BUSINESS BRIEFS
go! flights 60.5% full in February
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Interisland carrier go! said its planes were 60.5 percent full in February.
The February load factor was up from December, when go!'s planes were 58.4 percent full. No comparison with February 2006 was available because go! did not begin Hawai'i operations until last June.
Go!, the local unit of Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group, said it served 49,506 passengers in February, down 7 percent from January's 53,208.
TELCOM ERROR BOTCHES 100 BILLS
At least 100 low-income Hawaiian Telcom customers have received inaccurate bills that were higher than normal. The company blamed a "system error" for the problem, which resulted in a misapplication of Lifeline phone bill credits. The company apologized for the inconvenience and said it is working to correct all affected accounts to ensure that the appropriate credits are applied.
Hawaiian Telcom has about 6,450 total Lifeline customers who receive federal and/or state credits for basic phone service. The amount of the billing error varied, but was likely less than $10 per account, Hawaiian Telcom said.
PR FIRM CHOSEN FOR GLOBAL GROUP
Communications Pacific, Hawai'i's largest public relations firm, has been selected as a partner in IPREX, a global network of independent public relations firms.
Honolulu-based Communications Pacific provides public relations, community relations, advertising, marketing, interactive communications and public affairs services. The firm owned by its chairman and chief executive officer, Kitty Lagareta, employs more than 70 people and has about 100 clients.
IPREX's partner firms employ more than 1,000 people in 27 countries. It was founded in 1983 and helps provide clients with local expertise in markets around the world.
