Time For a (go! Away) Party
Jan 5th, 2010 by Capsun
It’s funny sometimes how fate (or inspiration) just surprises you sometimes. Just this morning, I found myself up way too early. Then I noted that I renewed the registration for capsun.org for another year. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to blog as often as I’d like.
But then my friend Blaine sent me an email saying “Tro pahtay!” He had my attention, but at first I thought he meant TRO party. Instead, it was a link to the Star-Bulletin article, Mesa Air Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I can barely communicate the elation that I felt in reading that article. And it definitely gave me a reason to blog today. Blaine, this is the best news I’ve had all year! I guess I only wish this news included go! Mokulele, but I’ll take what I can get
Just so you know, the “Tro pahtay!” is a reference to my post, “My Benedict Arnold Moment (or, Don’t Fly go!)” which I ended with the statement, “I, for one, will gladly and gleefully celebrate the end of go!. In fact, if go! or Mesa Air go bankrupt, I will throw a party!” Don’t forget that I loathe go! so much that I have an entire page (capsun.org/go) just to collect my anti-go! posts.
- Although go! is here and Aloha is not, the memory of Aloha Airlines will live on
So now, I only have to figure out a way to throw a proper party. If you have any ideas, please share them in the comments, on Twitter, or Facebook, or send me an email. Maybe a mini-Tweetup with former Aloha employees? I know I’ll definitely have to talk to one of my coworkers (a former Aloha employee) about our plans. Maybe something small in stature and price, but grand in our combined disdain for go! and Mesa Air Group.
I end where my adventure into blogging began: And remember folks…as the t-shirt says, “There’s no ALOHA in the HAWAIIAN skies – GO! figure.” Please use Hawaiian or Island Air for your inter-island travel needs.
Mahalo!
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I read this in a blog about 1/2 hour ago and thought of you immediately. I’m elated about this. GO HOME go!. Couldn’t happen to a better company.
Keep us posted on the meet up. I’d love to bet there 
I would have never before predicted the end of a company as a cause for jubilation. You must have an airplane shaped cake — so you can chop it up!
You knew I’d have to wager in here as Go! Mokulele does sponsor my flights.
I still to this day will thank them for giving me the opportunity to fly back to the Big Island w/ discounted airfares at a critical time in my life when my wife and baby moved back to the Big Island. For that I will be forever thankful.
Just to give you something to Party about… not much has been said and I really don’t know about our local media at times… Go! Mokulele is discussed in the bankruptcy proceedings… (and please don’t point out that I was the one to point you to this)
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4. Specifically, Mesa Airlines operates as (i) US Airways Express under code-share agreements with US Airways, Inc., (ii) as United Express under a code-share agreement with United Airlines, Inc., and (iii) independently in Hawaii as go! Mokulele (“go!”). Freedom Airlines, Inc. operates regional jet aircraft as Delta Connection under code-share agreements with Delta Air Lines, Inc.