Lawmakers head to Congress for solutions to Airline crises

April 11th, 2008

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it’s Aloha Friday, or as we like to call it, Mai Tai day here in Hawaii. Today we talk about the aftermath of both the ATA and Aloha shutdowns again  and discuss how the whole problem has escalated to Washington, DC where lawmakers are calling for tougher regulations on airlines so unfair competition doesn’t come into play ever again for smaller airlines here in Hawaii.   We talk about how most of our customers have happy endings even with all of the problems because we were able to issue complete refunds and reschedule 99% of the customers who were affected by the two shutdowns.  We thank all of our customers for remaining patient and to our experienced travel agents who worked tirelessly to get everybody re-booked and rescheduled.  Our hats off to our major supplier Blue Sky Tours, who really stepped up to the plate and made the best of a very difficult situation, without their support we never could have done it.

Folks are planning their trips and finalizing plans already for next year. We go over packages that have been booked in the last 24 to 48 hours.  Prices are holding steady and we have been able to secure good pricing for the beginning of next year if you can plan that far ahead.  We thank these new customers and also the great agents who booked them, welcome to our Ohana.

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