01-03-2009, 03:39 PM
Last year when ATA & Aloha bellied up during Merrie Monarch week, we had a friend in from Chicago.... ticketed to leave Hilo on ATA the day after they shut down.... ie, Friday of Merrie Monarch... believe it or not, we spent a couple of hours of computer search & got her RT tickets to Chicago (from Kona) for $550 leaving on that Monday...., 1-ways were all coming in around $1300. She was able to get her credit card to reimburse the ATA charge (she had paid $800 for her RT tickets, so she got $400) her return was in Sept, and she asked for an extension & is planning to return this spring... (& luckily we were able to get MM tickets for her!)