Go! Mokulele

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go! Mokulele
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Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Ceased operations2012;12 years ago (2012)
Hubs Honolulu International Airport
Kona International Airport
Frequent-flyer program go!Miles
Fleet size10
Destinations8
Website http://www.iflygo.com/
http://www.mokuleleairlines.com/
A Mesa Airlines CRJ-200 Regional Jet in the go! Mokulele branding of its two parent companies, Republic Airways Holdings and Mesa Air Group, at Honolulu International Airport Go-Mokulele.jpg
A Mesa Airlines CRJ-200 Regional Jet in the go! Mokulele branding of its two parent companies, Republic Airways Holdings and Mesa Air Group, at Honolulu International Airport

go! Mokulele was an American business marketing inter-island flights within the state of Hawaii. The airline was a joint venture between Mesa Airlines and Mokulele Flight Services formed in October 2009 when the companies merged their competing airline business subsidiaries, go! and Mokulele Airlines, under one umbrella company. Mesa Air Group owned approximately 75% of the company, while Transpac and other Mokulele shareholders owned approximately 25%. The airline had its headquarters in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu. [1] Following Mesa's late 2011 divestiture of its ownership stake in Mokulele, Mesa announced it was discontinuing the "go! Mokulele" brand. [2]

Contents

Go! Mokulele did not hold its own air operator's certificate. Instead, flights were operated by Mesa Airlines and Mokulele Airlines for Go! Mokulele.

Destinations

All destinations served by go! Mokulele were in the state of Hawaii in the United States. The following destinations were served: [3]

IslandCityAirportOperated by
Mesa Airlines
Operated by
Mokulele Airlines
Refs
Hawaii Hilo Hilo International Airport YesNo
Hawaii Kailua-Kona Kona International Airport YesYes
Kauai Lihue Lihue Airport YesNo
Lanai Lanai City Lanai Airport NoYes [4]
Maui Kahului Kahului Airport YesYes
Molokai Hoʻolehua Molokai Airport NoYes
Oahu Honolulu Honolulu International Airport YesYes

Fleet

Go! Mokulele fleet
AircraftTotalPassengersNotes
Bombardier CRJ200 550Operated by Mesa Airlines
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 49Operated by Mokulele Airlines

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References

  1. "Contact Us Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine ." Mesa Air Group. Retrieved on February 23, 2010.
  2. Segal, Dave (June 21, 2012). "Airline's parent sheds less-than-sleek name and returns to 'go!'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser .
  3. "go! Route Information". Mesa Air Group web site. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  4. "Go! Mokulele adds Lanai service". Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 2010-04-06. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-06.