Comments on: Aloha ‘Oe, Aloha Airlines

By: John

John — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:27:13 +0000

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By: girasoli

girasoli — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:19:20 +0000

I was in shock when I read the breaking news article in the Honolulu Advertiser. It is a sad day indeed for the state of Hawaii and for all the people working for Aloha. It is always sad to see a business go under but this airline has been around for so long and in my opinion is much safer than go.

By: Akit

Akit — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:49:15 +0000

The bad thing about Aloha shutting down at this time is that the mainland Chinese Americans who have relatives that are buried in Hawaii need to fly to Hawaii during the month of April. Known as “Ching Ming” it’s a yearly tradition in April where relatives clean the burial site and bring food to honor them.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:36:29 +0000

For your readers’ reference…

The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau is working closely with the Governor’s office, Hawaii Tourism Authority, local and national airlines, hotels, and the tourism industry at large to provide consumers a central web resource for visitor/travel information related to the Aloha Airlines shut down at:

http://www.gohawaii.com/alohaairlines

Affected travelers are encouraged to visit the website, which will be updated continuously as new information becomes available.

By: CF

CF — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:33:18 +0000

Actually, it’s expected that 1,900 people will lose their jobs since the rest work for the cargo or airport services businesses. Hawaiian and go! are adding about 2/3 the amount of seats that Aloha is losing, so there will be some demand for more crews. Hopefully some Aloha employees will get hired on at these airlines, although it will inevitably be for a lower wage.

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:18:48 +0000

My friend’s brother is a pilot for Aloha. This is awful for them. Sure it’s tough on the passengers and a sad day for aviation enthusiasts, but the employees are the ones who truly lose. Almost 4,000 people work for the airline, mostly on the passenger side.

The pilots are scrambling to work for Hawaiian and the other legacy carriers but it looks grim. And HI isn’t exactly an employment mecca. A sad day for aviation, but a tragic day for the State of Hawaii.

By: CF

CF — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:16:25 +0000

Wes – the latest month we have so far is December. During that month from RNO, Spokane had 58.1%, Long Beach had 54.1%, Ontario had 47.9%, and Tucson brought up the rear with 37.8%.

As for their branded flying in general, I’m not too bullish on it. I still love the idea, but not with 50 seat jets and $100+ fuel. The math just doesn’t work. ExpressJet shareholders are getting restless, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see this be one of the next casualties we see.

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:50:39 +0000

My previous comment brings to mind another question you likely have some insight on. What is the outlook on Express Jet’s branded flying for the near future? Is there any info available regarding load factors since they added RNO?

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:46:37 +0000

Thanks CF, forgot about Horizon. Also, I am glad I read your blog and appreciate the heads-up you had given on Aloha, last week I held off purchasing tickets a few weeks out, and am glad I did so now.

For now X Jet out of LGB or ONT looks to be my best bet to get to RNO (although a Southwest stop in OAK or SJC isn’t the end of the world).

By: CF

CF — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:30:36 +0000

Good question, Wes. Southwest could be an option as could a Horizon (Alaska) Q400, but I wouldn’t expect either of those. Space is at a premium at SNA, so I’d guess that someone could find a better use for that slot.