Hawaiian Airlines Reports March Traffic Statistics

HONOLULU – April 05, 2012 - Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA), today announced its systemwide traffic statistics for the month of March and year-to-date.

Systemwide Operations

MARCH                                      2012                            2011                    % Change

PAX                                        776,659                       732,066                            6.1%

RPMS (000)                            925,632                       813,426                          13.8%

ASMS (000)                         1,090,189                       956,457                          14.0%

LF                                              84.9%                          85.0%                      (0.1 pts.)

YEAR-TO-DATE                        2012                            2011                    % Change

PAX                                     2,218,530                    2,089,551                            6.2%

RPMS (000)                         2,631,442                    2,341,896                          12.4%

ASMS (000)                         3,141,341                    2,784,015                          12.8%

LF                                              83.8%                          84.1%                      (0.3 pts.)

PAX:    Passengers transported

RPM:   One paying passenger transported one mile

ASM:   One seat transported one mile

LF:       Percentage of seating capacity utilized

About Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past eight years (2004-2011) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian as the top domestic airline serving Hawaii.

Now in its 83rd year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaii’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 Hawaii from more U.S. gateway cities (10) than any other airline, along with service to Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, American Samoa, and Tahiti. Daily service to New York City will begin in June 2012. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 daily jet flights between the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page (Hawaiian Airlines).