Hawaiian Airlines expands Lanai service
DENNIS ODA / MARCH 2014
Ohana by Hawaiian will be expanding service to Lanai.
Hawaiian Airlines is picking up some of the void left by Island Air pulling out of the Lanai market.
The state’s largest carrier said today that that ‘Ohana by Hawaiian, its interisland turboprop service, will expand Lanai service with an additional flight beginning May 16. ‘Ohana, which operates 48-seat ATR-42 aircraft, will increase service between Honolulu and Lanai to five times a day.
‘Ohana will be the only airline serving Lanai with regularly scheduled service once Island Air stops service beginning April 1. Island Air, which operates 64-seat ATR-72s, had been flying twice a day between Honolulu and Lanai.
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Thats one ugly paint job!
Sig Zane design.
Hit it right on the nose.Paint job alone must cost thousands.
A pilot who came over to Hawaiian from Island Air is a person I met a few years ago. I wonder if he now captains a Hawaiian flight? He worked part time at the Ihilani Spa.
Probably, Hawaiian getting 5 ATRs configured for cargo only to operate between Islands, which means they need a couple more pilots qualified to fly those planes. Might as well take them from Island Air, give them an opportunity to fly jets later.
I wonder how Hawaiian does it. It seems like no other airline can handle the interisland Hawaii airline market besides them
Their transpac flights to the mainland and Asia, cargo in those Transpacific flights, and baggage fees.
but wouldn’t they get rid of the interisland routes if they lost money on it?
There was rumor, that was why OHANA was contracted…..experiment..rumor only. I don’t think they would as long as you have a profitable trsnspac, cargo, and bsggage fees. I am not a business man only government guy that watches them.
They are making money interisland. If you want to listen to their investor conferences its amazing how much they disclose. The bottom line is this, they have the right mix of aircraft, customer base, and geographic isolation to make it work. If you were an existing airline, why would you want to start an interisland operation? Short hops which beat up your equipment, you cant fly a new 737 interisland and why would you if you could fly in on a longer route? If you are an investor why would you want to take on Hawaiian? They control so much of the market, and if you get into a fare war with them they have the long haul routes to continue to bring in cash. If you are an investor I would go invest somewhere else.
Watch the fares skyrocket.
Maybe some introductory airfares for the first two weeks? highly unlikely….who can afford the hotel rates?….gotta sleep on the beach.