Hawaiian Airlines CEO says new planes to benefit Maui
COURTESY THE GARDEN ISLAND
Mark Dunkerley, president and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, addressed nearly 150 people attending the Hawaiian Airlines Luncheon, Jan. 5 at the Courtyard by Marriott at Coconut Beach.
The president and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines says more flights could be headed to Maui over the next few years as the company expands its fleet and operations.
Maui News reports Mark Dunkerley spoke to the Maui Chamber of Commerce on Monday and outlined what future developments for the company could mean for the island.
Hawaiian Airlines is looking to roll out new aircraft starting next year that will allow the company to service nonstop flights between the Neighbor Islands and new routes in the smaller mainland markets.
Dunkerley says Maui could be one of the main beneficiaries of the company’s investment in aircraft.
He also announced Monday that Ohana by Hawaiian, the company’s commuter airline, would be adding a twice-daily route from Kapalua to Honolulu.
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This is the master mind that is rapping the Hawaii people. They should remove the word Hawaiian from their name. Call it share holder’s airline.
Correct! This is a profit before customer service airline, JD Powers doesn’t even rate them, sad.
this could be said about all airlines… they are in business to make a profit… at least they employ people.
give back to the community
and their inflight service is way better than American or United.
Alaska Airlines is installing overhead bins to accommodate more carry on bag. Hawaiian has a person lurking at the ticker counter telling people to check their bag. Alaska = cares about passengers……Hawaiian = making it rain in the board room by taking advantage of passengers.
Did you mean raping or rapping?
The 717 is coming up on it’s life cycle and nobody builds a jet that can take off and land short distances with out overheating the engines, other than Gulfstream. If they can’t find 717’s sitting in the bone yard they will have to resort to turbo props. Noisy and slower. Fly Mokulele Airlines, single engine turbo prop and the company has “great” customer service! Heck some times the pilots will fly low and slow to check out waterfalls on the islands en-route to your destination, super cool!!
Here’s a thought, somebody should pass on to Mr. Dunkerley. Maui has near zero capacity for storing jet fuel. Over the years the amount of planes transiting through Kahului airport has increased exponentially. The amount of tank storage for aviation fuel is the same its ever been. What keeps Maui moving (both gas for cars and aviation fuel) is entirely due to the steady stream of fuel barges that arrive almost daily. During the last tsunami when fuel deliveries were interrupted almost 24 hours, you guys were basically out of fuel…though few who know will admit this. Might want to speak to the brain trust at DOT-Harbors about expanding tank storage capacity at the harbor. It’s a process that is moving at a snails pace, regrettably. Its time the politicians on Maui and the residents take a long hard look at their economic lifeline that allows them to exist…your 1 commercial deep draft harbor. Pray nothing bad ever happens there. After about 2 days you guys will be out of food and the fuel will be gone.