Originally Posted by WrightHI

Because AS has absolutely nothing better to do right now than fight its way into a market that's decent for one carrier but thin for more, in which the incumbent is deeply entrenched and operates more comfortable aircraft with more frequency than a new entrant could come close to.

Originally Posted by Tony10s

News reports that GO! Airlines will cease operations in a Hawaii on April 1st
Hope it's true and not a joke
Good Riddance to that horrible airline

Originally Posted by WrightHI

It's not attitude toward LCCs generally, it's attitude toward Go! specifically. They have been a bad actor in the marketplace and operationally lousy since they started. If Island Air can get its act together or another operator wants to come in and keep HA honest, more power to them.

Originally Posted by WrightHI

It's not attitude toward LCCs generally, it's attitude toward Go! specifically. They have been a bad actor in the marketplace and operationally lousy since they started. If Island Air can get its act together or another operator wants to come in and keep HA honest, more power to them.

Originally Posted by hawaiinewsnow.com

Mesa Air came forward as a potential buyer during the bankruptcies of both Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, signing agreements not to disclose or use any proprietary information it saw about those airlines' business plans or costs. But rather than buy either carrier, Mesa founded go!, launching service on June 9, 2006 from Honolulu to Hilo, Kona, Kahului and Lihue.

Both Hawaiian and Aloha would eventually sue, and Hawaiian won, then settled out of court for a large enough sum to cover its jet fuel expenses during a run-up in oil prices.

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Both Hawaiian and Aloha had accused Mesa of predatory pricing, which is illegal, and the Hawaiian lawsuit produced a smoking gun memo, but Mesa claimed the memo, despite charts and graphs showing how it could outlast Aloha in a price war, was a joke, and the Justice Department never pursued it.
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