Higher fares to Hawaii
Without ATA Airlines and Aloha Airlines flying to Hawaii, fliers can expect to pay higher fares as other airlines fill the void. “When you pull out a major carrier, it’s going to create a lot of demand on the remaining carriers,” Robert Mann, an independent airline analyst in Port Washington, N.Y., told the Associated Press. According to one estimate, Hawaii expects to lose some 511,000 tourists this year with the loss of ATA — 7 percent of the 7.3 million who visit the state last year. Hawaiian Airlines could end up the big winner in this battle as it flies to nine cities on the U.S. mainland — more than any other airline, according to the report. Other carriers flying to Hawaii from the U.S.: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. Said Bob McAdoo, Avondale Partners airline analyst: “It helps all the carriers who fly from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii. There’ll be less seats offered at really deep discounts.”
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Yep. I bought a NetSAAver (last minute fare) on American Airlines from SFO to HNL for $239.90 earlier this year. I bet those days are over.
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I just saw this post. You left out Continental as a carrier to Hawaii.
On April 15th I booked 4 tickets Houston to Honolulu at $650 each, the next morning they were over $1000 a piece. There’s really no explanation for such a price increase in that short of a time.