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Old May 22, 2021, 1:51 pm
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ajf87
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Hawaii
Programs: AA EXP, HA PL, Hilton 💎, Marriott Ti, Wyndham/Caesars 💎, Hertz PC
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Originally Posted by HNLbasedFlyer
The gates aren't actually that bad - end of Diamond Head Concourse.

The biggest risk with Southwest is a cancelled flight - and they happen. If the mainland flight cancels it ripple effects the entire day on the interisland segments - where HA shines is spare planes at HNL and high frequency. Southwest free bags for many is a huge draw (and is a compelling reason to fly them). Me personally, for interisland - despite issues, HA is the way to go interisland.
I'm the same way. For business travel (or people who have to go to Oahu for specialist medical appointments) Southwest can't match the frequency and convenience, and once you're gold or platinum then they start treating you like a customer. The checked bags don't matter to me because I never check them interisland and I'm platinum so I get three free ones anyway. And with the COVID checks at the neighbor islands when you land I want to be one of the first ones off so I can get on my way and not have to wait in line while people figure out the QR code.
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