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
U.S. Airlines Are Offering Change Fee Waivers to Flyers Affected by the California Wildfires Yesterday, in the shadow of the still-raging wildfires in California, we shared a list of suggested dos and don’ts for people moving back home after evacuating. Meanwhile, the Camp Fire… Johnny Jet , November 13, 2018
Why Travelers on Hawaiian Airlines Should Double-Check Their Reservations This past weekend, my good buddy Chris McGinnis alerted travelers to some unfortunate news: Hawaiian Airlines’s three highly anticipated non-stop flights between the Bay Area and Hawaii have seen their launch… Johnny Jet , March 1, 2018
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