The Japan TimesDec 5, 2023
Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci spent six months negotiating the purchase of Haiwaiian Airlines in a bid to grow his company. But the market hasn’t warmed to an acquisition that faces tough antitrust scrutiny. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/05/companies/alaska-airlines-ceo-hawaiian-air/?utm_content=buffer644d0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #airlines #alaskaairlines #hawaiianair #hawaii
How Alaska Airlines’ CEO landed deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines

Ben Minicucci spent six months negotiating the purchase of Hawaiian Airlines in a bid to grow his company.

The Japan Times
Show threadkurtshAug 11, 2023

That's right: I'm flying INTO Kahului, Maui.

I'm flying into an island that's on fire. People are trying to get OFF the island I'm flying into.

This is ridiculous.
#HawaiianAir #fires #maui

kurtshAug 11, 2023

TMW your non-stop flight out of Hawaii is suddenly cancelled at 7:00AM & every other non-stop flight out is either cancelled or booked full...
...so Hawaiian Air moves you to a one-stop flight to Maui - yes, the island currently on fire - for another flight leaving Kahului, Maui for Los Angeles...
...which just got delayed by 13hrs, meaning we'll be in the airport living at the gate & in the bathrooms like Viktor Navorski until tomorrow at noon.

Sigh.
#maui #Hawaii #fires #hawaiianair

Show threadkurtshAug 6, 2023

So Alaska Airlines has nonstop, round trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu, HI (HNL) at ~9:00AM daily for <$450... as does United, American & Delta.

None of them are in Terminal B/Gates 200-225 of Tom Bradley International. They all have appear to have reasonable gate locations - significantly less than half a mile from their respective ticket counter. Unlike #HawaiianAir.

kurtshAug 6, 2023

Warning to all Hawaiian Airlines travellers flying out of Los Angeles-based gates:

There is a HALF-MILE trek across floors in LAX required to get to your gate from the main terminal.

None of the people movers ever work despite there being 3 of them along the route at Tom Bradley.

The haul is so excruciating, elderly have to stop to rest halfway to HA's 200-225 gates.

Don't believe me? A journalist actually wrote about how bad this is:
https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/los-angeles-airport-terminal-b-gates-17786603.php

#HawaiianAir #lax #tombradley

David W. JonesMar 7, 2023
Junk fees: US names and shames airlines over family seating - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64870070
Auwe, #HawaiianAir !
Junk fees: US names and shames airlines over family seating

Transport officials hope it will encourage airlines to end so-called junk fees for family seating.

BBC News