SOURCE: Yahoo http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020404/lath105_1.html Aloha Will Serve Burbank and Vancouver With Daily Nonstops Beginning This Summer Hooray for Hollywood! And O Canada, Here We Come! HONOLULU, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Aloha Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between Honolulu and Burbank, California, on June 1, 2002, and between Honolulu and Vancouver, Canada, on June 15, 2002, using brand-new Stage 3 Boeing 737-700s. The new scheduled air service between Honolulu and Burbank Airport will make it even easier for travelers to get to Hawaii from many parts of Los Angeles. Aloha already serves John Wayne International Airport in Orange County with daily flights to and from Honolulu and Maui. Vancouver International Airport is a major West Coast gateway to British Columbia and all of Canada. The ultramodern, consumer-friendly airport is Canada's second busiest, serving 16 million passengers a year from throughout Canada and the world. ``We're excited to be spreading aloha all along the West Coast by adding flights right into the heart of Los Angeles and Vancouver,'' said Glenn R. Zander, Aloha's President and Chief Executive Officer. ``L.A. residents have been urging us to offer our exceptional inflight service out of Burbank, and this will bring Hawaii closer to Hollywood filmmakers who have been using Island locations for years.'' ``Flying to Vancouver opens up new opportunities for Canadians to discover Hawaii and for Island residents to enjoy summer and winter activities throughout Western Canada.'' ``We're pleased to welcome Aloha Airlines to Vancouver International Airport,'' said Larry Berg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver International Airport Authority. ``This new service will allow our passengers to pre-clear U.S. Customs at Vancouver, arrive in Hawaii, and conveniently connect to the Neighbor Islands and the South Pacific.'' Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport is a less-congested alternative to Los Angeles International. It's the closest airport to Downtown L.A., Hollywood, Warner Bros., NBC, Disney and Universal Studios, the Rose Bowl, Dodger Stadium, Magic Mountain and other popular attractions. ``The Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority is very pleased to learn that Aloha Airlines has chosen Burbank Airport as its next location for service to Honolulu,'' said Dios Marrero, the airport's executive director. ``The traveling public in this region now has a convenient option to reach this popular destination, and we're confident it will be a welcome addition to the schedule.'' Two recently delivered extended-range 737-700s are the sixth and seventh in Aloha's transpacific fleet. They are configured with 12 seats in First Class and 112 in Coach. Expansion to Burbank and Vancouver will give more travelers a chance to experience Aloha's unique brand of transpacific flying. Aloha's First Class service features Hawaii Regional Cuisine created by award-winning Master Chef Alan Wong. While most airlines have cut back on food service, Aloha continues to provide an enhanced level of service to all Coach Class passengers, including complimentary mai-tai cocktail, oshibori hot towel, free headsets and movie, a delicious meal with an Island flair, and fresh-baked cookies served with milk. Aloha brought a new dimension to flying between the West Coast and Hawaii when it launched its first transpacific service on February 14, 2000, to Oakland, California, and later expanded to Orange County and Las Vegas, Nevada. For more than 55 years, Aloha has served the State of Hawaii with dependable, on-time and friendly air service. Aloha operates nearly 1,000 interisland flights weekly aboard Boeing 737-200 jets between Honolulu and the main destinations of Lihue, Kauai; Kahului, Maui; and Hilo and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Aloha also flies to international destinations in the Central Pacific. Aloha's sister airline, Island Air, provides daily service between Honolulu and smaller airports on Maui, Molokai and Lanai. For more information, visit Aloha's Web site on the Internet at www.alohaairlines.com . -- David Mueller / HNL kawika42@mac.com http://www.quanterium.com