Good old Southwest Airlines where the letter "C" followed by a number on your boarding pass means spending time in a middle seat. - In their favor they are actually one of the biggest domestic carriers with lots of destinations. Unfortunately, their boarding process reminds me of the days when I traveled by second class bus in Southern Mexico. So, due to their unique boarding rigamarole, Southwest is definitely my second or third choice for air travel with the condition that I am able to book a non-stop flight to my destination. Alaska, Delta and Jet Blue are my first choices for domestic travel.
What an excellent trip report. I also love the fact that you spelled Moloka’i just as it supposed to be. Also the fact that you included some fun facts. Your entire video is well put together. Mahalo 🤙🏻
Nice vid! The quality is so crisp. I love flying to Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines. I’m planning to fly with Southwest this fall but so nervous to fly the MAX.
Thank you for sharing your flight over to Hawaii in general here. I forget that Southwest is now flying there on the 737s. That is a long distance on a on an aircraft that size but the overall saving grace here is that you got the Exti Row that gives you the leg room!! Any time all of us have to fly in Economy for more than 3 hours we need the leg room to stretch your legs. And then leaving Maui to jump over to Oahu with 27 people onboard was heaven for you! Very nice for that! I have flown on the 757s from LAX to Hawaii a few times but all the other aircraft were larger ones like that 777s and 767s for the space. Again, thank you for sharing you flight. I hope you enjoy being on the beach with family and friends.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it! I definitely agree that it’s a little interesting for a 737 to be flying all the way to Hawaii, even the A321s. And if your taking a longer flight on a 737 MAX or 800 aircraft, I definitely recommend 16A or 16F, you won’t regret it!
@@standbycolin Yeah, for seats 16A or 16F, I take it that is probably the Exit Row seats at the windows. Yes, the leg room is needed for us tall people flying that size of an aircraft long haul. I see the JetBlue is flying from New York to London. I have to think about flying those aircraft that way as well. Well, I will continue to read reviews of how people feel. I know the corporate business jets are flying some good distances as well but you only have 2 to 7 people onboard. Hahaha, but I can not afford a nice corporate business jet!! Hahaha No, no. So, I am stuck on the commercial airlines with the us regular people. Hahahaa! I laugh! You fly safe for the summer. Again, thanks for sharing.
@@tomdavis3038 I hear you and i see your comment. I do miss the 747s a lot. And yes, flying those long distances for me, I still need a large wide body aircraft!! I do and I need to see the big space on those large aircraft to make me feel comfortable. So, yes, on the long-haul trips for now I fly the 777s and 767s. I look at the reservations and I call the customer service agents to find out about the services available on a particular airline. Now, for the Hawaii flights I now Hawaii Airways has the big wide body Airbus A330s and I have see them when I have been there in Hawaii and they do look nice. So, for me, flying to Hawaii from Chicago I have gotten up in the early early hour of the morning to take the 777s directly to Hawaii. But if I know that I can not get up the wee hours of the morning then I do a one stop into Los Angeles then take a 777 or 767 from there.
No upgrade is required👍 Pretty much if you have an A boarding pass, you may still get a chance for that exit row. Remember southwest is open seating, so you just never know
I have a flight coming up this week I have not had a seat next to the wing in quite a while, I think I will try to get a seat by the wing and film the action Have you flown recently with Southwest having power ports yet? I know they are supposed to have them eventually.
Yes! Just recently I traveled on Southwest's first 737 MAX 8 to feature power ports. It had both USB A and C. My next Trip Report will cover this aircraft!
Interesting plane. My x- is a flight attendant for SW and we got one of the first tours of it. I recall the pilots saying that the 737s flew like a race car. The Max flew like a mini van. I was on it a few times and it swayed back and forth in the air. Creepy. The inside lighting is cool. Thanks for posting👍
Max 8 seats are HORRIBLE! One inch of padding in the seat bottoms! The old 737-700 seats were best, 737-800 seats thinner, but still fairly tolerable, Max 8 seats make you sore in 15 minutes!
before you head back to HI.....you must have a pen with you....because that form will 'catch you off guard' and I dont know if the flight attendants will be able to "loan" you a pen.....I got caught off guard many times....
There are some places I nonrev to and some places I don’t. Hawaii is one of them so for these flights I bought tickets, which now that I think about it, I haven’t flown standby in a while. Nonreving home from the Hawaiian islands can be a nightmare lol
But this year, when I went on Southwest airlines to Minneapolis, from New York Laguardia, I didn't find any snack option like the snack bags. How is it possible on this flight?
