAX Beginning tomorrow (April 22), Hawaiian Airlines will relocate its operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B or TBIT) to Terminal 6. LAX… Johnny Jet , April 21, 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Alaska and Hawaiian airlines merger finalized ARTICLE HIGLIGHTS: Alaska Airlines has officially acquired Hawaiian Airlines, with both airlines retaining their distinctive brands while combining resources to offer expanded travel options and benefits to passengers. The merger… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2024
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
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
$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 Common Sense Trick to Saving Money When Checking Bags Usually when I travel, I fly American Airlines (AA) since I have elite status with them. Or, I choose one of their partners so I can enjoy perks like free… Johnny Jet , March 24, 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
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
Airlines May Now Ban You for Not Wearing a Face Mask One of the major things that has been keeping me from getting on an airplane is the fact that many travelers are not wearing their face masks as they’re supposed… Johnny Jet , June 16, 2020
