Comparison Between Fares in Hawaii and Fares on the Mainland

Airfare Comparisons June 2006 (At least 2 weeks in advance)
Route Distances should be between 87 nautical miles (Honolulu to Maui) and 188 nautical miles (Honolulu to Hilo) because interisland airlines charge the same amount for these routes.

DCA-LGA (Washington National to New York LaGuardia) 186nm, $87 each way
BOS-LGA (Boston to New York LaGuardia) 160nm, $82 each way
SEA-PDX (Seattle, Wa. to Portland, Or.) 122nm, $122 each way
SAN-LAX (San Diego to Los Angeles) 95nm, $147 each way
RNO-OAK (Reno, Nv. to Oakland, Ca.) 157nm $54 - $105 each way

 

Sample Fares for Mesa Airlines (Parent Company of go!)

Mainland Routes Operated Directly by Mesa Airlines Subsidiaries
PHX- HII (Phoenix to Lake Havasu City) 135nm $126 each way
ABQ-ROW (Albuqerque, NM to Roswell, NM) 147nm $146 each way

Mainland Routes Operated by Mesa Aircraft and Crews for Code-Share Partners
PHX- TUS (Phoenix to Tucson) 96nm, $217 each way
PHX- FLG (Phoenix to Flagstaff) 107nm, $250 each way

Notes:
1) Source: sample airfares pulled up online during June, 2006.

Would you like to see what Mesa Airlines (Parent company of go!) charges on its mainland routes? Here's a link to a route map on Mesa's website:
http://www.mesa-air.com/fly.asp?nav1=2
Click on any of the partner logos at the top of the page to get a better view of those particular routes.

Next, enter city pairs into the ticket price search engines of either www.orbitz.com or www.travelocity.com

You will discover that the fares charged on established Mesa routes are considerably higher than the introductory fares charged here in Hawaii.

 

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