HONOLULU
– April 10, 2014 – Hawaiian Airlines led the U.S. airline industry for on-time performance and fewest
flight cancellations during the month of February, as reported today by the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Hawai‘i’s
largest and longest-serving airline scored the DOT’s highest ranking for
punctuality, with 90.1 percent of its flights arriving as scheduled throughout
the month of February. Hawaiian Airlines also led the industry in the avoidance
of flight cancellations with a total of four cancellations out of 5,418 flights
operated during February for a cancellation rate of 0.1 percent.
Hawaiian
Airlines, the leading U.S. carrier in on-time performance for 10 consecutive
years, provides daily non-stop service to Hawai‘i from 11 gateway cities in
North America – more cities than any other carrier – using Airbus A330-200 and
Boeing 767-300 aircraft, making it the only carrier to offer wide-body,
twin-aisle aircraft for all transpacific flights. The airline is also the
leading provider of air service between the islands of Hawai‘i.
The
DOT’s monthly Air Travel Consumer Report ranking the nation’s 16 largest air
carriers is available online at www.dot.gov/individuals/air-consumer/air-travel-consumer-reports.
About Hawaiian
Airlines
Hawaiian®
has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 10 years
(2004-2013) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer
surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the
highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai‘i.
Now
in its 85th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai‘i’s biggest and
longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air
service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers
nonstop service to Hawai‘i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other
airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand,
American Samoa and Tahiti. New nonstop service will begin between Honolulu and
Beijing, China in April 2014, subject to government approval. Hawaiian also
provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiian
Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA).
Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow
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