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Hawaii to get new flights from another airline
Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:04 AM PDT
Updated: Apr 10, 2012 7:30 AM PDT
By Howard Dicus
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Las Vegas-based Allegiant Airlines, after years of planning to serve Hawaii, is ready to make its move.
The discount carrier, known for high fees but low fares, and for earning sidestream revenues from hotel-booking commissions, says it will launch Honolulu service from Las Vegas and Fresno at the end of June.
The announcement late Monday night came after years of preparation, which involved leasing aircraft equipped for long flights over water, and the airline had to revise its plans when Alaska Airlines moved first in flying Canadians to Hawaii from Bellingham, Wash., which sources said had been Allegiant's original plan.
Allegiant mostly serves secondary markets, and in flying to Hawaii from Fresno it will be connecting a mainland city that has never had direct airlift to the islands before. Fresno has a metropolitan population of more than 1 million and has lately begun to recover from a severe recession.
More: Hawaii News Now
Updated: Apr 10, 2012 7:30 AM PDT
By Howard Dicus
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Las Vegas-based Allegiant Airlines, after years of planning to serve Hawaii, is ready to make its move.
The discount carrier, known for high fees but low fares, and for earning sidestream revenues from hotel-booking commissions, says it will launch Honolulu service from Las Vegas and Fresno at the end of June.
The announcement late Monday night came after years of preparation, which involved leasing aircraft equipped for long flights over water, and the airline had to revise its plans when Alaska Airlines moved first in flying Canadians to Hawaii from Bellingham, Wash., which sources said had been Allegiant's original plan.
Allegiant mostly serves secondary markets, and in flying to Hawaii from Fresno it will be connecting a mainland city that has never had direct airlift to the islands before. Fresno has a metropolitan population of more than 1 million and has lately begun to recover from a severe recession.
More: Hawaii News Now