Flying on autopilot. (Hawaiian airline industry)(Industry Overview)

From: Hawaii Business | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: DeSilva, Craig | Copyright information

Major long-haul airlines serving Hawaii say they'll add more seats when demand picks up. Until then, we're faced with fewer airline seats and little prospect for change.

What comes first, the airline seat or the tourist? That is the seven-million-visitor-a-year question for Hawaii's troubled tourism industry, which faces a year of flat arrival figures. The answer to the question also reflects the quandary faced by both air carriers and the tourist industry here. The airlines...

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