Just one question, if the demand for frequency is higher than what can be offered on mainline metal (these islanders use the plane like the bus, even some terminal areas are open air) - do you think Horizon Air could be utilized to increase frequency? Is the Embraer 175 capable of quick turnarounds...
Jump to postHawaiian today became the world’s first major carrier to deploy Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency broadband internet after it debuted the service onboard one of its Airbus A321neo, N228HA, which flew from Honolulu to Long Beach. The carrier’s Wi-Fi, which is rolling out on select A321neo aircraft ...
Jump to postHA's current labor contracts state that aircraft and crews flying the main interisland routes between HNL, OGG, LIH, KOA and ITO must be mainline. I would assume that ALPA and AFA will both fight to keep these terms in their contracts, which will prevent QX E75 ops interisland.
-Aloha!
First- I'm from Hawaii, and I think us older folks remember the efforts AQ-HA took to kill any 3rd airline that ever tried to gain a foothold in Hawaii so at least amongst any over 50...there is no loyalty to HA because it was clear that their was no loyalty the other direction. Every family has st...
Jump to postI'm trying to read between the lines. The route announcement into a DL hub on a DL monopolized route was made like 4 days prior to the merger announcement. With a four-day difference, AS and HA already knew they were merging when that was announced. Sure, but the route makes sense for lots of reaso...
Jump to postFlight attendants need a break too, and there really isn't anywhere to go to take one away from your job on an airplane. You saw the cabin, everyone was settled in and the restrooms were not being blocked. The idea that people should be "ON" for 5 or 6 hours straight is ridiculous. During...
Jump to postcathay747 wrote:WTH was he doing in RNO?
I think I know the likely answer, but my curiosity is up and I've got to ask: with those kinds of turnaround times, does the cabin/lavs get any cleaning at all on the ground or is it just what the FAs collect while airborne? I assume catering and commissary--such that it is--only happens in HNL, an...
Jump to postsuperbizzy73 wrote:I don't know if it's been addressed already, but what is the average turnaround time for HA with their 717's?
frmrCapCadet wrote:Legroom, comfort, and noise are all less important the shorter the flight.
HA's 23 daily HNL-OGG flights can carry 2,944 passengers using 128 seat 717s. Using a 72 seat aircraft would require over flights per day to maintain the same capacity...that's a flight approximately every 24 minutes from 6am to 10pm. These are not low-traffic routes carrying a few hundred people ea...
Jump to postThis has been going on for many years. Its a program to help people from the mainland who have somewhere to go back to. It is not intended to be a solution to homeless problem, but since 2015 it has helped hundreds of people get back home to their families. If you're interested in the program the ar...
Jump to postIn my experience, Hawaiian Airlines has always been quite strict with grooming and appearance. Most of their crews look similarly styled to publicity shots down to the flowers in their hair. -Aloha https://cabincrewhq.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hawaiian-airlines-male-and-female-flight-attendants...
Jump to postIt's a time of day thing ... tourists mostly travel in the 9am to 3pm window while locals mainly are on the 5am to 9am and 3pm to 8pm flights. When I worked as HA flight attendant it was very noticeable when the passenger mix shifted.
-Aloha!
I don’t mean to be rude but what would the Hawaiian locals do without us tourist if you want us to not come then just say by to your tourist dollars coming to your state I don’t care, many locals and most Native Hawaiians don’t either. Maybe I’d move to the big island and work in my cousin’s Kalo L...
Jump to postI don’t mean to be rude but what would the Hawaiian locals do without us tourist if you want us to not come then just say by to your tourist dollars coming to your state I don’t care, many locals and most Native Hawaiians don’t either. Maybe I’d move to the big island and work in my cousin’s Kalo L...
Jump to postAnti tourism sentiment in Hawaii has been growing in recent years. Since 2019 it has exploded. A recent poll showed that for the first time ever a majority of residents think that tourism is an overall negative. Also, the number one complaint of tourists is that it is too crowded. The HTA (led by a ...
Jump to postA Southwest executive did a long interview with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser a few weeks ago and he said there is no plans for a crew base.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vEtfvbAggTw
-Aloha!
