Hawaiian Ranks #1 for Punctuality, Fewest Cancellations in April

HONOLULU – June 07, 2011 - Hawaiian Airlines led the airline industry in on-time performance and fewest flight cancellations during April, according to the monthly

Air Travel Consumer Report issued today by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

 

Hawaiian had 94.1 percent of its flights arrive as scheduled in April to lead the nation’s carriers, exceeding the industry average by 18.6 percentage points. Hawaiian also ranked first overall in fewest cancelled flights at 0.1 percent, with only three cancellations out of 5,560 total flights during April.

 

Hawaiian Airlines is the largest provider of air service to Hawaii from the Western U.S., as well as the leading carrier for interisland service between the islands of Hawaii.

 

The report covers 16 airlines and is available at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/atcr11.htm.

 

 

About Hawaiian Airlines

 

Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past seven years (2004-2010) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In addition, consumer surveys by

Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the top domestic airline offering flights to Hawaii. Hawaiian was also the nation’s highest-ranked carrier for service quality and performance in the prestigious Airline Quality Rating

(AQR) study for 2008 and 2009.

 

Now in its 82

nd year of continuous service in Hawaii, Hawaiian is the largest provider of passenger air service to Hawaii from the state’s 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, as well as service to South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, American Samoa, and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 150 daily jet flights between the Hawaiian Islands.

 

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at www.HawaiianAirlines.com.