Hawaiian
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Molokai and Lānaʻi Face Big Changes With the Demise of ʻOhana
There has been a massive surge in air service to the Hawaiian Islands in recent times with more frequency, bigger airplanes, fancier…
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Returning to Molokai Starts With My First Flight in the United Polaris Seat (A Cranky Travelogue)
When I first visited Molokai back in 2017, I wanted to return almost immediately, but I knew it would take awhile. Unlike…
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Hawaiian Takes A Chance With New Flights to Orlando and Austin
If there’s one good thing that’s come out of this pandemic for the airlines, it’s a renewed willingness to experiment. With the…
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Experiencing My First Flight in a Pandemic World (Trip Report)
On January 29 of this year, I landed at LAX after a flight from New York. I had no idea at the…
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How Hawaiian’s Commercial Team Tackled the Pandemic as It Unfolded (Across the Aisle)
I’ve got a real treat for you today, so hopefully you can spare the time to read through what ended up being…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – Brett Went to Hawai’i + Submit Your Questions
Before I get into the details of this week’s podcast, we need your help. We would like to do a mailbag episode…
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The Cranky Flier Interview #19: Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram
It’s time for another Cranky Flier Interview presented by Ontario International Airport. It’s a whole lot easier to do these interviews in…
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A Photographic Look at an Eerily Quiet O’ahu
Yesterday I told you about the messy pre-testing program for people going to Hawai’i. I’ll have a full trip report in the…
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3 Links I Love: Awful Data Points, Parking Airplanes on Opposite Sides of the World
Things are changing fast. Stay up-to-date.Subscribe to the Cranky Coronavirus Daily Update This week’s featured link Impact of COVID-19: Data Updates –…
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3 Coronavirus-Free Links I Love: Goodbye to Midwest, KLM 747s, and Rick Rogers
This week’s featured link Wisconsin’s Midwest Express Airlines ends Elite partnership – ch-aviationRemember how Midwest Express was going to come back with…
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Cranky on the Web: Putting My Adventure to Shame, Saving Connections, MAX Return Worries
Around Hawai‘i and Back: A Pass Traveler’s Journey to Fly Our Entire Neighbor Island Network in One Day – Hawaiian Airlines Mana’oRemember…
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DOT Says Not Enough Consumer Benefit, Shoots Down Hawaiian/JAL Bid for Antitrust Immunity
It wasn’t long ago that I found myself worried that this industry was getting to be too boring. Welp, I was wrong.…
