Hawaiian Airlines has requested the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) for a second route to Handea, Japan. The DOT currently only allows a total of four routes to Haneda International Airport, and as a result, Hawaiian Airlines has file a motion to take a slot allocated to Delta Airlines, stating that Delta has not demonstrated that they have been committed to offering a Haneda Service. Delta previous had a route from Haneda to Detroit, which was unsuccessful, and then switched that round to Haneda to Seattle. From October 5, 2014 to March 29, 2015, Delta will be offering only 17 round-trip flights between Haneda and Seattle, much fewer than Hawaiian Airlines believes it can operate.
Delta responded by arguing that they are in full compliance with the Department of Transportation. Delta issued the following statement, "While it has been challenging to establish Haneda service, as we continue to implement our Seattle strategy, we have seen passenger traffic and profitability surge. In fact, Delta's summer season … performance improved by an astounding 54 percent year-over-year. Buoyed by this unexpectedly strong summer 2014 performance, Delta has offered a full pattern of daily Seattle-Haneda service in summer 2015 and anticipates a more regular schedule next winter. Delta's seasonal reduction this winter, operated in full compliance with DOT's dormancy condition, is a temporary measure that is reasonable and appropriate in the current circumstances. Seattle is Delta's largest West Coast hub and each new ‘spoke' added to the hub makes every other flight stronger."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-27-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
