Hawaii-based Airlines - Hawaiian to charge $10 for first checked bag on interisland flights

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Begins 9/14. Pualani elites, corporate customers, first class, and those on an international ticket are exempt.

I can't find this on the HA website. Do you know if this applies to previously purchased tickets, too?

Of course, I'm flying interisland on the 14th. :rolleyes:

I can't find this on the HA website. Do you know if this applies to previously purchased tickets, too?

Of course, I'm flying interisland on the 14th. :rolleyes:

Don't know. Information was taken off the Advertiser's website:

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090902/BREAKING03/90902039/Hawaiian+Airlines+to+charge++10+for+first+checked+ bag+on+interisland+flights

The information is buried way deep: http://hawaiianair.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1149

So 11 days to buy tickets before the fee takes effect:

For interisland itineraries: Effective for tickets purchased on or after September 14, 2009 for travel commencing on or after September 14, 2009, the first checked bag fee will be $10. There is a $17 fee each way for a second checked bag.

Jeff

I had to laugh at their wording. I wonder how many tickets purchased on or after September 14 are for travel commencing BEFORE September 14?

I had to laugh at their wording. I wonder how many tickets purchased on or after September 14 are for travel commencing BEFORE September 14?
I'm not sure where you're seeing "before September 14"? Based on the wording, I'm sure there'll be a few who purchase a ticket on 9/14 for a same-day flight.

So if I book, for example, SFO-HNL-KOA with the SFO-HNL segment on AA and HNL-KOA on HA, and we check bags thru to KOA in SFO. My wife is AA Gold so no bag fees for us on AA. Will HA charge us if the bags are interlined? How?

I imagine on the return we'll have to pay the fee since we'd be checking in with HA in KOA, but it's not clear how this would work on the outbound.

From a logical perspective, all the airlines (at least participating ones) would need to have their systems linked together.

If you think about just a AA flight, an AA luggage tag won't print out until either: the fee has been paid, or suitable exception (FF status) is provided. That, and your valid flight, basically provides the proof (via the tag) that your bag will be transported by AA.

In Hawaii, Hawaiian would need to be able to tap into the same system, and either get a waiver (because of your preferred status), or agree to pay AA their baggage fee (which they'd collect from you).

I have a similiar concern: Continental gives you 1 free checked bag for everyone in your PNR, if you have a Chase Continental credit card.


Jeff

So if I book, for example, SFO-HNL-KOA with the SFO-HNL segment on AA and HNL-KOA on HA, and we check bags thru to KOA in SFO. My wife is AA Gold so no bag fees for us on AA. Will HA charge us if the bags are interlined?

No :)

What about Premier Club members?

http://hawaiianair.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1150/related/1

Aw, when I go from island to island, I sometimes check bags to reduce the hassle, or if I have some "liquids" (like a left over bottle of wine) with me.

So much for that.

I'm sure the locals will be far more annoyed.

On one hand, I can see where the 'cost' to process a bag is the same per flight - whether it's interisland or cross-country. On the other hand, a $10/bag fee when ticket prices can regularly be $50 of less seems like a huge surcharge fee.

Jeff

I see that ALL of the intra-island airlines have imposed a $10 checked bag fee in the past month.

Bring back the Superferry. :)

I see that ALL of the intra-island airlines have imposed a $10 checked bag fee in the past month.

Bring back the Superferry. :)
ALL... but Island Air.

ALL... but Island Air.

Even Island Air has the fee.

http://www.islandair.com/flightinfo-baggage.asp

Even Island Air has the fee.

http://www.islandair.com/flightinfo-baggage.asp
Good catch. I even got an e-mail from WP corporate and didn't read it. :td:

Aw, when I go from island to island, I sometimes check bags to reduce the hassle, or if I have some "liquids" (like a left over bottle of wine) with me.

So much for that.

I'm sure the locals will be far more annoyed.

I think the average tourist visiting Hawaii would be more annoyed than the locals. Almost all of the locals that I know pay into the HA Premier Club or fly enough interisland for business and earn elite status. I think HA is pretty generous in who is exempt or not, i.e. corporate customers, customers flying on same reservation with someone exempt.

Moderator's note:

I have moved several posts on this thread that dealt with inter-lining baggage, fees thereon, and connecting in HNL to the master thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hawaii/761311-guide-connecting-thru-honolulu-intl-airport-other-hawai-i-airports-05-03-09-a.html

cblaisd
Co-Moderator, Hawai`i-based Airlines forum

One question: If you are on an itenary that starts and ends on the mainland and flying a leg that is interisland on the itenary on a codeshare, do you still have to pay the bagage fee?

One question: If you are on an itenary that starts and ends on the mainland and flying a leg that is interisland on the itenary on a codeshare, do you still have to pay the bagage fee?

Assuming you are interlining you bags all the way to your final destination, you are typically subjected to the bag fees of the airline you are checking the bags in to. Your first flight in either direction will be the baggage rules you have to worry about.

Assuming you are interlining you bags all the way to your final destination, you are typically subjected to the bag fees of the airline you are checking the bags in to. Your first flight in either direction will be the baggage rules you have to worry about.
No interlining on this one - first let is LAX-KOA on DL which I'm allowed two 70 pound bags for free, second let is KOA-HNL-LIH on Hawaiian and the 3rd leg is LIH-LAX on DL which I'm allowed two 70 pound bags for free. The entire ticket was issued by NW.

No interlining on this one - first let is LAX-KOA on DL which I'm allowed two 70 pound bags for free, second let is KOA-HNL-LIH on Hawaiian and the 3rd leg is LIH-LAX on DL which I'm allowed two 70 pound bags for free. The entire ticket was issued by NW.

Assuming you are checking your bags to final destination (aka interlining) you pay the fees of the airline you give your bags to. So...

1st leg you will pay HA nothing, whether direct or connecting, since you will be checking in with DL, and bags will be tagged to KOA.

2nd leg is all on HA interisland? You will have interisland bag fees. Addl fees if bags are over 50lbs. See the website for details.

3rd leg is there a DL flight direct from LIH?
If direct then of course you pay HA nothing since you will be flying DL aircraft.

If connecting (interlining bags) LIH-HNL on HA, you will pay the HA interisland fees, bags tagged to final destination.