Island Air restoring service to Kauai in March
STAR-ADVERTISER / MAY 2, 2014
An Island Air plane sits on the tarmac outside of the commuter airlines terminal at Honolulu Airport.
Island Air is heading back to Kauai after less than a year’s absence.
The state’s second-largest airline, which ceased flights to the Garden Isle in June amid a company restructuring, will restore service with six daily round-trip flights between Honolulu and Lihue Airport on March 15. Island Air’s return to Kauai is expected to create approximately 32 airport-related jobs on Kauai and Oahu.
Honolulu-Kauai service will become the third interisland route for Island Air, which also flies between Honolulu and Kahului, and Kahului and Lanai. The addition of the new route is subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation approving the sale of a controlling interest of Island Air to two Hawaii investor groups managed by Honolulu investment firm PacifiCap and its founder Jeffrey Au. The sale by billionaire Larry Ellison’s Ohana Airline Holdings LLC was announced on Jan. 6.
Island Air, which had served Kauai since 2004 before stopping service, said it will celebrate its return to Kauai by offering a “Welcome Back” fare sale starting today through Sunday. The “Welcome Back” fare each way between Honolulu and Lihue will start at $63 for travel between March 15 and May 31.
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Terrific move by the new owners. The outgoing CEO made a horrible move by reducing service and cutting out Kauai. With tourism at an all time high and fuel prices at an all time low you reduce flights??? I look forward to bolder moves with newer planes and service to the Big Island.
As long as we can’t walk on water, we will always need planes.