Hawaiian Airlines carried over 971,000 passengers during last month, a record for the carrier it reported this week. The airline also increased flights which had a slightly negative impact on its load factors across the fleet, down to 85.6%The airline recently announced it would be starting a direct service from Honolulu to Boston from 4th April. The service will operate five days a week on a 278-seat Airbus A330 widebody aircraft, which features a spacious first-class cabin that has 18 lie-flat leather seats that transform into 180-degree beds at a roomy 20.5 inches wide and 76 inches long, in a 2-2-2 configuration. The aircraft also has 68 Extra Comfort main cabin seats, which offer a 36-inch seat pitch for extra leg room, and priority boarding.
SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS
OCTOBER
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
971,817
|
967,377
|
0.5%
|
RPMs (000)
|
1,461,020
|
1,409,669
|
3.6%
|
ASMs (000)
|
1,707,350
|
1,606,515
|
6.3%
|
LF
|
85.6%
|
87.7%
|
(2.1) pts
|
YEAR-TO-DATE
|
2018
|
2017
|
% CHANGE
|
PAX
|
9,920,792
|
9,559,110
|
3.8%
|
RPMs (000)
|
14,382,687
|
13,600,514
|
5.8%
|
ASMs (000)
|
16,811,849
|
15,815,158
|
6.3%
|
LF
|
85.6%
|
86.0%
|
(0.4) pts
|
PAX
|
Passengers transported
|
RPM
|
Revenue Passenger Mile; one paying passenger transported one mile
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ASM
|
Available Seat Mile; one seat transported one mile
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LF
|
Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled
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Hawaiian Airlines is recruiting for customer service and ramp agent positions to join its airport operations ‘ohana in Kahului, Līhu‘e and Kona. The airline will be conducting on-site interviews in Kona on Friday, 9th November, and Kahului and Līhu‘e on 12th November.
