Hawaiian Airlines Reports August Traffic Statistics

HONOLULU, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HA), today announced its systemwide traffic statistics for August and year-to-date.

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    The increase in passenger numbers year-over-year is mainly the result of
Hawaiian's expansion of interisland operations, while the lower average load
factor reflects adjustment of capacity between markets and a lower
transpacific load factor as Hawaiian has raised fares in an effort to offset
the increased price of fuel.


    Systemwide Operations
    AUGUST                             2008            2007      % Change
    PAX                             725,272         644,278         12.6%
    RPMS (000)                      684,715         714,989         (4.2%)
    ASMS (000)                      833,593         814,945          2.3%
    LF                                82.1%           87.7%     (5.6 pts.)

    YEAR-TO-DATE                       2008            2007      % Change
    PAX                           5,340,966       4,751,187         12.4%
    RPMS (000)                    5,333,429       5,348,256         (0.3%)
    ASMS (000)                    6,365,058       6,121,127          4.0%
    LF                                83.8%           87.4%     (3.6 pts.)

    PAX: Passengers transported
    RPM: One paying passenger transported one mile
    ASM: One seat transported one mile
    LF:  Percentage of seating capacity utilized


     Additional information is available online at HawaiianAirlines.com.