Archive for June 6th, 2008

Breaking news: UAL to add over 7K seats daily to Hawaii

Jun 06, 2008 3 Comments by

The airlines are not cutting seats to every destination.  In fact, in a not altogether surprising move, Pacific Business News just announced that United Airlines will be adding 10 daily flights this summer from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii. Starting on June 15 United will add: Three flights to Honolulu, Oahu Four flights to Kahalui, [...]

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Will Airlines Change Basic Fare Structure Due to Fuel Costs?

Jun 06, 2008 No Comments by

In light of deteriorating predictability of fuel costs, I think the airlines may soon move to a completely new way of separating fuel charges from ticket prices. Here’s what I predict: A non-refundable fuel charge calculation based on today’s cost of oil, times the actual number of miles flown.   Something like this: Airfare roundtrip [...]

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Stop: Don’t Buy Go! Airline Tickets

Jun 06, 2008 5 Comments

My skepticism is waxing quickly vis-a-vis the likelihood of Go!’s continued operation here in Hawaii.  Today’s one-two punch below can only be interpreted as an extremely negative bellwether. We continue the now entirely-too-long saga of Mesa Air Group (Go!’s parent company). This morning Mesa announced the sudden resignation of their interim CFO, William Hoke, effective [...]

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Hawaii-Style Gelato at Nordstrom

Jun 06, 2008 No Comments

Nordstrom recently opened its first Hawaii store at Ala Moana. A flight attendant friend at Hawaiian Airlines sent us there to try the chain’s first gelato bar. We weren’t too difficult to convince. Maurice Grasso has been making gelato in Honolulu for the past 27 years. Nordstrom selected his company, La Gelateria Italian Ice Cream, [...]

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