Hawaiian Airlines Evacuating People From Afghanistan

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Hawaiian Airlines is providing two jets to help in the evacuation of people from Afghanistan.  They are part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet which provides extra passenger and cargo capacity in emergency situations:

Two Hawaiian Airlines aircraft are among 18 being activated by the Defense Department as part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to help with evacuations from Kabul airport in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced today.

Civil Reserve activation provides the U.S. military “access to commercial air mobility resources to augment our support to the Department of State in the evacuation of U.S. citizens and personnel, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk individuals from Afghanistan,” the Defense Department said in a release.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/08/2...n-mission/

[AaronM]

Trillions spent on the military and we need to enlist Hawaiian Airlines?

Although it would be cooler to be evacuated by Pualani than OD green.

Imua!

[TomK]

Hawaiian Airlines is providing two jets to help in the evacuation of people from Afghanistan.  They are part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet which provides extra passenger and cargo capacity in emergency situations:

Two Hawaiian Airlines aircraft are among 18 being activated by the Defense Department as part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to help with evacuations from Kabul airport in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced today.

Civil Reserve activation provides the U.S. military “access to commercial air mobility resources to augment our support to the Department of State in the evacuation of U.S. citizens and personnel, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk individuals from Afghanistan,” the Defense Department said in a release.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/08/2...n-mission/

I guess this makes sense as apart from Delta, United, American, and Hawaiian, not too many US airlines operate long-range aircraft.

[leilanidude]

From the article:
“CRAF-activated aircraft will not fly into Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul,” the release said. “They will be used for the onward movement of passengers from temporary safe havens and interim staging bases.” Those staging bases were not detailed.

[randomq]

Hawaiian Airlines, now with service to and from Qatar!