| Following the approval by the U.S. Department | | | | which was announced in April. Earlier this |
| of Transportation (DOT) of its application, | | | | month, readers of Travel + Leisure magazine |
| Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it will | | | | also rated Hawaiian as the nation's top |
| provide a nonstop service between Honolulu, | | | | airline serving Hawaii for the 9th |
| Hawaii and Manila, Philippines. | | | | consecutive year. |
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| Hawaiian will launch the Manila service in | | | | Hawaiian plans to start service with four or |
| March 2008 using its wide-body, twin-aisle | | | | more flights per week, which will more than |
| Boeing 767-300ER aircraft that seat up to 264 | | | | double current capacity on the nonstop route |
| passengers. | | | | and enable significant growth in traffic. |
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| Hawaii has nearly 300,000 residents that are | | | | Hawaiian's research shows that approximately |
| identified as either Filipino or | | | | 170,000 people traveled between Manila and |
| part-Filipino, representing 23.5 percent of | | | | Hawaii during the past year. |
| the state's population. | | | | |
| | | | Source: News release by Hawaiian Airlines |
| Hawaiian Airlines is ranked as America's #1 | | | | Contact: Keoni Wagner (808) 838-6778 Keoni. |
| airline in the 2007 Airline Quality Ratings, | | | | |