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Aloha Airlines Offers $39 Inter-Island Airfare
In March of 2006, Aloha Airlines announced they would matched
the $39 inter-island airfare available from the newestinter-island
air carrier, Go! Airlines.
March 2006 Announcement from Aloha Airlines
Aloha's Funbird Will Return With $39 Fares
Aloha Airlines will turn back the clock with a $39 one-way
inter-island fare as it prepares to roll out an aircraft in Aloha’s classic
Funbird colors.
Aloha’s $39 Funbird Fare will go on sale today for travel between Honolulu,
Kauai, Maui , Kona and Hilo, during the period June 9 through September 30,
2006. Act fast because the sale ends on April 7, 2006.
"For 60 years, Aloha has been part of the fabric of Hawaii, and Hawaii’s
people know us as part of their family," said David A. Banmiller, Aloha’s
President and Chief Exectutive Officer. "They know they can depend on Aloha
for reliable, efficient, friendly all-jet service. We’re rewarding their
loyalty by bringing back $39 one-way fares and while we’re at it, we’ll
be bringing back a Funbird airplane to celebrate the 60th anniversary of
service to Hawaii."
Flower Power will be back in style when the Funbird livery of the late
Sixties returns to Hawaii skies. One of four Boeing 737 passenger jets that
will be delivered to Aloha over the next few months will be painted
Funbird colors. Why? - Just for fun!
Orange was the "in" color when Aloha rolled out its new Boeing 737 aircraft
in 1969.
The Funbird design featured a spray of bright yellow, gold and orange
plumeria on the plane’s orange tail, a swath of orange across the fuselage
and the name Aloha in bold orange letters.
Legend has it that the president of Boeing was appalled by the design but
it was an instant hit with the flying public. And Aloha Airlines ordered new
orange-hued Flower Power uniforms to go with it.
"The Funbird brings back a wave of nostalgia and the fun of flying," said
Thom Nulty, Aloha’s Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales. "When you see
this plane flying from island to island later this year, you’ll immediately
think of the good times when everything seemed laid-back, and uh, groovy."
Aloha will mark its 60th anniversary on July 26. Aloha’s first revenue flight
as the charter carrier Trans-Pacific Airlines operated between Honolulu and
Hilo via Kahului on that day in 1946.
Today, Aloha serves Honolulu, Lihue, Kahului, Kona and Hilo with comfortable,
full-size jets and convenient flights throughout the day, including hourly
departures on the hour between Oahu and Maui, and Oahu and Kauai. Aloha also
offers transpacific service between the Islands and Oakland, Sacramento,
Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas and Reno.
See also:
Mesa's New Inter-Island Airline is a GO!
Hawaiian Airlines Matches Go!'s $39 Airfare
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