02-20-2008, 08:47 AM
I wasn't constantly staying on top of the airfares until I started traveling to Honolulu a lot, recently. As many of you already know, the low fares come and go (pun intended) and are not a regular thing. They usually are announced with about a week's time to book a flight for the available travel period, often a month's time. When someone on PunaWeb posted in late Jan. about Go! putting out a low fare ($29), I checked Hawaiian Air and Aloha, and both also dropped their fares to compete. I was able to get $70 roundtrip tickets for Feb. travel, including taxes and fees. $49 one-way fares are the current norm, but after those allotments are gone, the fares drift up to $89, even on Go!
If you want to hear about these fares, register an email address with these airlines and you'll hear about them as early as most people. You will need to make some quick decisions and book your flights quickly. I imagine these fares are only offered for low volume travel times. Or, in Go!'s case, when they are trying to force the other 2 majors to make painfully low fare cuts and gain better market share. You probably won't see low prices offered for peak travel times.
If you want to hear about these fares, register an email address with these airlines and you'll hear about them as early as most people. You will need to make some quick decisions and book your flights quickly. I imagine these fares are only offered for low volume travel times. Or, in Go!'s case, when they are trying to force the other 2 majors to make painfully low fare cuts and gain better market share. You probably won't see low prices offered for peak travel times.