HONOLULU, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to offset the rising costs
of operations - most recently, the escalation in fuel prices - Hawaiian
Airlines announced that it has increased its round-trip airfares for flights
between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland by $30, effective immediately for travel
starting on or after May 1, 2008.
Glenn Taniguchi, senior vice president - marketing and sales, commented,
"The costs of providing our product continue to rise, and this modest increase
will help preserve the high quality of our service."
Hawaiian offers nonstop daily service between Honolulu and the Western
U.S. cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento,
Portland, Phoenix, Seattle and Las Vegas, as well as nonstop service between
Kahului, Maui and Seattle, Portland and San Diego.
About Hawaiian Airlines
The nation's top-ranked airline for service in the 2007 Airline Quality
Ratings, Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of
the past four straight years (2004-2007) and in fewest misplaced bags for the
past three years (2005-2007) as reported by the U.S. Department of
Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and
Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian as the top domestic airline serving Hawaii.
Now in its 79th year of continuous service in Hawaii, Hawaiian is the
state's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the second largest
provider of passenger air service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii.
Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawaii from more U.S. gateway cities than
any other airline (nine), as well as service to Australia, American Samoa and
Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 100 daily jet flights among the
Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
(Amex: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com.
SOURCE Hawaiian Airlines
CONTACT: Keoni Wagner of Hawaiian Airlines, +1-808-838-6778,
Keoni.Wagner@hawaiianair.com