Kona Kohala Blog

Another good ol' boy bites the dust.  After years of successfully denying access to other airlines that would attempt to get a foot hold in the interisland market here, Aloha Airllines has decided they can no longer compete with Hawaiian and upstart airline, go!, the Mesa Air carrier in Hawaii.

Aloha complains that go! created an unfair playing field, operating at a loss just to put Aloha out of business.  Sorry Aloha, but you put yourself out of business.  Your management has been poor for many many years with no foresight or planning.  You've been crippled by the demands of abusive labor unions who were so intent on lining their own pockets and those of their members, they never looked ahead to the eventual outcome of their greed.  And last, some of the worst service in the industry.

For years, Aloha has flown where they wanted to regardless of what their passengers needed.  The employees had the same callous, arrogant attitude displayed by managment which has driven customers away.  After years of abuse by both Aloha and Hawaiian, residents of the state welcomed go! airlines with open arms because they weren't Aloha or Hawaiian.

Maybe a lesson will be learned.  If not, Hawaiian will be the next arrogant good ol' boy to go.  Nature abhors a void as does business.  Wouldn't it be great if Mr. Branson or Jet Blue saw the potential here, not just for interisland but for destinations to the west like Japan, Thailand, Australia, China and the rest of the western Pacific.

You won't be missed, Aloha, at least not by those of us who want good service and the aloha spirit.  I'm excitedly looking forward to what's next.