Comments on: Aloha Air Calls It Quits After 60 Years http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/ The Daily Airline News by Jared Blank Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mikey http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/#comment-1810 Mikey Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:46:10 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/#comment-1810 I loved flying on Aloha inside the Hawaiian market. I loved their crews, their service, their planes. I'll miss the "Island Punch" and the friendly way it was presented. I'll miss the youngsters (Flight Attendant Explorers) high schoolers learning a trade that was done with honor. I will miss Aloha, it was truly something very Hawaii. It makes me really sad that the next time I travel to the islands my inner-island hop may be on the notorious airline group of satan himself, the Mesa Group. I loved flying on Aloha inside the Hawaiian market. I loved their crews, their service, their planes. I’ll miss the “Island Punch” and the friendly way it was presented. I’ll miss the youngsters (Flight Attendant Explorers) high schoolers learning a trade that was done with honor.

I will miss Aloha, it was truly something very Hawaii. It makes me really sad that the next time I travel to the islands my inner-island hop may be on the notorious airline group of satan himself, the Mesa Group.

]]> By: Pierre http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/#comment-1805 Pierre Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:50:23 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/#comment-1805 Same here. Aloha is part of the good old "jet set" days when we dreamed about flying. And I did fly them before GO arrived. And they had very good airfares so it's not like a dinosaur just got kicked off the island. We paid 89$ each way which we thought was really cheap and convenient. We loved them. A 737 sure is better than an RJ. The state will need to make sure that other planes provide service to the islands because you can't carry much more than a couple of bags in a RJ. With all the volcanologist and other people needing to carry lots of gear, they need to make sure that there is enough service on bigger planes. Otherwise, this is going to be a big problem. On the flight we were on, many people had big crates and gear that surely wouldn't fit on a RJ... Pierre Same here. Aloha is part of the good old “jet set” days when we dreamed about flying. And I did fly them before GO arrived. And they had very good airfares so it’s not like a dinosaur just got kicked off the island. We paid 89$ each way which we thought was really cheap and convenient. We loved them. A 737 sure is better than an RJ. The state will need to make sure that other planes provide service to the islands because you can’t carry much more than a couple of bags in a RJ. With all the volcanologist and other people needing to carry lots of gear, they need to make sure that there is enough service on bigger planes. Otherwise, this is going to be a big problem. On the flight we were on, many people had big crates and gear that surely wouldn’t fit on a RJ…
Pierre

]]> By: Matt http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/#comment-1803 Matt Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:10:03 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/03/31/aloha-air-calls-it-quits-after-60-years/#comment-1803 So sad, and makes me so angry! I mean an airline that has been around for 60 years, with great service and such, being pushed out but some ugly company that has no Hawaiian roots. AND, who wants to fly an RJ with barely any carry-on room compared to a 737 when you are a pleasure traveller, as most of their pax were. Good bye Aloha. So sad, and makes me so angry! I mean an airline that has been around for 60 years, with great service and such, being pushed out but some ugly company that has no Hawaiian roots. AND, who wants to fly an RJ with barely any carry-on room compared to a 737 when you are a pleasure traveller, as most of their pax were. Good bye Aloha.

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