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Go Airlines Launches Go!Express in Hawaii
In March of 2007, Go! Airlines announced it was adding 12
flights per day, to be will operated under a code share agreement
with Mokulele Airlines. The flights will depart out of the Kailua-Kona
on the Big Island, Kahului and Kapalua on Maui, and Honolulu on Oahu.
PRESS RELEASE FROM GO! AIRLINES
MARCH 15 2007
On March 15, 2007, go!, Hawaii's low-fare interisland carrier, announced
expansion of its route network in Hawaii with the launch of go!Express,
operated under a code share agreement with Mokulele Airlines. Beginning
April 16, go!Express will offer 12 flights per day between Kona and
Kahului, Kahului and Kapalua, and Kapalua and Honolulu.
To celebrate the launch of this exciting new service, go! is offering
one-way fares on all interisland flights for just $19*. This special fare
may be purchased from March 16th through March 23rd and is applicable for
travel through April 23rd, 2007.
These incredibly low go! fares can be booked online beginning March 16th
at www.iflygo.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-IFLYGO2.
"Bill Boyer, Rob McKinney and their team at Mokulele have supported go!
since our launch last year. This new go!Express partnership will extend
our network and offer go!’s market-leading low fares to more travelers
throughout Hawaii. The launch of go!Express further underscores our
long term commitment to bringing families and friends together while
also offering great new business opportunities to the people of
Hawaii," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO.
go!Express will feature new turbine engine Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft
which offer first class comfort including 34-inch pitch, reclining, leather
seats and state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment.
"I am excited by the great opportunities this partnership will bring to
the smaller communities of Hawaii," said Mokulele Airlines CEO, Bill
Boyer. "As a Hawaii company, we are delighted with the opportunity to
further develop our passenger business. Our expansion will create many
new jobs in the local communities and make travel more convenient and
less expensive for kama’aina and visitors alike. This has been made
possible through our exciting new partnership with go!" added Boyer.
go! operates 60 flights a day from its Honolulu hub to Lihue, Kahului,
Kona, and Hilo using a fleet of modern regional jets. go! operates
state-of-the-art Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft outfitted with comfortable
leather interiors, no middle seats and the world's quietest cabin.
go! has also launched go!Vacations and go!Active, selling holiday packages
and exciting recreational activities through its website. Visitors can
choose from a variety of activities and low-cost Hawaii vacations with
options to visit one or any number of Hawaiian island destinations.
Passengers who register for go!Miles frequent flyer program are able to
earn go!Miles redeemable for future travel on go! and go!Express and can
receive 500 free miles by registering online. Additional information is
available and tickets can be booked online at
iflygo.com or by calling
toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.
Mesa currently operates 201 aircraft with over 1,200 daily system
departures to 170 cities, 46 states, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas.
Mesa operates as America West Express, Delta Connection, US Airways
Express and United Express under contractual agreement with America
West, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively,
and independently as Mesa Airlines.
* Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Seats are limited
and fares may not be available on all flights. Changes can be made
prior to scheduled departure for a fee of $20 per person plus any
applicable difference in airfare. Fares displayed do not include
September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 each way and a Federal
Segment Excise Tax of $3.40 per segment. A segment is defined as
one takeoff and one landing. All taxes and fees must be paid at
the time of purchase. Flights operated by Mesa Airlines doing
business as go! and Mokulele Airlines doing business as go!Express.
Tickets must be purchased by March 23, 2007. Fares are valid for
travel from March 16, 2007 through April 23, 2007. One-way fares
are available ten months in advance of travel date. Other
restrictions may apply. Special fares are valid per segment.
Special fares may be combined for one-way travel between neighbor
islands and may also be combined for roundtrip travel between
neighbor islands.
See also:
Mesa's New Inter-Island Airline is a GO!
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