Hawaiian Airlines or Southwest Airlines?

Above, a Hawaiian Airlines jet being readied for an inter-island flight. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Six years ago, we flew to Hawaii aboard Hawaiian Airlines. The trip was uneventful except we did get served a meal, something that is extremely rare these days on domestic flights. I don't remember what we had, so it must not have been remarkable.

Since Southwest Airlines has started service to Hawaii, comparisons on price and comfort between it and Hawaiian Airlines have been popping up. The new competition between the two has produced lower fares (you just have to search for them).

Beat of Hawaii posted an article comparing Hawaiian Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Of the two, Southwest Airlines is the better deal. To see why, just check out their article.

It begins with:

How do you choose between these two airlines when booking flights to Hawaii? We recently flew to and from California on Southwest Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. But rather than rehash those, which you can read for yourself if you’d like (links above), the point today is to look at ways to decide which airline will better suit your needs when flying to Hawaii.

To read more, go here.