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Old Aug 4, 2024 | 5:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Pi7473000
Aloha went under and Hawaii has been just fine. Luckily Southwest is there already to expand meet market demand as needed, but Hawaiian inter island travel will still be there without Alaska.
What most non-Hawaiians seem to have forgotten is that Aloha went under because of predatory pricing by Go! (Mesa Airlines) by dumping excess capacity into the market and selling $19-29 one way fares that wasn't realistic nor sustainable.

https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-...-s-Go-Airlines
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