Sadly, Aloha Airlines did shut down entirely. At least in part due to price wars instituted by Go! airlines when they got access to Aloha's business plans by pretending to approach a merger with them. They did the same thing to Hawaiian airlines, and Hawaiian won a $60million suit against Mesa (the parent company of Go!). Aloha also had a suit against Go!, but it got postponed so far in advance that Aloha could not keep it's cash reserves long enough to last until a verdict.
I'm telling you this because I believe Go! (and Mesa) airlines used unethical business practices. Also, they are the airline whose pilots fell asleep at 9 am and overshot the Hilo airport by 15 miles. This was after air traffic controllers tried for 15 minutes to contact them and couldn't raise them. The plane flew on autopilot at 21,000 feet for 15 minutes, out into the wide blue skies over the Pacific ocean. They could very well have come close to running out of fuel. They have a real problem with the schedule they put their pilots on and I think it is dangerous.
FAA Investigates Whether Go! Pilots Slept in Flight | KGMB9.com | Flight, Said, Pilots, Hilo, Foreman
I tell you this because I won't patronize Go! airlines for inter-island flights. And the fares will certainly increase by December.
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