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Hawaii Superferry - Use It or Lose It

Hawaii Superferry reports that it’s ridership has been steadily increasing during May. The company estimates that, based on current bookings, it will surpass 21,000 passengers and 5,800 vehicles during the month. It carried more than 5,500 passengers and 1500 vehicles on the Memorial weekend alone.Superferry has also announced that it will extend promotional pricing into [...]

Go! Pilots Fall Asleep During Flight!

KGMB television reports that the flight crew of a Go! Airlines interisland flight fell asleep during a flight between Honolulu and Hilo. The February 13th flight overshot the Hilo airport by 15 miles before the plane was turned around and landed safely. Both pilots were fired by the airline for not immediatly reporting the incident. [...]

Hawaii Superferry Adding Second Maui Trip

Hawaii Superferry is adding a second Maui trip starting May 9th. The afternoon sailing will operate Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.The second trip will benefit commercial customers who want more flexibility in reaching markets according to Superferry President and CEO John Garibaldi.
Currently the Superferry leaves Honolulu at 6:30 AM each day and arrives in Maui [...]

Northwest-Delta Merger Likely to Reduce Hawaii Service

The recently announced merger deal between Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines is likely to put more pressure on Hawaii air capacity.Delta currently offers seven daily round trips to the islands, five to Oahu and two to Maui.  Northwest operates six flights daily from the US mainland to Oahu.
It is expected the merged airlines will try [...]

Aloha Airlines Shuts Down Passenger Service

Aloha Airlines announced today that it will be shutting down its inter-island and transpacific passenger flight operations. Aloha’s last day of operations will be Monday, March 31, 2008. On that day, Aloha will operate its schedule with the exception of flights from Hawaii to the West Coast and flights from Orange County to Reno and [...]