Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - April 3, 2008

FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER I’M JEFF KING WITH MAUI TV NEWS.

THIS IS NOT THE WEEK TO TRY TO CATCH A QUICK FLIGHT TO, FROM OR INSIDE HAWAII. ON THE HEELS OF ALOHA AIRLINES DEPARTURE FROM THE SKIES ON MONDAY CAME THE EXTREMELY SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF AIR CARRIER ATA AIRLINES - KNOWN FOR DELIVERING VERY LARGE QUANTITIES OF VISITORS FROM THE MAINLAND.

VERY LATE LAST NIGHT THE INDIANA-BASED CARRIER ANNOUNCED THAT HAD FILED BANKRUPTCY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND ALL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY. ATA OPERATES 13 DAILY FLIGHTS BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE MAINLAND.

OVER 500 OF THE SUDDENLY UNEMPLOYED ALOHA AIRLINES WORKERS ON MAUI - ALONG WITH FORMER ATA EMPLOYEES - WERE INVITED TO A COMBINATION JOB FAIR AND UNEMPLOYMENT SEMINAR TODAY AT THE GRAND WAILEA RESORT AND SPA. ALSO, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR 12 PILOTS, 35 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND SEVEN MECHANICS AS IT EXPANDS TO CAPTURE ALOHA’S BUSINESS.

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF BREAKING NEWS, VISIT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINKS TO BREAKING NEWS. FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I’M JEFF KING.

FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER I’M JEFF KING WITH MAUI TV NEWS.

STILL NO OFFICIAL WORD ON THE CAUSE OF THAT POWER OUTAGE YESTERDAY. MAUI ELECTRIC OFFICIALS SAY THE FAULT AT THE SOUTH MAUI SUBSTATION IN KIHEI TRIPPED THE KAHULUI PLANT OFF, TRIGGERING THE OUTAGE AT A LITTLE PAST 1 PM. ONLY THE LAHAINA AREA WASN’T AFFECTED. THE UTILITY WAS ABLE TO RESTORE SERVICE TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE ISLAND AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS, ALTHOUGH SOME PARTS OF UPCOUNTRY WERE STILL WITHOUT POWER INTO THE EVENING.

ATA AIRLINES IS OUT OF BUSINESS. JUST TWO DAYS AFTER ALOHA AIRLINES OFFICIALLY FOLDED, INDIANAPOLIS-BASED ATA AIRLINES ABRUPTLY CEASED ALL FLIGHTS LATE LAST NIGHT - INCLUDING THE 13 THAT NORMALLY OPERATE BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE MAINLAND.

SUPERFERRY OFFICIALS SAY THEY MAY RESUME SERVICE BEFORE THEIR ANNOUNCED APRIL 22ND RESTART DATE TO HELP EASE THE INTERISLAND TRAVEL CRUNCH.

ISLAND WEATHER - BREEZY, STILL, AND A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. LOWS AROUND 70, HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I’M JEFF KING.

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