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| Above, air passengers arriving at Kona International Airport. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Back in the day when gasoline was way under a buck a gallon, we would see "gas war" signs at gasoline stations. Each brand of gasoline competed for the dollars of consumers by lowering prices.
A similar thing is taking place between competing airlines to Hawaii. The winner of this airfare war is definitely the consumer.
Beat of Hawaii begins with:
It seems odd to us that Hawaii would continue to have that distinction. After all, once on the ground, Hawaii is usually more expensive in every way when compared with the mainland. But not when it comes to airfares, and at least not for now when you travel interisland.
This all comes as another fare war was started today between bellwether Hawaiian Airlines and still relative Hawaii newcomer Southwest Airlines. The lowest mainland price now begins at $119 each way from the west coast, and we predict they can go lower.
If one has a vacation to Hawaii in mind, now is the time to buy airline tickets.
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