Cranky on the Web: Alaska and Hawaiian (and Holiday Travel)

Cranky on the Web

If Alaska and Hawaiian merge, would interisland fares return to GDSs?Travel Weekly
From an agent point of view, the merger could make it a lot easier to book interisland travel again.

Proposed merger of Alaska and Hawaiian airlines a promising fit, observers sayAnchorage Daily News
Here’s a perspective from up in Alaska about the merger.

Alaska Airlines Says It Will Acquire Hawaiian Airlines. Is This Good News for You?Fodor’s
And how about one more for the road?

Hawaiian-Alaska: Airlines will benefit, but can they get the OK to combine?Travel Weekly
Here’s another one from Travel Weekly.

9 ways to prepare for a holiday travel meltdown, from easy to extremeWashington Post
It wasn’t just Alaska and Hawaiian this week. It’s also time for the myriad of holiday travel stories to start coming out.

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2 comments on “Cranky on the Web: Alaska and Hawaiian (and Holiday Travel)

  1. Brett, are you planning to include Thai Smile in Airlines We Lost 2023? It doesn’t die until December 31 but it’s already confirmed to merge with Thai Airways. Basically another Singapore-Silkair story.

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