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Old 08-01-2007 | 09:09 PM
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What ever happened to that cheapass piece of crap operation JO set up in Hawaii?? I have not heard a mention of them on the forumn in a long time.
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Old 08-01-2007 | 09:13 PM
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Don't know. I hope they kicked the bucket.

The Hawaiians are too dedicated to Hawaiian and Aloha to let a Haole like JO get a peice of the action in the islands. They want Go! to pack their bags and get the ******* out of town. The only people riding on Go! are the tourists.
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Old 08-01-2007 | 09:54 PM
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Was in Hawaii last month, they're still there.
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Old 08-02-2007 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by blastoff
Was in Hawaii last month, they're still there.
Go! is still in business and are hanging in there. They continue to offer cut-throat fares and are giving local carriers a run for their money. Round trip inter-island fares that were once in excess of $200 at times are offered at $9 one-way.
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Old 08-02-2007 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by determined2fly
Go! is still in business and are hanging in there. They continue to offer cut-throat fares and are giving local carriers a run for their money. Round trip inter-island fares that were once in excess of $200 at times are offered at $9 one-way.
And it's the low timers with no other options because they are to impatient that go to Mesa and keep this company going (along with TSA, Pinnacle, and Go Jets)
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Old 08-02-2007 | 04:41 AM
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Woo hoo! Another whiny Mesa thread that is of no consequence and not constructive in the least- and started by a glider student no less!!

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!
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Old 08-02-2007 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by RightSeatDude
Woo hoo! Another whiny Mesa thread that is of no consequence and not constructive in the least- and started by a glider student no less!!

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!

You're scary looking, rightseatdude.



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Old 08-02-2007 | 08:54 AM
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To answer the original question, Go! is still there, and still charge super-low fares. I believe they are losing money hand-over-fist, and am not sure what the business plan is...

- Drive Hawaiin or Aloha out of business?

- JO might think Go! could be an effective tool to use against the mesa pilots for their contract negotiations...since it's a money-loser, JO could suddenly shut it down at a key time and scare the junior pilots into giving concessions.
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Old 08-02-2007 | 08:56 AM
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Look who's talkin'

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You're scary looking, rightseatdude.



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Old 08-02-2007 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
To answer the original question, Go! is still there, and still charge super-low fares. I believe they are losing money hand-over-fist, and am not sure what the business plan is...

- Drive Hawaiin or Aloha out of business?

- JO might think Go! could be an effective tool to use against the mesa pilots for their contract negotiations...since it's a money-loser, JO could suddenly shut it down at a key time and scare the junior pilots into giving concessions.
Finally... some objective talk. I have heard JO say (on his weekly message) that "we" can afford to take a loss in Hawaii for quite some time. "We", meaning, well, you know what the repercussions of that are. I believe he's there to drive Hawaiian and/or Aloha out of business, but I seem to recall some alliance with a major mainland carrier that may make that more difficult. Agree on the negotiations thing, I can hear it now- "well, we're losing money in Hawaii, so you gotta take this contract or we'll have to send planes to China. Between the junior pilots and our spineless union, I have little doubt JO will triumph in the next contract negotiation.
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