Minor airlines of U.S. such as Alaska and Hawaiian are expanding their routes to international destinations but basic features such as automated online check-in and booking management for passengers are still unavailable, falling short of international standards.
Newly developing airlines from U.S. are usually not equipped with automated systems that are common in most international airlines from Asia and Arabia where international operators and large domestic operators of the 1st and 2nd tiers are expected to have automated systems available. Alaska and Hawaiian airlines cannot import passenger information from sales made by their online travel agencies and require check-in at airport kiosks/counters, thus extending processing times and limiting how soon a passenger can enter the airside of the terminal.