FAA investigating reports it gave Southwest preferred treatment on Hawaii routes
The FAA says it is investigating reports that it gave Southwest Airlines “preferential treatment” when it authorised the airline’s routes from the US mainland to Hawaii last year. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the FAA may have acted improperly when it authorised the flights. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel concluded that a whistleblower’s complaint that the FAA rushed the approval process for the flights is credible. Southwest launched operations to Hawaii in March, and now offers almost 30 connections between 4 cities in California and the Pacific archipelago every day. In addition, it has opened an extensive interisland network of 38 daily flights that serves as a direct assault on Hawaiian Airlines’ dominance in the region. <br/>
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FAA investigating reports it gave Southwest preferred treatment on Hawaii routes
The FAA says it is investigating reports that it gave Southwest Airlines “preferential treatment” when it authorised the airline’s routes from the US mainland to Hawaii last year. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the FAA may have acted improperly when it authorised the flights. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel concluded that a whistleblower’s complaint that the FAA rushed the approval process for the flights is credible. Southwest launched operations to Hawaii in March, and now offers almost 30 connections between 4 cities in California and the Pacific archipelago every day. In addition, it has opened an extensive interisland network of 38 daily flights that serves as a direct assault on Hawaiian Airlines’ dominance in the region. <br/>
