Aloha Airlines Ceases All Passenger Operations Beginning April 1, 2008
Mar 30, 2008, 5:49 pm
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HA is coming through on their additional lift. Here's what it looks like so far:
4 X 717's HNL/LIH/HNL (all after 9PM)
2 X 717 + 5 X 763 HNL/OGG/HNL throughout the day 4/1
3 X 717's HNL/KOA/HNL
3 X 717's HNL/ITO/HNL
4 X 717's HNL/LIH/HNL (all after 9PM)
2 X 717 + 5 X 763 HNL/OGG/HNL throughout the day 4/1
3 X 717's HNL/KOA/HNL
3 X 717's HNL/ITO/HNL
Mar 30, 2008, 5:58 pm
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Do they match up to these as listed by N380MH some days back in the other thread?
Mar 30, 2008, 6:20 pm
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E-mail from Hawaiian Air:
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Aloha SLIPPAHS,
As you have heard, Aloha Airlines will stop service at the end of the day, March 31st.
During this very difficult time, we anticipate that there will be a heavy burden on our Reservations call center, as well as at the airports. We have added 6,000 interisland seats to continue to serve you and help accommodate the additional passengers.
We want to thank you in advance for your understanding and patience as we all try to help our friends and family in Hawaii.
As a valued member, we remain committed to providing you with the service levels that you have come to know at Hawaiian.
Mahalo,
Glenn Taniguchi
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Aloha SLIPPAHS,
As you have heard, Aloha Airlines will stop service at the end of the day, March 31st.
During this very difficult time, we anticipate that there will be a heavy burden on our Reservations call center, as well as at the airports. We have added 6,000 interisland seats to continue to serve you and help accommodate the additional passengers.
We want to thank you in advance for your understanding and patience as we all try to help our friends and family in Hawaii.
As a valued member, we remain committed to providing you with the service levels that you have come to know at Hawaiian.
Mahalo,
Glenn Taniguchi
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Mar 30, 2008, 6:29 pm
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STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INTERVENE
By admin | March 30, 2008
During the employees’ meeting with Governor Linda Lingle on Friday she reminded us that the Attorney General has a bankruptcy attorney participating in the Bankruptcy Court proceedings of Aloha Airlines.
Today (3/30) in response to Aloha’s shutdown announcement, Governor Lingle has informed one of our SaveAloha leaders of the following:
1. The State is going to object to the Monday shutdown of Aloha Airlines because it has not had an opportunity to review Aloha’s books.
2. The State would like to know why Aloha is seeking to employ Imperial Capital, LLC as financial advisers, and why they are seeking an additional two weeks of debtor in possession financing if they intend to shutdown.
3. There may be a State law that prevents a shutdown without 60 days notice to the State. While this law is probably trumped by Federal Banrkuptcy law, it does present strong evidence to the Bankruptcy Court that a sudden shutdown of the company is not in the best interests of the creditors, including the State of Hawaii.
By admin | March 30, 2008
During the employees’ meeting with Governor Linda Lingle on Friday she reminded us that the Attorney General has a bankruptcy attorney participating in the Bankruptcy Court proceedings of Aloha Airlines.
Today (3/30) in response to Aloha’s shutdown announcement, Governor Lingle has informed one of our SaveAloha leaders of the following:
1. The State is going to object to the Monday shutdown of Aloha Airlines because it has not had an opportunity to review Aloha’s books.
2. The State would like to know why Aloha is seeking to employ Imperial Capital, LLC as financial advisers, and why they are seeking an additional two weeks of debtor in possession financing if they intend to shutdown.
3. There may be a State law that prevents a shutdown without 60 days notice to the State. While this law is probably trumped by Federal Banrkuptcy law, it does present strong evidence to the Bankruptcy Court that a sudden shutdown of the company is not in the best interests of the creditors, including the State of Hawaii.
Mar 30, 2008, 6:59 pm
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This sounds like nothing more than political grandstanding. The 60 day shutdown law isn't "maybe" preempted by BK - it *is* preempted. It would seem that the only winning argument the Hawaii AG could make to a BK court is "we are willing to pay the money to keep the operation running and we are willing to provide the manpower to do so and we are willing to indemnify the bankruptcy estate if we cause any financial harm to the assets."
And they *won't* say that . . .
And they *won't* say that . . .
Mar 30, 2008, 7:00 pm
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Let me join the rest of the chorus in lamenting AQ' s demise.
I've been through dozens of airline liquidations in my 40+ years of commercial air travel..and have lost mucho miles and many airline friends in the process... but this one hits home harder than any of the others.
In my hundreds of interisland flights, I'm guessing I was on AQ 99% of the time. I'd only fly HA if my AQ flight was canceled.
And most recently we have flown the SNA/OGG/SNA RT on our 2-3 annual trips to Hawaii. We loved the schedule, the employees and the ambience on AQ.
We can only hope that we get a quality replacement for AQ, especially on their transpac service. HA, UA and DL, IMHO, don't cut it.
I've been through dozens of airline liquidations in my 40+ years of commercial air travel..and have lost mucho miles and many airline friends in the process... but this one hits home harder than any of the others.
In my hundreds of interisland flights, I'm guessing I was on AQ 99% of the time. I'd only fly HA if my AQ flight was canceled.
And most recently we have flown the SNA/OGG/SNA RT on our 2-3 annual trips to Hawaii. We loved the schedule, the employees and the ambience on AQ.
We can only hope that we get a quality replacement for AQ, especially on their transpac service. HA, UA and DL, IMHO, don't cut it.
Mar 30, 2008, 7:08 pm
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Mar 30, 2008, 7:16 pm
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Letter to AQ employees now available on the Honolulu Advertiser's website:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...ING01/80330065
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...ING01/80330065
Mar 30, 2008, 7:52 pm
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AQ's SNA slots
Does anyone know what will likely happen to AQ's SNA slots? I know many people who take the Reno flight for skiing at Lake Tahoe.
Mar 30, 2008, 8:00 pm
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Chrysler didn't shut down when they discontinued the Plymouth brand, either.
I never flew AQ to the mainland (and I would question whether they ever offered "trans-pacific" service, since I think their short-lived Taipei route occurred in a different decade than their mainland service), but I've flown almost every other option - HA, UA, DL, AA, CO, NW, TZ, even TW - so I'm really curious how AQ could be that much better than all those others, when all those others are pretty comparable.What did I miss out on, that I'll now never have the chance to experience?
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Mar 30, 2008, 8:27 pm
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Yes, I saw it on this thread and on Aloha's website. It either wasn't definitive enough or I was hoping for more than what I saw. Since I'm trying to fix this situation asap and have limited time, I would appreciate some help no matter how stupid you think I am.
My take on the Aloha's statement is that my recourse is to go through my credit card company and refund the amount already paid and do whatever I can to make new reservations with Hawaiian or UAL. And if a call UAL, they will not honor my existing flights and I'll either use FF miles or money to get tickets.
Anything more to this than that?
My take on the Aloha's statement is that my recourse is to go through my credit card company and refund the amount already paid and do whatever I can to make new reservations with Hawaiian or UAL. And if a call UAL, they will not honor my existing flights and I'll either use FF miles or money to get tickets.
Anything more to this than that?