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An ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Monday, September 17, 2018 in Honolulu.
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Hawaiian Airlines said Monday it has lowered its third-quarter guidance for revenue per available seat mile as a result of service disruptions, passenger cancellations and booking interruptions stemming from Hurricane Olivia that affected neighbor island flights in early September, and from Typhoon Jebi that affected Japan service in September and resulted in the closure of Osaka’s Kansai International Airport for more than 10 days.
The state’s largest carrier now sees third-quarter revenue per available seat mile down 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent as opposed to its earlier guidance of flat to down 2 percent. It also sees its cost per available seat mile, excluding aircraft fuel and special items, up 1 percent to 2 percent in the third quarter compared with an increase of 0.5 percent to 3.5 percent previously estimated.
Hawaiian said its load factor, or percentage of seats filled, dropped 3 percentage points in September to 83.6 percent from 86.6 percent in the year-earlier period. The number of passengers it carried rose 0.6 percent to 918,715 from 913,488.
Revenue passenger miles, or one paying passenger transported one mile, increased 5.8 percent to 1.45 billion from 1.37 billion. Its available seat miles, or one seat transported one mile, rose 9.6 percent to 1.73 billion from 1.58 billion.
Shares of Hawaiian Holding Inc., parent of Hawaiian Airlines, fell 13 cents Monday to $36.38 before the news was released at the close of the market.