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If you’re booking an online flight for Hawaiian Airlines, you’ll start to see some changes soon. It's all part of the airline's acquisition by Alaska Air Group.
The final flight using the Hawaiian Airlines callsign is set to touch down. It will bring an end to 95 years as a standalone airline. From October 30, all Hawaiian aircraft will now revert to the Alaska Airlines callsign and airline code. The last flight on the HA callsign is HA866 from Pago Pago, American Samoa, to Honolulu.
On Oct. 29, Alaska Airlines announced that it received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate under a single call sign. This comes a year after the companies merged. Despite the change, Alaska Airlines assures passengers that it plans to keep several aspects of the Hawaiian Airlines experience.
The reductions to flight capacity are the government shutdown’s latest effect on the airline industry, which has dealt with staffing troubles and high wait times in recent weeks.
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