Hawaiian to fly 90-95% of normal schedule by May

Hawaiian Airlines anticipates flying 90-95% of its normal schedule by May, as vaccine roll-out continues across the USA and as Americans begin to consider summer travel plans. The Honolulu-based carrier is seeing renewed interest in vacationers from the US mainland coming to the Pacific archipelago as Covid-19 cases decline, the economy recovers and consumer confidence grows, the airline says on 12 March. “The improvement in demand is encouraging, but we have a long way to go,” Brent Overbeek, Hawaiian’s senior vice-president of network planning and revenue management, writes in a blog post on the airline’s website. “We have seen an upward trend in booking since mid-January as Covid-19 cases decline, confidence in the vaccines grow and people feel comfortable travelling again. Right now, our focus is on ramping up our North America schedule... In February, we flew about 60% of our pre-pandemic levels, and as we continue to add back service, I think we will likely be in the 90-95% range in May.” <br/>