Originally Posted by
RealHJ
HA does not have online check-in, correct. Nada. None. No OLCI for int'l flights. Even for J, the line at the airport in HNL can be slow and long. (Really ridiculous how HA is so backwards in technology that it can't figure out how to do OLCI or provide any meaningful online self-service. HA is still stuck in the 1980s...)
Separately, I have a question along this same general topic. On a JL+HA itinerary, where JL is the first flight, will the JL OLCI also provide the connecting HA flight boarding pass? Anyone have experience with that?
I have checked in online for years with Hawaiian, so I'm not sure why you're making such inaccurate assertions. Yes, it was suspended to international destinations during Covid because of the arduous task of each nation having different entry requirements, all having to be verified manually. But since then, OLCI has resumed. There may be other special case ticketing scenarios that won't allow it, but by and large, OLCI is very much a thing at HAL.
The April changeover to a new and more modern reservation system, shows just that...modernization. It was kind of a mess those first days, but things have normalized. I recently traveled with zero hiccup, short lines and efficient check in process in HNL, during the busiest time.