HONOLULU, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- go!, Hawai'i's Low Fare Airline, today announced on New Year's Day it will deliver 15,000 ti leaves to University of Hawaii Warrior fans at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. On January 1, 2008, the University of Hawaii Warrior football team will face the University of Georgia Bulldogs in one of five Bowl Championship Series games. The ti leaves, traditionally believed to bestow good luck on its recipients, will be distributed December 31 and January 1 at the New Orleans Marriott at 555 Canal Street by go! and N a Koa, the UH football support club. The ti leaves were collected by go! from growers on Oahu and in Hilo, Hawai'i.
"We're extremely proud of the Warriors' incredible accomplishments this season and are glad we are able to help their fans show their support," stated Joe Bock, go! Chief Marketing Officer. "go! Warriors!" he continued.
"Ti leaves are an important tradition in Hawaiian culture," said Frank Among, Mesa Air Group VP of eCommerce. "We hope the fans wave them high and cheer the Warriors on to victory," he continued.
go! operates approximately 60 flights a day from its Honolulu hub to Lihue, Kahului, Kona, and Hilo using a fleet of state-of-the-art Bombardier CRJ-200 jets outfitted with comfortable leather interiors and no middle seats!
go! recently extended its route network with the launch of go!Express, operated under a code share agreement with Hawaii-based Mokulele Airlines. The new service adds Lana'i City, Lana'i, Kapalua, Maui and Ho'olehua, Moloka'i to the list of Hawai'i communities with access to go!'s market-leading low fares.
Passengers who register for the go!Miles frequent flyer program are able to earn go!Miles redeemable for future travel and can receive 500 free miles by registering online. go!Miles members also receive advance notice of fare sales and other specials, so sign up at iflygo.com today! Additional information is available and tickets can be booked online at iflygo.com or by calling toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.
go! has also launched go!Drive, go!Vacations and go!Active, selling interisland fly/drive packages, mainland to Hawai'i holiday packages and exciting recreational activities through its website. Visitors to the site can choose from a variety of activities and low-cost Hawai'i vacations with options to visit one or any number of Hawaiian island destinations.
Mesa Air Group, Inc. currently operates 184 aircraft with over 1,100 daily system departures to 144 cities, 40 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Mesa operates as Delta Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreement with Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines. In June 2006 Mesa launched interisland Hawai'i service as go!. This operation links Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Lihue, Kahului, Kona, and Hilo. The Company founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees and was awarded Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine in 1992 and 2005. Mesa is a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners.
