More airlines decided to cancel flights in and out of Hawaii Monday evening and Tuesday morning in the face of tropical storm Flossie, but Hawaiian Airlines is continuing to operate a normal schedule.
Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines were all reporting cancellations as of mid-Monday afternoon.
“I think unfortunately some carriers are being very cautious and people will be inconvenienced, but I think overall the precautions taken are going to be appreciated in the longrun,” said David Uchiyama, vice president of brand management for the Hawaii Tourism Authority. He said the cancellations will balance out, with some visitors extending their stays and others that will be starting their vacations later than expected.
“I think in the long run, it’ll have very little impact on us,” Uchiyama said. “Unfortunately it came at a busy time of year where all islands are doing quite well, but we think it’ll be a little glitch in the radar here.”
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) canceled 15 flights scheduled to arrive in Hawaii Monday, and canceled 11 flights scheduled to depart the Islands.
The airline plans to resume operations with flights departing from the Mainland and arriving in Hawaii after 8 p.m. HST on Maui, in Kona on the Big Island and in Honolulu. Alaska Airlines added 10 flights Monday evening to help make up for the day’s earlier cancellations. The airline is unable to operate any flights to Lihue Airport on Kauai until Tuesday due to a lack of airport staff.
“We are ground handled by United [Airlines] and couldn’t get any staffing to handle our flights if we came in late tonight [to Lihue],” said Alaska Airlines Media Relations Manager Bobbie Egan.
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