In a move that was not totally unexpected, Alaska Airlines announced that it would establish its Seattle hub as a global gateway, adding 12 longhaul flights by 2030, including service to Tokyo Narita and Seoul Incheon in 2025. Let’s...
DOT Approves Alaska-Hawaiian Merger With Protections For Frequent Flyers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) secured binding protections from Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines concerning loyalty programs and air service, clearing the way for the two carriers to merge. Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Approved After Loyalty Program Concessions To DOT...
Alaska-Hawaiian Greenlit, JetBlue-Spirit Struggle To Survive
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have not been challenged on its acquisition by the DOJ during its standard review period in what appears to green light their merger while Spirit and JetBlue struggle to survive independently. If you are considering booking...
First Look: Hawaiian Airlines 787-9
Over the weekend, I had the chance to check out the new Hawaiian Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner. It’s a beautiful aircraft…let’s take a look onboard. Hawaiian Airlines 787-9 – A First Look Hawaiian Airlines recently took delivery of its first...
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Offers Insight On Merger With Alaska Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram has answered questions about the proposed merger with Alaska Airlines in a memo to employees. Most interestingly is that Hawaiian is open to other suitors, even as it remains optimistic about its...
Alaska Airlines Already Indicates It Might Not Keep Both 787 And A330
Alaska Airlines says that fleet rationalization is part of its “DNA” and is already considering whether it will keep both the Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 as part of its long-term fleet strategy after a merger with Hawaiian Airlines....
The Widebody Implications For Alaska Airlines Of Hawaiian Airlines Merger
Although Alaska Airlines plans to keep Hawaiian Airlines as a separate entity, I wonder if we might see Alaska Airlines operate widebody aircraft for the first time in a move that could transform the dynamics of Alaska’s transcontinental service....
Breaking: Alaska Airlines Near Deal To Buy Hawaiian Airlines
Alaska Airlines is reportedly to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a deal that may be announced formally today, Sunday, December 3rd, 2023. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
Boston Doctor Arrested For Lewd Act on Hawaiian Airlines
A Boston doctor is in a heap of trouble for pleasuring himself within the sight of a 14-year-old girl on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Boston. Claim: Boston Doctor Pleasured Himself On Hawaiian Airlines Longhaul With Teenage...
Residents Flee Maui On $19 Airfares
As uncontrolled fire ravages through parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, residents are finding it easier to escape thanks to $19 one-way airfare to Neighbor Islands on Hawaiian and Southwest Airlines. Hawaiian + Southwest Offering $19 Airfare From...
Nani: Hawaiian Airlines’ Luxe New 787 Business Class Suites
Hawaiian Airlines is transforming itself from leisure to luxe in terms of its premium cabin product with a new business class seat set to debut on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets. Hawaiian Airlines Unveils Adient Aerospace Ascent Business Class...
Congressman Returns To Full-Time Job As Hawaiian Airlines A330 Pilot
After one term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele has left office and will be returning to Hawaiian Airlines as a full-time Airbus A330 pilot. Ex-Congressman Kai Kahele Returns To Full Time Job As A Hawaiian Airlines A330 Pilot Kahele,...
Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 Encounters Heavy Turbulence, Injuring 36
A Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 encountered unexpectedly heavy turbulence over the Pacific Ocean, injuring 36 onboard, with 20 requiring hospitalization. Heavy Turbulence On Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 Injures 36 Hawaiian Airlines flight 35 from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Honolulu’s...
Woman Booted From Hawaiian Airlines Flight After Warning Crew Not To Speak To Her
An irate passenger was ejected from a Hawaiian Airlines longhaul flight after a crew mistake so incensed her that she became unbearably hostile to the flight attendants. No Trip To Paradise After Irate Passenger Ejected From Hawaiian Airlines Flight...
Hawaiian Airlines Will Resume Longest Domestic Flight In USA
With Hawaii now re-opened to tourism without the arduous requirement of quarantine, Hawaiian Airlines is ramping up its service to the Mainland, including a resumption of the longest domestic flight in the USA. Hawaiian Airlines Will Resume Full Mainland...
United, Hawaiian Airlines Learn If You Want Something Done, You Must Do It Yourself…
United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines finally figured out that the government was not going to help them fill up planes by offering a comprehensive, fast, reliable, affordable COVID-19 testing regime. So now both carriers will offer it themselves. Neither...
Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants Take Unusual Approach To Picketing
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants are calling for increased wages and benefits…but doing so in unique and admirable way. Flight attendants at Hawaiian Airlines have been negotiating for a new contract for several years. With a new contract still elusive,...
Emergency Evacuation On Hawaiian Airlines A321neo
An oil leak sent plumes of smoke through a Hawaiian Airlines passenger cabin, forcing an evacuation and hospitalizing seven passengers. The incident occurred on Thursday morning aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight 47, an A321neo from Oakland, California to Honolulu. Smoke...
Hawaiian Airlines Passenger Fined $172,000 And Sentenced To Six Months In Jail For Disorderly Conduct
The latest edition in the perils of drinking and flying series centers on a Hawaiian Airlines flight and one man who must be feeling pretty remorseful today. Kyong Chol Kim not only downed a bottle of whiskey before his...
Review: Hawaiian Airlines Plumeria Lounge Honolulu (HNL)
I had a chance to visit the Hawaiian Airlines Plumeria Lounge in Honolulu before my flight back to Los Angeles. This Priority Pass lounge isn’t much, but worth a stop if you have the time. For whatever reason, I...
