Good news from HNL for a change... Liam. YVR. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mueller" <kawika42@mac.com> To: <airtransporthawaii@yahoogroups.com>; "SkyOne list" <skyone@yahoogroups.com>; "Airline list" <airline@listserv.cuny.edu>; <socalairportspotters@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "Daniel Mueller" <kilauea2@mac.com> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 12:31 AM Subject: [Sky-1] Aloha adding service to Burbank and Vancouver > 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 > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Buy Stock for $4. > No Minimums. > FREE Money 2002. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/DmVolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > SkyOne--The Airline News Channel > To Post message: Skyone@yahoogroups.com > To Subscribe: Skyone-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > To Unsubscribe: Skyone-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: Skyone-owner@yahoogroups.com > Skyone URL: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Skyone > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >