An article in this morning's StarBulletin indicate that July was a good month for local interisland air carriers:
July strong for isle carriers
Hawaiian, and Aloha and go! all cite high load factors
The article also mentions the Hawaiian vs. Go lawsuit that is coming up next month. Whatever the outcome of that court case, for now I suggest that we all enjoy the low fares while they are still available.
Anything that goes wrong and squeezes one of these carriers out of the market, then for sure we will be paying $115 again each way for an interisland fare... and that definitely will bite!
July strong for isle carriers
Hawaiian, and Aloha and go! all cite high load factors
go!, which used promotions as low as $1 one way to boost seating on its 50-seat CRJ-200s, had a load factor of 82.7 percent in July that topped its year-earlier 73.9 percent -- its previous high for a full month of operation.
Hawaiian transported 656,044 passengers systemwide, up 14.8 percent from 571,569 a year earlier. Its available seat miles increased 19.2 percent to 833.3 million from 698.9 million, while its revenue passenger miles gained 16.8 percent to 728.5 million from 623.9 million.
Aloha Airlines, which is privately held, doesn't release its monthly traffic numbers, but spokeswoman Stephanie Ackerman said yesterday that the carrier's systemwide load factor was 84.2 percent in July, up from 78.2 percent a year earlier. Aloha flies 127-seat Boeing 737-200s interisland and 124-seat Boeing 737-700s to the mainland.
Hawaiian transported 656,044 passengers systemwide, up 14.8 percent from 571,569 a year earlier. Its available seat miles increased 19.2 percent to 833.3 million from 698.9 million, while its revenue passenger miles gained 16.8 percent to 728.5 million from 623.9 million.
Aloha Airlines, which is privately held, doesn't release its monthly traffic numbers, but spokeswoman Stephanie Ackerman said yesterday that the carrier's systemwide load factor was 84.2 percent in July, up from 78.2 percent a year earlier. Aloha flies 127-seat Boeing 737-200s interisland and 124-seat Boeing 737-700s to the mainland.
Anything that goes wrong and squeezes one of these carriers out of the market, then for sure we will be paying $115 again each way for an interisland fare... and that definitely will bite!
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