Hawaii News Now broadcast video of the 2nd pilot being loaded off of a Fire Department boat and into an ambulance at Honolulu Airport's Fire Station #2 located just off Lagoon Drive adjacent to the reef runway (8R/26L). In satellite images, you an see their dock/boathouse extending into Ke'ehi Lagoo...
Jump to postDidn't we try this once before and the route failed? Why are we trying this again especially on off the short runway at SNA? It was tried in a really different environment. Now united has way more airplanes then they need. Business routes are gonna be a long time to come back, so united has to try ...
Jump to postI think an issue with ATRs or Q400s would be the number of flights HA would have to operate. They were running 160 717 flights each day interisland. To get similar volume, that would have to nearly double with ATRs or Q400s. HNL and OGG were both already short on gates. I'm not sure HA would have th...
Jump to postLet’s hope Hawaii tourism shrinks. The past few years have been out of control. This has been a great breather, and wakeup call on many levels. I for one would be VERY happy if tourism shrank 50%. Pretty much everyone I know feels this way. I don’t know how we get there, but I think it needs to happ...
Jump to postAQ’s routes from SNA to RNO, PHX, and SMF served a dual purpose. The main reason they existed was because SNA was AQ’s most profitable destination but they were limited on how many aircraft could park there overnight; hence the tags to other destinations (late departure from SNA, overnight elsewhere...
Jump to postI quite like it, except the parts where you can see 5+ crew members with forced smiles (eg the safety card bit). That was quite awkward and a bit cringeworthy. Other parts with the whole group were cool IMHO, like the mass synchronized belt buckle and life vest portions.
-Aloha!
I noticed on seat maps that Delta has blocked the seats at the back of all their LAX-HNL flights... perhaps for cargo?
-Aloha!
There is a disabled cruise ship docking at Honolulu Harbor. The cruise line is arranging for charter flights to get all of the passengers home.
-Aloha!
A quick check on their website shows the only bookable flight one week from today is HA10 HNL-LAX and its return flight, HA9. FYI, this is usually operated as a turn by the crew.
-Aloha!
I think you're going to see most Hawaii-US Mainland flights cancelled after Thursday. Who is going to fly here to be quarantined for 14 days??
-Aloha!
One reason may be that in Hawai'i we do not really use North, South, East and West. All directions are generally given using Mauka (towards the Mountains) or Makai (towards the Ocean) as well as lots of reliance on landmarks ... particularly landmarks that are at the edge or point of an Island such ...
Jump to postMany of the 717 pilots are there by choice since they can be home every night... especially parents. When I was an F/A there were some very senior pilots who stayed interisland for that reason. Also, many senior F/As work the AM interisland pairings because they can pick the kids up from school, etc...
Jump to postOne interesting aspect of the interisland flying is that it allows WN to have more crews and planes in the islands to help with service recovery when something goes wrong. They have a very limited amount of ETOPS 738s and keeping them in/near Hawai'i probably helps operational stability. They are no...
Jump to postI don't care where you live or what you did. In fact I think that's the problem. You have anecdotal experiences in play from a different market long ago. I have anecdotal thoughts too. I've been to Vegas many times. I've seen many ethnic groups. Hawaiian is one I don't remember seeing. But does tha...
Jump to postI lived in Hawaii for years, I was the lead agent at the largest locally owned travel company in the state of Hawaii. We had 13 offices over 4 Islands & were consistently the largest generator of revenue for both Aloha & Hawaiian Airlines for Hawaii POS. Both carriers served Las Vegas &...
Jump to postSome of my all time favorites... HA's "Sharing Aloha" from 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAlHkmd8G4 AQ's "Spread A Little Aloha" from the 90's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgLX_yH3Ihw AQ's "Friends of Aloha" from after they shut down in 2008: https://www.yo...
Jump to postAloha Air Cargo is owned by Aeko Kula, Inc. Aeko Kula translates as "Golden Eagle."
I think the logo is a very stylized eagle. I definitely don't see any relation to any of the old Aloha AIrlines logo(s).
Also, all of Aloha Airlines trademarks are owned by Hawaiian Airlines.
