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Travelers at check-in counters including those at Hawaii Airlines were sparse Tuesday afternoon at Kahului Airport. Hawaiian Airlines said there could be more changes in its flight schedules, including possible resumption of some
early-morning flights from Kahului to Oahu. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The head of Hawaiian Airlines said last week that “there is a good chance” that Maui may once again see more early-morning flights to Oahu as the airline is making adjustments in its flight schedules.
President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Ingram was responding to a question about Maui residents not being able to find those early-morning flights for essential services such as doctors’ appointments and therefore needing to stay overnight on Oahu to make appointments the next day.
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Hawaiian Airlines (HA) was formed in 1929. Ever since, we have been treated to 92 years of history from Hawaii’s flag carrier. Seeing as today is the 92nd anniversary of Hawaiian, what would be better than to explore that with an Aviation Deep Dive.
Today we are going to be looking at the rich history of HA and how it has shaped the airline as we know it today. So without further ado, let’s get right into it.
Hawaiian Airlines initiated air service in 1929 as Inter-Island Airways with this Bellanca CH-300, restored in 2009 by Hawaiian to flying condition. Photo: Wiki Commons
A popular option for air service from Oahu to Molokai, Lanai will be discontinued
A popular option for air service from Oahu to Molokai, Lanai will be discontinued By Mahealani Richardson | January 13, 2021 at 4:51 PM HST - Updated January 13 at 5:22 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ohana by Hawaiian flights to Molokai and Lanai will be discontinued Thursday, in a blow to residents who rely on the service.
With the airline stopping flights, the only option left is Mokulele Airlinesâ nine-seat turboprops.
Elton Kinoshita, principal at Lanai High and Elementary School, said he was âheartbrokenâ at news that Ohana by Hawaiian was stopping service.
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Back in October Hawaiian announced that it planned to suspend service at its commuter subsidiary, Ohana. However, the DOT overruled them citing essential air service requirements. Now, though, the DOT has issued a new ruling allowing Ohana by Hawaiian to suspend all service soon.
Hawaiian, like many other airlines around the world, Hawaiian has, effectively, mothballed most of its fleet. This parking of planes then triggered a clause in Hawaiian’s labor contracts requiring it to discontinue Ohana service. Why? Because Hawaiian outsource Ohana to a third-party airline – Empire Airlines. All employees including pilots, flight attendants, and maintenance crews work for Empire, not Hawaiian. So, this clause is to help prevent internal competition from eroding mainline staffs’ opportunities. At the time, though, the DOT said that the requirements set forth by the Essential Air Services Act (EASA) overrode labor agreements. Specifically, EASA states that routes g