@@standbycolin Hmm…I noticed that in the video, and I forgot that while I commented. Why are the snack bags only available on flights to Hawaii and vice versa, but not on any other Southwest Airlines flights?
@@Wolfysmusic8880 It’s because the Hawaii flights are longer. Southwest offers some additional snacks on flights from the west coast to the east coast as well, just not the snack bag
Hawaiian is definitely better. They have entertainment screens, power, and A LOT more food options. However, their tickets tend to get crazy expensive. If your looking for a cheaper option, but still with decent service, then my first option would be Southwest.
Southwest was too cheap to pay Boeing for the extra AOA alerts but it should have been standard. If you don't want to risk the Max, as a long time 45 year PSA/Southwest customer I now fly, Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 wide body. Delta Airbus available many sizes and Alaska/Skywest many commuter flights LAX SFO STS etc Ebraraer E175 which is Airbus A220 Airbus sized jet. Just saying.
No screens in the seat backs???? WTF is that all about. I’ve flown on 700’s with them? On a long flight like that?? WTH. Too much extra weight if the computer system goes ape shit and pitches the plane straight up???😆
I flew Hawn on the red eye to vegas....IF Hawn did lower their fares just a little bit, I would fly it......any little bit of mechanical disruption and they fly to the closest airport for safety.
Nice video my friend!
Flew a Max 8 from HNL to PHX a couple weeks ago. It was a perfect flight. No swaying. No nothing. Just cruised right along.
The first time I flew on a MAX was from LAX-TUS. Was very skeptical knowing it was a MAX, but wow. The flight was the smoothest one to date.
I love southwest! Been a Hawaiian air pax and once I tried southwest - I was sold!
The engines sound very powerful. Love that low grade growel that engine makes compared to other new aircraft engines
Smooth
SWA is my fav. Looked like a smooth flight.
This is my favorite flight by far that I have taken. I love the 737 max 8 and the interior is nice. Also you know you are going to Hawaii lol!
No music no fast forward great footage LIKED!
Good old Southwest Airlines where the letter "C" followed by a number on your boarding pass means spending time in a middle seat. - In their favor they are actually one of the biggest domestic carriers with lots of destinations. Unfortunately, their boarding process reminds me of the days when I traveled by second class bus in Southern Mexico. So, due to their unique boarding rigamarole, Southwest is definitely my second or third choice for air travel with the condition that I am able to book a non-stop flight to my destination.
Alaska, Delta and Jet Blue are my first choices for domestic travel.
So, too lazy to check in 24 hours before the flight? In that case you deserve what you get, a big fat "C".
What do you think about United?
@@armoredgaming2352 United is number six on my list of preferred airlines. American is number 5.
I hope to get an isle seat when I fly on Nov.....reason? because I hate to bother a passenger if I HAVE TO PEE!!! im not kidding!!!
@@lonelypigeon7562 SAME here !! Lol. Funny comment ! 😆👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️💞
what a nice tripreport!!!!!!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
@@standbycolin ur welcome!
What an excellent trip report. I also love the fact that you spelled Moloka’i just as it supposed to be. Also the fact that you included some fun facts. Your entire video is well put together. Mahalo 🤙🏻
Glad you enjoyed the video! And thanks for the supporting comments! Mahalo 🤙
I flew to Hawaii for San Diego on a Southwest Airlines 737 Max 8 very beautiful Plane and loved it my Favorite.
Very cool! Its definitely one of the best planes out there
i did. as well. so amazing g
The last plane I and wife flew, was from Everett Paine Field on Alaska. I retired from Tramco-ATS 2019. Was on the Southwest Line.
What a spectacular report!!!!
Great video, very informative and covers all the bases. Thanks
Great trip report! Love the wing/engine view on the OGG-HNL sector
That's so cool that they let passengers to switch seats !! Many airlines give us a hard time doing that !! 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️💞
Love the new visual updates, Colin! Hope to do some trip reports to/from Hawaii soon, including insider tips at HNL :)
- Red
Thank you! Those updates take longer but it’s worth it for the vIdeos to appear nicer! Hope you have a fun time making those trip reports! 👍
That is just amazing that flight
Interesting Video! Back in the day I flew widebody aircraft to Hawaii!
That’s cool! Glad you liked the trip report!
We just went to Honolulu and to Kona using southwest and it was such a great experience!! Will deff do it again!!!
I chose SW when I found out Hawn charged $$$$$$.....after one flight, Hawn has to lower their fares or else, face stiff competition!
