Several hundred tourists stranded by airline woes in Hawai'i flew home to the Mainland today, and charter flights scheduled for next week were filling up quickly, tourism officials said.

The extra flights were part of an emergency effort, funded by a $5 million grant from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, to deal with the double whammy of ATA and Aloha Airlines shutting down service last week, leaving an estimated 9,000 passengers stranded.

United Airlines today scheduled an additional roundtrip flight between the West Coast, Maui and Kona, bringing several hundred passengers home, said Rex Johnson, HTA president.

Meanwhile, two scheduled Hawaiian Airlines charter flights filled up quickly; both were nearly sold out by 5 p.m., five hours after sales began, Johnson said.

"It shows there's still tons of demand out there, and we've got more work to do," he said.

Hawaiian Flight 1012 will depart Honolulu Monday and Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. and arrive in San Francisco at 10:15 p.m. Return flight 1011 will depart San Francisco those same evenings at 11:35 p.m. and arrive in Honolulu at 1:45 a.m. the following day.

Passengers on the Hawaiian flights were charged $200 for a one-way fare, with the Hawai'i Tourism Authority picking up all additional expenses, Johnson said. Fares for other flights may vary, he said.

Tourism and airline officials said the Hawaiian flight also could be used to bring home Hawai'i residents stranded on the West Coast or in Las Vegas.

"We think the word has gone out in Hawai'i about the extra flights, but we also want to reach the people who are trying to get home from Las Vegas or the West Coast," Johnson said.

The shutdown of ATA and Aloha represented 15 percent of air traffic between Hawai'i and the West Coast, officials said.