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Hawaii Interisland Fare Wars: Molokai Game On

7/30/2007 at 11:42 AM
Tags: go!, Fare Wars, Mokulele Airlines (all tags)

Upstart interisland carrier Go! has been tossing coconuts through plane windows for quite a bit now with fares ranging below $10 for one-way passage between Maui, Oahu, Kauai or the Big Island. The island of Molokai, however, had remained untouched by the wonderful bloodbath that has delighted both locals and visitors bent on island-hoping.

Fares to Molokai have remained more expensive. But in late July, Go! announced it would start service to Molokai with its prop-plane cohort a Mokulele Airlines. That's gotta be good news, since Molokai has no non-stop flights from the U.S. mainland and can only be reached via ferry from Maui or via air.

Granted, Molokai is off the beaten path and probably not of interest to most Hawaii visitors. It has no luxury hotels, no real nightlife or top-notch restaurants, and much of the island is inaccessible. It's more of a drop-out, slow-down, back-to-the-land type destination. But hey, plenty of folks dig that and as for more planes flying, mo bettah, I say!

[Photo: 808talk]

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[Photo: Molokai Island]