Island Air cancels flights amid storm threat
Island Air said Wednesday it will cancel flights servicing Maui and Lanai beginning Thursday afternoon and will suspend all flights on Friday because of Hurricane Iselle and Tropical Storm Julio. All flights servicing Kauai on Thursday will continue to operate until its last flight departing at 7:34 p.m. The local carrier is hoping to resume its normal flight schedule on Saturday.
The following are the final four Maui and Lanai flights on Thursday:
Honolulu-Maui: Flight 410 departing Honolulu, 11:50 a.m.
Maui-Honolulu: Flight 411 departing Maui, 1:02 p.m.
HNL – Lanai: Flight 304 departing Honolulu, 9:50 a.m.
Lanai-Honolulu: Flight 303 departing Lanai, 10:50 a.m.
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Guests who are ticketed for travel on Island Air from Thursday through Tuesday will be permitted to change their flight without charge by contacting reservations at
1-800-652-6541, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Changes must be made prior to the departure of originally scheduled flights. The reservation call center hours of operation have been extended on Thursday and Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Meanwhile, Hawaiian Airlines said flights are running on schedule and it will decide Thursday afternoon whether to cancel or delay flights.
Hawaiian said customers who are ticketed for travel on on Thursday and Friday will be permitted to change their reservations without charge to flights through Tuesday. The change must be made prior to the departure of the originally scheduled flight, and changes must be in the same class of service (i.e., coach to coach or first to first).
Changes have to be made by Hawaiian Airlines personnel. Customers needing assistance should call Hawaiian Airlines’ at 1-800-367-5320.