CORRECTING and REPLACING go! Mokulele not included in Mesa Air Group Chapter 11
05-Jan-2010 CORRECTION...by go! Mokulele
In Mesa Air Group's boiler plate, last sentence should read: The Company, founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 3,500 employees (sted 3,700 employees).
"The people of Hawaii have come to rely on go! Mokulele for low-fare inter-island travel and our commitment to them remains unwavering. With everyday low fares, friendly service and flight schedules that parallel the needs of our customers go! Mokulele looks forward to a long history"
The corrected release reads:
GO! MOKULELE NOT INCLUDED IN MESA AIR GROUP CHAPTER 11
Customers Can Continue to Rely on Hawaii's Leading Low Cost Airline
go! Mokulele, Hawaii's leading low cost airline today announced that is it not included in the Mesa Air Group ("Mesa") Chapter 11 proceedings. Mesa provides regional jet services to go! Mokulele under a flight services agreement. The joint venture is a separate entity and is not included in the Mesa Chapter 11 proceedings.
"The people of Hawaii have come to rely on go! Mokulele for low-fare inter-island travel and our commitment to them remains unwavering. With everyday low fares, friendly service and flight schedules that parallel the needs of our customers go! Mokulele looks forward to a long history," said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and Chief Executive of Mesa Air Group. "During the Mesa Air Group restructuring go! Mokulele will continue to operate as before, outside of Chapter 11. Customers can be assured that tickets will continue to be sold and honored, all terms and conditions governing tickets purchased remain the same, and our frequent flyer program remains intact."
Founded in 2006, go! was created to provide local families, friends and business people with a fun, high-quality and low fare airline for travel between the islands. Becoming go! Mokulele in 2009 as a joint venture between Mesa Air Group and Mokulele Airlines, go! Mokulele has grown into the second largest carrier in Hawaii.
"In both November and December our year over year traffic numbers increased, further reinforcing the importance and value of go! Mokulele to Hawaii and its travelers," added Orenstein. "While the Mesa Air Group restructuring will not affect go! Mokulele operations, the purpose of the transaction is to strengthen the Company and all of its subsidiaries and joint ventures."