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Hawaii Travel: Checked Bag Fees Now Flying in the Islands

July 16, 2008 at 12:30 PM | 1 Comment

Starting August 10, your first checked bag on Hawaiian airline go! will cost $10 and the second piece of luggage will cost $17. Guess the carrier figures there's not really any goodwill to lose.

Meanwhile, Delta has announced that it's still holding off on adding a checked baggage charge, while potential merger partner Northwest recently announced a $15 fee for the first bag.

To keep up on all the latest fees, your best bet is Rick Seaney's Domestic Airline Fee Chart, which is always up-to-date.

Related Stories:
· go! Airlines' Baggage Policies [Official Site]
· Domestic Airline Fee Chart [Rick Seaney]
· Airline Fees coverage [Jaunted]

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Haterade Travel: Passing on Go!

April 2, 2008 at 12:15 PM | 1 Comment

We've been known to hate on airlines like EasyJet, JetBlue and United, depending on our mood--and who's screwing us over that day. But we've never started an all-out campaign to smear a company's reputation like the folks over at Don't Fly Go Airlines.

A treasure trove of documents and rants about annoyingly-named inter-island carrier go!, the site hopes to put the airline out of business. You'll find info on the alleged asleep-at-the-yoke incident in February as well as court documents and info about go!'s parent company, Mesa Air Group.

But given that go! has allegedly burned through cash to put Aloha Airlines out of business, will Don't Fly Go actually work? How do you bankrupt a company that's willing to lose money? And can you really convince people to pass up $49 one-way fares?

Related Stories:
· Don't Fly Go Airlines [Official Site]
· Hawaii Travel: Could This Be the End of Cheap Fares? [Jaunted]
· go! Airlines coverage [Jaunted]