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    Employees with Aloha, Island Air and Hawaiian Airlines are calling for a state probe into competitor Go Airlines.

    Pilots, flight attendants and others rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday afternoon. The workers say Go's parent company, Mesa Air Group, is offering low fares with the sole purpose of putting their carriers out of business.

    The group calls Mesa's actions illegal and anti-competitive, and is asking the state Attorney General to investigate.

    "Mesa has been dumping tickets in Hawaii at well below cost, well below their mainland prices," Randall Cummings, pilot, said. "An airline is made up of employees not airplanes, whereas Mesa is competing with their millions. And they can keep on losing money and throwing money at this market until one of us goes out of business."

    Go Airlines has said its goal is to provide the best product and, in turn, create competition.

    The Attorney General has not yet responded to the investigation request.

    Hawaii News Now (KGMB/KHNL) is Hawaii's source for breaking news, severe weather forecasts and traffic updates.
    Well well, who'da-thunk-it? Anyway, as much as I love Hawaiian Airlines, I do not believe that GO is culpable of any illegal activities citing the fact that there were no regulations, prior to the launching of the airline, that restricted GO in anyway (or regulated their relationship with non-Hawaiian based carriers). The only recourse possible would be an anti-GO initiative that would force GO to not only ideologically but also economically seperate itself from its mainland parent company. The positive - with 3 airlines there, and with the close links between unions, employees and locals, it may be possible for the initiative to pass, if it had to be voted on. However, I am sure that there will be appeals and one must consider that there are quite a few natives that prefer to see these low fares around.
    Whatever is necessary, is never unwise.

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    Mesa needs to be put out of buisness or change because of their disgraceful acts against pilots in the industry
    You've got to try to find what's right before your eyes-Finger Eleven


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    • #3
      Originally posted by ASpilot2be
      Mesa needs to be put out of buisness or change because of their disgraceful acts against pilots in the industry
      cheers to that

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      • #4
        Originally posted by ASpilot2be
        Mesa needs to be put out of buisness or change because of their disgraceful acts against pilots in the industry
        A-f*cking-men.

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