Hawaiian Airlines

✅ Trip Verified | We took a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu on November 29 at 7 am. My other group of friends used Delta airlines and departed at8am. Flight duration was the same l, however they landed way before us. Hawaiian Airlines used the weather as an excuse to land in Maui. How is that possible if my friends were right behind us and landed before us , something is not adding up. We were stuck in Maui for about an hour "refueling" might spend extra next time and use Delta. We were delayed for almost 2 hours for no reason.

✅ Trip Verified | Checking in at Tokyo's Haneda was very smooth despite my flying standby. Hawaiian does not have check in kiosks like they do back home but the JAL Staff manning the check-in counters were very quick and efficient. Going through Immigration and Security screening was quick, easy, and efficient. Having gone through NRT and HND, I definitely prefer HND. The flight aboard Hawaiian Airlines A332 was very smooth with some turbulence along the way. The cabin staff kept us informed and turned on the seat belt signs with the turbulence. Surprised that no announcements made from the cockpit throughout the flight. Cabin service was very smooth and efficient with the usual Aloha Spirit shown by each of the cabin attendants. Food was good, the entertainment system worked well with the exception of the inflight map which did not work at all. This was HA 864 11/9/2023. Very disappointed that the inflight map was not working on this particular aircraft. HA's A332's are excellent aircraft, but are starting to show their age. The lack of wi-fi is a definite minus. Hopefully things will improve with the arrival of their Boeing 787-9, although April 2024 is not soon enough. HA should work on getting wi-fi on board their A332's and A321's. All in all a great flight. Hoping Hawaiian Airlines Dreamliners will utilize 2-4-2 layout in economy, as with their partner Japan Airlines. JAL's Dreamliners have the roomiest and most comfortable economy I've ridden.

Not Verified | So sad. I have never been downgraded in seat assignments. We came early to check in to get a middle row seat. Just before boarding they moved us to the way back, by the bathroom. Talked to the counter person, zero care. Said they moved everyone back to balance the plane. Made us feel so unimportant. Won't use this airline again.

✅ Trip Verified | I am writing this review after an absolutely harrowing and frustrating experience on a recent flight with Hawaiian Airlines from Las Vegas to Honolulu. I am still in shock and disbelief over the terrifying incident that occurred during our trip. The flight started off poorly, with multiple delays that were poorly communicated. The departure time was continually pushed back. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress and confusion, and no explanation or apology was given for the inconvenience. Then, at the start if the flight, our plane was struck by lightning. The flight crew, although they tried to maintain calm, seemed just as shocked as we were. Upon landing, the communication from the airline was still lacking. There was no debriefing, no reassurances, and no explanation of what had occurred. It was as if they wanted to brush the whole incident under the rug. This lack of responsibility is unacceptable. However, I do want to express my gratitude to the pilot who managed to land the plane safely under such stressful conditions. His skill and professionalism in that moment were the only silver linings in this otherwise dismal experience. Despite this, I am extremely disappointed with Hawaiian Airlines. Our safety, both physical and emotional, should have been their utmost priority, but it felt like we were an afterthought. The inconvenience of the delay and the lack of apology for the lost day of our vacation only added to our dissatisfaction. I will think twice before flying with them again.

Not Verified | Would not recommend Hawaiian Airlines. Flight attendants were so grumpy. Their service was very unprofessional compared to some airlines I have flown with. One flight attendant didn’t give out the right amount of headsets/eye masks so we had to ask for an extra one. She did that with 4 other people who missed out on them too. The woman who served the food didn’t even know what was in the sandwich. Felt so uncomfortable around her and if I had to ask any questions I felt I couldn’t. Didn’t even say goodbye thank you for flying etc when we were getting off.

✅ Trip Verified | I just wanted to say that Flight Attendant Miley, based in Los Angeles, exhibited genuine Aloha spirit in our interactions. It is evident she thoroughly enjoys working her job, her coworkers and her customers, thank you Miley! You are amazing. Flight 34, Maui to Los Angeles.

✅ Trip Verified | Being local, I am not proud to say that Hawaiian Airlines did not meet my requirements for being a good representative of Hawaii. I am sure no one is going to read this from Hawaiian Airlines but if they do. 1) The website is not good. I couldn't do online check-in, the website is slow and very "heavy". It's not intuitive and a lot of the links do not work. I am not sure if this is on purpose but just got to do better with the website. 2) In-flight service was not great. Food was subpar and the entertainment was again "heavy". However, most of all....the seats are horrible in Economy class. Not comfortable at all. It REALLY feels like the economy of economy. I thought Hawaiian would offer a little better than that. 3) Finally. I felt like I was being nickled and dimed for everything. I received multiple offers to upgrade, or had to pay extra for every little thing. It felt like an LCC. Not sure if Hawaiian is going through some financial problems, but as a customer it leaves a bad taste in the mouth when I keep getting asked if I want to BID to get a better seat. The Aloha is lacking. As a whole it was not really bad but compared to United, Delta, and Alaska, I was really disappointed with Hawaiian. I don't want to trash talk them. I was just very disappointed that my local airline was so junk compared to others. Especially since everything in Hawaii is so expensive. Unfortunately, as a customer, I will be avoiding Hawaiian when I can in favor of other carriers.

✅ Trip Verified | Poor customer support and indifferent counter agents. No ability to make changes to your flight online so you have to call in order to make changes to a reservation. Phone lines can be down so it can take several dialing attempts before you get through. In one particular instance, we needed to change our departure time (interisland) to a flight thirty minutes later and were told there would be a change fee equal to the cost of the ticket. When we asked for clarification on the unreasonably high charge, the customer service agent, who clearly was not based in Hawaii or the US, hung up on us. As someone who lives in Hawaii, we try to fly Southwest, which in comparison, charges no fees for ticket changes, allows you to make changes on their website, allows up to two pieces of luggage checked in for free, and has great customer service. Additionally, they jack up the rates of interisland flights when there are no competing flights. Not very aloha.

✅ Trip Verified | After first booking direct from SFO to OGG and back my flights were changed in a vague email that made no sense or didn’t seem to apply to me. No details were embedded in email and their App crashes on a routine basis. So instead of direct to Maui I need to go through Honolulu. Once arrived boarded for Maui but had engine troubles as we were then stuck in heat. For passengers going to Oahu to Seattle on this flight other arrangements were made and most of the plane disembarked. Another 10 minutes and remaining passengers were told to go to B2. No departure or arrival time provided. Went to B2 and gate attendant said we were now leaving out of gate A14 (next door to original departure gate). Even though there was a flight to Maui at 2:35pm we weren’t able to board that flight, and had to walk back to gate with no idea of said departure. Been traveling now for 10 hours and feel numb and pissed at idiot’s who are operating Hawaiian Airlines. If you have a mechanical issue they must have a procedure or practice to help the frustrations of passengers who are now getting on/off planes twice. What a bunch of idiots running this show.

✅ Trip Verified | The return flight from Maui to Las Vegas was cancelled and I was rebooked on a different airline from Honolulu to Las Vegas. The problem, I have to pay for seats and check in baggage and Hawaiian Airlines could not do anything for me. I talk to a representative and they said they could not do anything for me at their end. The agent would or. Could not forward me to someone who could do something for me. I thought they would do something for the customer in good faith because they are the ones who change my reservations to United. Very disappointed in Hawaiian Airlines. Never flying with them again.