(12-21-2025, 03:03 PM)kalakoa Wrote: The only problem is, flights out of ITO don't begin until next August. Who knows what kind of economy we'll have by then?
Welcome back to Hawaii. I thought you had left.
(12-22-2025, 06:49 AM)randomq Wrote: Aside from the real (non-AI spending) economy stalling, Vegas tourism has become very expensive, just like Hawaii. I might use these flights to get to the mainland, but probably not to vacation in Vegas very long...
This is why I wonder if things might be different. We had United fly a daily non-stop service to CA (was it Oakland? I forget), but Vegas is a little different, as just about everyone flies there, including the rest of the World. I agree that I wouldn't go to Vegas for a vacation, but a stopover is a different beast. I don't see wide-bodied aircraft suddenly flying to Hilo, but I wonder if Alaska/Hawaiian will counter things with cheaper flights via Honolulu or Maui.