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Recently, Southwest Airlines gave us the ability to combine cash and points to pay for flights. But unlike some hotels’ schemes, Southwest’s system is a bit inflexible. As such, is Southwest ...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/is-southwest-cash-and-points-worth-it/

Unfortunately, in the world of points and miles, the only sure thing is that our balances will lose value over time. However, sometimes these devaluations are worse than normal. This was the case...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/united-guts-first-class-partner-awards/

May Day is Lei Day in Hawai’i Nei, and as has been the case for years now, Hawaiian Airlines is running a sweepstakes! However, this time you can enter to win 200k HawaiianMiles if you live alm...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/enter-to-win-200k-hawaiianmiles/

For the past several years, Hawaii’s hometown airline has been losing money – a trend that isn’t likely to change anytime soon – and was readily apparent in the Hawaiian Air Q1 2024 finan...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/hawaiian-air-q1-2024-financial-results/

The other week, the incredible Sam Chui hopped aboard Hawaiian’s inaugural SFO-HNL Boeing 787 flight. There were several surprises in his video and companion write up, including the fact that H...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/hawaiian-has-paused-its-717-replacement-study/

Being a smaller airline, Hawaiian outsources a lot of components of its maintenance programs, and that’s not changing with its new Dreamliners. What is changing, though, is their chosen partner...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/hawaiian-taps-afi-klm-em-for-787-parts-mro/

Honolulu-based KHON 2 News reported on Monday that a group of Hawaiian passengers filed suit to block merger Alaska Airlines. However, to me, the argument being presented by the plaintiffs is rat...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/hawaiian-passengers-filed-suit-to-block-merger/

Having overnight flights is the norm rather than the exception these days. However, the airline of LUV has never operated them regularly, but are planning to. That’s great, as red-eye flights c...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/red-eye-flights-could-be-big-for-southwest/

The points & miles community has long been clamoring for the ability to pool miles amongst family members. Now, that’s a reality with one airline, as United Airlines introduces family sharing. ...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/united-airlines-introduces-family-sharing/

On the same day Alaska Air launched its awful WiFi and discounts subscription program, Alaska Access, Oneworld partner American Air announced changes to its in-flight WiFi offerings, and they cou...

https://www.jeffsetter.com/american-changes-its-wifi-program/