-Aloha!
1. WN announced interisland service--4 daily roundtrips to HNL--not daily service to every city in California. Source? Has WN specifically/publicly stated this regarding ITO service? From today's Honolulu Star-Advertiser. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/05/12/hawaii-news/southwest-to-add-honolu...
Jump to post1. WN announced interisland service--4 daily roundtrips to HNL--not daily service to every city in California. 2. LIH flights will start before ITO; LIH was announced months ago. 3. Hilo does have hotels. 2 of them are pretty big, but its nothing compared to Kona and we like it that way. 4. AQ and H...
Jump to postDelta relied heavily on the TriStar back in the days of the DFW hub. Did the plane have the legs to fly trans-atlantic from DFW? Delta definitely flew ATL-DFW-HNL in addition to the ATL-HNL nonstop--both on TriStars. While not international, the distance is comparable. I think HNL-DFW continued on ...
Jump to postHawaiian’s F/A bases are HNL and LAX.
Crew members who live on Maui (OGG), Kaua‘i (LIH) and Hawai‘i (KOA) can skip the deadhead to/from HNL and start and end their trips on a neighbor island ... BUT those F/A’s are all based at HNL.
Aloha’s Funbird livery had “FUNBIRD” painted on the engines and all of their marketing at the time referenced the “Funbirds of Aloha.”
-Aloha!
This was a problem when I worked at HA 12 years ago. A particular F/A near the top of the seniority list would bid for very desirable trips every month (turns which only required you to work less than 10 days a months to be "full time") and every month they would trade their entire schedul...
Jump to postDoes Hawaiian have fleet capacity to upguage 717s to Widebodies at high demand hours? Sure seems with the Airbus fleet commonality it seems it would be simple to utilize a depreciated short range widebody Airbus infrequently to compliment the narrow bodies and keep fares low upon their inter-island...
Jump to postThey’ve added (added back in some cases) a tremendous number of flights with 30-35 minutes above 10,000 feet in the past few years. They can get the full drink service done that quickly if the flight length requries it. On longer flights, they wait until cruise and move more slowly. HNL-LIH and HNL...
Jump to postPerhaps ... but the F/A's are onboard anyway and HA and AQ have proven for decades that you can do some sort of beverage service as long as its planned well, very organized and not overly complicated. -Aloha! SWA beverage/snack service is extremely slow, so I would not expect them to handle this ta...
Jump to postI'm very curious about what, if any, inflight service WN will attempt on 18 minute HNL-OGG flights. Not enought time for a standard full service. HA uses pre-packaged 4oz juice/water cups all day, and coffee in the morning as well. AQ used to serve the 4oz juice cups in the morning with coffee and ...
Jump to postI'm very curious about what, if any, inflight service WN will attempt on 18 minute HNL-OGG flights. Not enought time for a standard full service. HA uses pre-packaged 4oz juice/water cups all day, and coffee in the morning as well. AQ used to serve the 4oz juice cups in the morning with coffee and a...
Jump to postSome interesting tidbits in this Bloomberg article about interisland service. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-01/southwest-is-sure-it-can-break-hawaiian-air-s-grip-among-islands?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google “What people miss is that intra-Hawaii is a big marke...
Jump to postCurious about WN's 737 inter-island flights. Isn't one of the reasons 717s are so indispensable for Hawaiian that the engines need less time to cool before taking off again on such short low-altitude hops compared to other mainline jets? How has WN found a way around the engine cooling problem with...
Jump to postWhat I’ve gotten out of the experience so far is that they are excited to see Southwest here and they have specific reasons why. Whether or not their expectations will be met, I don’t know. I hope so. You’ve been on island one month and you’re an expert on the local market? Try 15 years here and yo...
Jump to postHow do fares on HA HNL-KOA nonstop service compare to the fares currently charged by WN on ATL-GSP, GRR-MDW, AUS-HOU, and ORF-BWI nonstop service? Currently on HNL-KOA $158 roundtrip is HA's lowest fare. Highest I could find for this weekend is $314 roundtrip, but you can still fly for $158 or $163...
Jump to post