Hawaiian Airlines AFA
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO
Stronger Together, Better Together!
HOTEL AND
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
Committee Description
This Committee represents AFA-CWA to secure Contractual requirements through work with Hawaiian Airlines Crew Planning and Scheduling department. This Committee investigates Flight Attendant complaints regarding layover hotel, transportation and crew lounge issues to ensure Contract compliance and maintenance of Hotel Standards.
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For assistance, please contact Matt Mitchell
Email Address: matt.mitchell@hawaiianmec.org
Master Executive Council
Chairperson
Matt Mitchell
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2023 Committee Updates
2022 Committee Updates
There are several errors regarding layover hotels in the May bid packet for flight attendants. The bid packets are put together and published by the HA Crew Planning Department and not by the Hotel Committee.Here are the correct hotels for the following cities: ITO Naniloa Hotel, LIH Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort, ICN Grand Hyatt Incheon Airport Hotel [...]
Due to planned protests and possible civil unrest at the California State Capital Building in Sacramento, the decision has been made to temporarily relocate our crews from the Hyatt Regency Sacramento Hotel to the Staybridge Suites Sacramento Airport Natomas Hotel.
This relocation will commence with all scheduled arrivals into SMF from both OGG and HNL [...]
2021 Committee Updates
Hi Everyone! I am very happy to announce that starting on Friday, August 20th, we will move to our new permanent home in ITO, The Grand Naniloa Hilo Hotel. The Grand Naniloa is offering our crews a 30% discount on all food and beverages, (including alcohol). Complimentary local and toll free calls, wifi, and access to their fitness center. All guest rooms here have [...]
I am pleased to announce that the Sheraton Kaua'i Coconut Beach Resort has been selected as our new home for our LIH layovers.
This beautiful oceanfront property is located about 8 miles from the LIH airport in the town of Kapa'a. All guest rooms here were completely renovated in 2019 and each room has a mini-refrigerator and coffee maker and microwave [...]
I have another important hotel announcement. I am happy to tell you that the Courtyard By Marriott King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel has been selected as our new layover hotel in KOA. This beautiful oceanfront property sits in the heart of Kailua-Kona and is surrounded by restaurants and shopping. All guest rooms here were completely renovated in 2020 [...]
I am happy to announce that commencing on June 1st, we will transition from the SEA Coast Gateway Hotel to our new crew short layover hotel in Seattle, the Crowne Plaza Seattle Airport Hotel. The hotel is conveniently located across the street from the airport and is connected via a pedestrian overpass leading directly to the terminal. All guest rooms have mini-refrigerators [...]
I have another important hotel announcement. The Westin San Jose has been chosen as our new permanent crew hotel in SJC. We will transition to the Westin Hotel on May 1st commencing with ALL arrivals in SJC. This hotel is conveniently located in Downtown San Jose and it is right across the street from the Marriott Hotel. Eateries: Crews will receive a 20% discount on all food [...]
I have another important hotel announcement. I am pleased to tell you that the Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan has been selected as our new crew hotel for JFK layovers. This hotel is located in downtown New York, otherwise known as the Financial District and is surrounded by bars, restaurants, and shopping. You will love the rooms here. They are clean [...]
We have another hotel announcement. I am very happy to announce that the Ayers Suites Hotel at the Ontario Mills Mall has been chosen as our crew hotel in Ontario, California. Eateries This hotel is located across the street from one of California's largest outlet shopping malls. There are several restaurants located just outside the hotel including In-N-Out Burger which is open until 0100 and Raising Canes which stays open until 0300 [...]
We have another hotel announcement. I am very happy to announce that effective immediately, all long layovers in PDX (layovers of 16 hours or more) will be at the Benson Hotel, an iconic property in the heart of Downtown Portland. Eateries This is the 2nd highest rated hotel in Portland on Tripadvisor and [...]
I am happy to announce that our new home in MCO will be the Florida Hotel Orlando. This is a beautiful property attached to Central Florida's largest shopping mall. There are several big box stores and restaurants surrounding the hotel along with an international food court in the mall. Eateries The hotel is offering our crew a very generous 50% discount on [...]
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the high number of reported cases and deaths in New York City, and multiple closures of restaurants and entertainment venues, the collective decision has been made to extend our stay at the TWA Hotel at JFK through the end of March 2021. As your MEC Hotel Committee Chairperson, I will travel to New York City once the [...]