Nice vid! The quality is so crisp. I love flying to Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines. I’m planning to fly with Southwest this fall but so nervous to fly the MAX.
Glad you enjoyed it! The 737 MAX is 100% safe! Southwest pilots are professionals for 737s so there is no reason to be scared👍
@@standbycolin true! I’m so happy to have found your channel. Your video quality and info is so nice and thorough. New fan here!
@@technic_angel thank you!
The MAX is off the menu for the time being. Yes I am a coward when it comes to my life.
Lay off watching MSNBC.
Thank you for sharing your flight over to Hawaii in general here. I forget that Southwest is now flying there on the 737s. That is a long distance on a on an aircraft that size but the overall saving grace here is that you got the Exti Row that gives you the leg room!! Any time all of us have to fly in Economy for more than 3 hours we need the leg room to stretch your legs. And then leaving Maui to jump over to Oahu with 27 people onboard was heaven for you! Very nice for that! I have flown on the 757s from LAX to Hawaii a few times but all the other aircraft were larger ones like that 777s and 767s for the space. Again, thank you for sharing you flight. I hope you enjoy being on the beach with family and friends.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it! I definitely agree that it’s a little interesting for a 737 to be flying all the way to Hawaii, even the A321s. And if your taking a longer flight on a 737 MAX or 800 aircraft, I definitely recommend 16A or 16F, you won’t regret it!
@@standbycolin Yeah, for seats 16A or 16F, I take it that is probably the Exit Row seats at the windows. Yes, the leg room is needed for us tall people flying that size of an aircraft long haul. I see the JetBlue is flying from New York to London. I have to think about flying those aircraft that way as well. Well, I will continue to read reviews of how people feel. I know the corporate business jets are flying some good distances as well but you only have 2 to 7 people onboard. Hahaha, but I can not afford a nice corporate business jet!! Hahaha No, no. So, I am stuck on the commercial airlines with the us regular people. Hahahaa! I laugh! You fly safe for the summer. Again, thanks for sharing.
Over the ocean I like 4 engines!
Cheers
@@tomdavis3038 I hear you and i see your comment. I do miss the 747s a lot. And yes, flying those long distances for me, I still need a large wide body aircraft!! I do and I need to see the big space on those large aircraft to make me feel comfortable. So, yes, on the long-haul trips for now I fly the 777s and 767s. I look at the reservations and I call the customer service agents to find out about the services available on a particular airline. Now, for the Hawaii flights I now Hawaii Airways has the big wide body Airbus A330s and I have see them when I have been there in Hawaii and they do look nice. So, for me, flying to Hawaii from Chicago I have gotten up in the early early hour of the morning to take the 777s directly to Hawaii. But if I know that I can not get up the wee hours of the morning then I do a one stop into Los Angeles then take a 777 or 767 from there.
Amazing Video
Thank you!
New engines are so quiet.
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you!
best trip ever Im going next week
love the video colin
Thank you Lexi!
Thats a long flight on WN but i like it
Thanks for sharing this
Of course!
4:44 My favorite sound in a 737 800 or max 8
I agree! It’s very soothing, almost like a white noise I guess haha
Can you please do another Southwest Santa Barbara Airport trio report?
I would love to! I don’t have one planned right now but maybe soon 😉
In 5 to 10 years the Max’s reputation will be forgotten.
Nice flight report.
Guessing you had to upgrade to get that exit window seat LOL
No upgrade is required👍 Pretty much if you have an A boarding pass, you may still get a chance for that exit row. Remember southwest is open seating, so you just never know
Nice!
I thought you were on my flight but no. I was on SWA1385. Flight was awesome LAX-OGG-HNL with no plane switching!
Yeah it was awesome no plane switch. It felt good to pick a different seat, too
I have a flight coming up this week I have not had a seat next to the wing in quite a while, I think I will try to get a seat by the wing and film the action
Have you flown recently with Southwest having power ports yet?
I know they are supposed to have them eventually.
Yes! Just recently I traveled on Southwest's first 737 MAX 8 to feature power ports. It had both USB A and C. My next Trip Report will cover this aircraft!
Interesting plane. My x- is a flight attendant for SW and we got one of the first tours of it. I recall the pilots saying that the 737s flew like a race car. The Max flew like a mini van. I was on it a few times and it swayed back and forth in the air. Creepy. The inside lighting is cool. Thanks for posting👍
Glad you liked it! It’s definitely a cool plane, especially the lighting
I really liked that Hawaiian Air 🌺 717
I'm a ramp agent for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES and I also enjoyed the trip video of this do more of these
Glad you liked it! I will be doing more in the coming weeks!
