After filing for its 2nd bankruptcy last week, Aloha Airlines has announced that it will cease operations by the end of the day. If you have tickets for a future Aloha flight, both United and Hawaiian Airlines have said they will honor those tickets and try to fit passengers into available seats on their routes, some of which will be expanded temporarily to handle to influx.

The regional Hawaiian carrier blamed its downfall on the rise of rival low-cost carrier go!, but I always like to point out that Aloha had already filed for its first bankruptcy before go! appeared in the island skies. Aloha’s demise undoubtedly makes life breezier for go!, which promptly announced plans to add 40 more flights to its daily schedule starting tomorrow.

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