Flights into Lanai -- Baggage?

I%26#39;m planning on flying from Philly into Honolulu, and then from Honolulu to Lanai. My flight gets in around 3:30PM, so I%26#39;m planning on taking a 6:10PM flight on Island Air to Lanai. Sound good so far?

Here is the big question? It is possibly to somehow check my baggage in Philly all the way thru to Lanai, or do I need to pick it up in Honolulu and then recheck it with Island Air?

Thanks all!

Flights into Lanai -- Baggage?

Of course it is possible....you need to find out if your mainland airline codes shares or has an agreement with Island Air to forward baggage. I would contact both carriers just to be sure and find out.

The other thing you need to check is how much your bag weighs, Island Air has some pretty strict limits on baggage weight.

Flights into Lanai -- Baggage?

Here is a link to Island Air%26#39;s baggage rules:

www.islandair.com/flightinfo-baggage.asp

50 pound limit on the bag (first bag free) and basicly they do not allow baggae as carry on...one personal item like a laptop case or purse but any baggage has to be checked.

Ok, here%26#39;s the kicker...

The last 2 times we have flown DFW to HNL to LNY, American Airlines did NOT let us check the bags all the way through because the partnership with Aloha Air Group (who previous owned Island Air) terminated. I would definitely ';ask'; to have them checked all the way. But, we have not had luck from DFW the last few months. Check the tags before they put your bags on the conveyer to make sure they say ';LNY';. My husband was told that they would, but the tags said ';HNL';.

We have never had trouble with having the bags checked all the way through to Lana%26#39;i on Northwest Airlines, and they have been a parnter with Hawaiian Air for many years. So I would certainly ask and check the tag to make sure.

Also, if you want to take one carry-on per person on your flight to Honolulu, but it is too big to bring as a carry-on on Island Air, you can gate check it right at the airplane steps. Make sure you tell the gate agent that you are doing that and they will put on a special tag. I always like to keep some important clothing and some necessities under my control. They will take you bag right at the airplane steps and it will be waiting for you right there when you get off the plane on Lana%26#39;i.

Also, when you take the Wiki Wiki over to the commuter terminal in Honolulu, you will need to take the one that goes in front of the airport, outside of the security area. Do not take the one the runs upstairs within the security area. That only goes to the interisland terminal for Hawaiian Air (unless you don%26#39;t mind walking from that point).

And BTW, I think you connection times look fine.