Posted at 12:04 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2007
Airline seats to Hawai'i projected to fall June-August
Advertiser Staff
The total number of airline passengers seats to Hawai'i is expected to decline by 1.1 percent to nearly 2.8 million during the busy June through August period, according to a new report.But the monthly study by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism also estimated that airline capacity from Japan will rise by 6.3 percent to 494,040 seats during the same period.
The gains from the Japanese market will help offset a 1.7 percent decline in passenger seats on flights originating from the U.S. Mainland, according to DBEDT's figures. Airline capacity from the East Coast is expected to fall by 13.9 percent between June and August, the study said.
