Fellows mentioned in this story: Daniel Chun

From The Moloka‘i Dispatch:

Molokai residents who were hoping the proposed Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines merger could help the flight crisis on Molokai, will unfortunately be disappointed. Representatives from Alaska Airlines were clear that they will not be flying to Molokai, officially partnering with Mokulele or bringing in an additional Molokai airline.

“We knew this was going to be a little bit of an unusual visit…We knew we didn’t have a solution,” explained Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines regional president of Hawa‘ii, at a meeting with representatives from Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, the U.S. Congress and Molokai community members on March 28.

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Instead of serving Molokai directly, Sprague and his associates are looking at “other ways we can be helpful.”

“We can’t fly here ourselves, but what are the things we can do as a partner, as a resource,” said Daniel Chun, Alaska Airlines regional vice president of Hawa‘ii.

Continue reading at mauinews.com.