Local Airline Follows Through on Promise With Service to Lana'i

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kona-based Mokulele Airlines today announced service between the islands of Lana'i and Maui, starting on April 15, 2012. Listening to their customers' needs, the airline provider is "happy to follow through with providing affordable and needed flights," said Ron Hansen, Chief Executive Officer of Mokulele Airlines. The airline, recently under new ownership, will provide one daily direct flight from Lana'i to Maui and two daily direct trips from Maui to Lana'i. The new flights have allowed for an additional morning flight from Lana'i (with a brief stop on Moloka'i) to Honolulu.

Senator J. Kalani English, chairman of the Hawai'i State Senate Committee on Transportation and Senator for Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe said, "I am elated that people on Lana'i will have over more opportunities to travel to visit their 'ohana on other islands. I appreciate Mokulele Airlines' willingness to listen to their customers and provide fair and affordable travel options, especially in my district which is remote in nature - air travel is a lifeline."

Hansen added, "We are happy to provide the only nonstop scheduled flights between Lana'i and the Valley Isle. Lana'i travelers can now fly to Maui to shop, visit their doctor, or spend the weekend with 'ohana. I'm hopeful that kama'aina will continue to make Mokulele their first choice for inter-island travel."

Mokulele's spring season start will offer daily flights between Lana'i City (LNY) and Kahului, Maui (OGG) with fares as low as $67.79 each way (taxes and fees included, seats may be limited, additional rules below). The flights are now available online at www.mokuleleairlines.com and will be available in the next few days to local travel agents and online websites.

Travelers can also save an additional 25% off the base fare when booking online at mokuleleairlines.com before March 30th using the code FLYLNY.

ABOUT MOKULELE AIRLINES
Mokulele Flight Service, flying the skies of Hawai'i since 1994, was recently purchased by TransPac Aviation Holdings in late 2011. Mokulele offers over 40 flights a day connecting Maui & Oahu to the Big Island, Lanai and Molokai using 9 seat turbine powered Cessna Grand Caravan 208 aircraft. The company maintains its headquarters in Kailua-Kona. For reservations & information visit:  mokuleleairlines.com, facebook.com/mokulele, visit your favorite travel agent or call 866-260-7070

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SOURCE Mokulele Airlines