Max 8 seats are HORRIBLE! One inch of padding in the seat bottoms! The old 737-700 seats were best, 737-800 seats thinner, but still fairly tolerable, Max 8 seats make you sore in 15 minutes!
before you head back to HI.....you must have a pen with you....because that form will 'catch you off guard' and I dont know if the flight attendants will be able to "loan" you a pen.....I got caught off guard many times....
Do you just nonrev to places? I love heading back home and flying the Hawaii route. Mahalo
There are some places I nonrev to and some places I don’t. Hawaii is one of them so for these flights I bought tickets, which now that I think about it, I haven’t flown standby in a while. Nonreving home from the Hawaiian islands can be a nightmare lol
@@standbycolin Yes, we have had the same experience. The flights are always more full coming back home.
Such a great tripreport Colin!!! greetings from Colombia, I do tripreports here if you want to check them!!!!😁😁😁😁
I love sw ❤
Me too!
I noticed every single airline you been to so far has Coke products, but none of them serve Pepsi. I think that's not fair.
Its all about the money, Coke gives a better deal and gets the job.
Houston, Texas to São Paulo, Brazil (IAH- GRU)
Hey, just wondering where’d u get the go-pro from
@standbycolin How did you mount or hold your camera so steady...?
I actually hold the phone with my hand. I use the iPhone 12 Pro which has amazing stabilization when it comes to filming👍
Dont forget, PSA had terminal 1 at LAX before it merged with US Airways
That’s also true! I just put US Airways to sum it all up👍
@@standbycolin ok
But this year, when I went on Southwest airlines to Minneapolis, from New York Laguardia, I didn't find any snack option like the snack bags. How is it possible on this flight?
The snack bags are only available on flights to/from the mainland and Hawaii
@@standbycolin Hmm…I noticed that in the video, and I forgot that while I commented. Why are the snack bags only available on flights to Hawaii and vice versa, but not on any other Southwest Airlines flights?
@@Wolfysmusic8880 It’s because the Hawaii flights are longer. Southwest offers some additional snacks on flights from the west coast to the east coast as well, just not the snack bag
How would you compare WN vs HA service to Hawaii?
Hawaiian is definitely better. They have entertainment screens, power, and A LOT more food options. However, their tickets tend to get crazy expensive. If your looking for a cheaper option, but still with decent service, then my first option would be Southwest.
Did you ever recline your seat? How far back does it go?
Yes I did! I recline the seat at 5:50. The recline was pretty standard for an Economy seat
my best thing of flying is takeoff and landing
Fly with Southwest and bring your food.
wow I never thought that southwest planes can look like this lol. I mean its not spirit
Definitely. They are extremely nice👍
please disclose ticket price
Hello, did you need to take a Covid test before departing LAX? I read domestic passengers don’t have to but I’m unsure.
No. Domestic passengers are no longer required to have a COVID 19 Test before departing👍
@@standbycolin thank you!!
hi StandbyColin don't you have fear to get on the new 737 max claas airplane after what happind
I can't stand the boarding music on the Southwest MAX. Wish they would turn it off.
How full was the island hop flight?
Southwest was too cheap to pay Boeing for the extra AOA alerts but it should have been standard. If you don't want to risk the Max, as a long time 45 year PSA/Southwest customer I now fly, Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 wide body. Delta Airbus available many sizes and Alaska/Skywest many commuter flights LAX SFO STS etc Ebraraer E175 which is Airbus A220 Airbus sized jet. Just saying.
Flying the MAX is hardly a risk these days.
I’m terrified to fly the MAX.
@@technic_angel It's flown millions of miles safely, both before and after the crashes.
@@athleticguy15 true but i can’t help thinking of those incidents.
The only airlines I will fly.
They insist their customers like open seating. I think they are full of crap and avoid flying on SW whenever possible.
No screens in the seat backs???? WTF is that all about. I’ve flown on 700’s with them? On a long flight like that?? WTH. Too much extra weight if the computer system goes ape shit and pitches the plane straight up???😆
SWA is always my last choice, if all other options are exhausted. I don't even consider Spirit or the like.
Why is it your last choice??
Good! More room for the rest of us!
@@XO_1294 Inferior product over all
Who else gives you 2 suitcases for free and 32" of leg room?
They suck compared to Hawaiian Air
I flew Hawn on the red eye to vegas....IF Hawn did lower their fares just a little bit, I would fly it......any little bit of mechanical disruption and they fly to the closest airport for safety.