CAPA Live: Hawaiian Airlines financially strong; new domestic routes

Hawaiian Air has taken on an amount of debt to ensure they have liquidity to survive the crisis. They were oversubscribed, and have ended up in good position.

The airline is working with Worksite Labs to test all passengers before travel. This is not a long time plan, but they wanted to make sure that there’s impetus for the market to create solutions so that testing can be available when people need it.

There is a patchwork of regulations domestically, but there is hope for a consistent approach that will help passengers understand what is required.

The airline is starting four new domestic routes in March and April. Ontario California to Honolulu and Long Beach to Maui. Also from Austin and Orlando, which are new destinations.

Talking at the CAPA Live on 10-Feb-2021, Hawaiian Airlines’ President and CEO Peter Ingram spoke with CAPA’s senior analyst for the Americas, Lori Ranson.