Airlinesâ € ™ plans huge boost Tourism Isle
At a time when many U.S. airlines reduce the ability of Mainland destinations, carriers plan to increase flights to Hawaii.
In recent months, a half-dozen airlines serving Hawaii have announced they are adding about 60 scheduled flights per week to the islands, some markets from as far away as Charlotte, NC, and Detroit.
According to a recent study by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, the airline industry Nation plans to add more than 497,000 passengers more seats to Hawaii in 2010. The extra capacity is worth about one month air capacity, "said John Monahan, HVCB CEO.
The increase is good news for the local travel industry, which saw a decline of 15 per cent of the capacity of twins after a stop last year's Aloha Airlines and ATA Airlines, the global financial crisis and fuel prices.
â € œThe amount of a new service started this year or has been announced for next year is huge, â € said state tourism liaison Marsha Wienert.
â € œThat you said that airlines have confidence in Hawaii as destination.â €
Hawaiian Airlines is adding more capacity with the delivery of its new long-haul Airbus A330-200 in April.
largest airline of the State plans to add 21 weekly flights, including flights daily Maui to Oakland, California and San Diego and the Los Angeles flight to Honolulu.
The new Airbus aircraft are part of the carrier local spending as much as $ 4400000000 over 15 years to acquire up to 24 new long-haul aircraft range.
In the longer term, Hawaiian new Airbus jets gives him the ability to fly direct flights from New York and other cities of the Atlantic coast, making it easier to market Hawaii tourism new markets on the East Coast, said David Uchiyama, director of marketing for the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
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U.S. Airways has already started its own connection to the East Coast.
The airline based in Phoenix last week launched a daily nonstop service from Charlotte, NC, increasing the company's existing services Hawai'i its hub in Phoenix.
During this time, Delta Air Lines said it will resume direct flights to Honolulu from Detroit from June
The carrier based in Atlanta, which stopped flying directly from Detroit in 2004, three flights a week from the Motor City, which will make it easier for travelers from the East Coast Trip islands.
To be sure, most of the growth will come from the West Coast markets, especially those already served by Aloha and ATA.
Capacity still OFF
Alaska Airlines, which started daily flights to Hawai'i two years ago, said it plans to add 14 flights per week to the islands of California, Hawaii, is one of the largest markets in the airline. Last month, the carrier began flying direct flights to Kona from a former stronghold Aloha and ATA, Oakland, California
As a result of the expansion, about 11 percent of capacity serve the carrier market Hawai'i.
Continental Airlines plans to strengthen services other former Aloha and ATA roads. From Mars The airline said it plans to fly four times a week in Maui Orange County, California
It also increase the frequency of its flights to Honolulu to Orange County from four days a week to seven days a week.
David Carey, CEO Outrigger Enterprises Inc of, estimates that the overall transportation capacity is still off about 5.5 percent of its pre-Aloha and ATA day. But he said that much better than other continental markets where airlines have reduced to 20-30 percent.
â € œWe're yet still several percent, but nothing to show positive growth for the future are good news, â € he said.
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The lift of passengers rose represents a sharp reversal of early 2008, when Hawaii's travel industry difficult to convince mainland carriers to help fill the void created by the closures of Aloha and ATA.
Most carriers have been reluctant to increase capacity due to soaring fuel prices and the global economic meltdown.
In addition, some carriers direction, such as Korean Air Lines planned to expand their services to Hawaii, but later, after reconsidering bookings tailed off because of fears of H1N1.
â € œIt was one thing after another. First you get hit by the fallout of the airlines, then it was the jump in oil prices, then you get hit with the financial crisis and fears H1N1, said â € Uchiyama.
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