"United will wish it had a gate, or 5, at Hilo."
The gates are sitting there unused so they can just come back.
I used to fly in to Hilo to service Western's planes on occasion.
Multiple airlines served Hilo even with 747's in the 1970's but the tourist areas were built on the Kona side while places like the Waiakea Resort Village were allowed to rot into the ground.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34797866...ort-opens/
United was filling their flights with cheap tickets so low yield.
I flew from Pittsburgh to Hilo with 2 stops in October for $1,200.00 First Class.
A ticket on Delta to HNL was $4,300.00 and I would have to buy my own ticket on Hawaiian from HNL to ITO.
The other reason I flew United is I couldn't find a seat On Delta that had a reasonable flight time.
The gates are sitting there unused so they can just come back.
I used to fly in to Hilo to service Western's planes on occasion.
Multiple airlines served Hilo even with 747's in the 1970's but the tourist areas were built on the Kona side while places like the Waiakea Resort Village were allowed to rot into the ground.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34797866...ort-opens/
United was filling their flights with cheap tickets so low yield.
I flew from Pittsburgh to Hilo with 2 stops in October for $1,200.00 First Class.
A ticket on Delta to HNL was $4,300.00 and I would have to buy my own ticket on Hawaiian from HNL to ITO.
The other reason I flew United is I couldn't find a seat On Delta that had a reasonable flight time.