Several hundred tourists stranded by airline woes in Hawai'i flew home to the Mainland yesterday, and charter flights scheduled for next week were nearly sold out in less than a day, tourism officials said.

The extra flights were part of an emergency effort, funded by a $5 million grant from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, to deal with the double whammy of ATA and Aloha Airlines shutting down service last week, leaving an estimated 9,000 passengers stranded.

United Airlines yesterday scheduled an additional roundtrip flight between the West Coast, Maui and Kona, bringing several hundred passengers home, said Rex Johnson, HTA president.

Meanwhile, two scheduled Hawaiian Airlines charter flights filled up quickly; both were nearly sold out by 5 p.m., five hours after sales began, Johnson said.

"It shows there's still tons of demand out there, and we've got more work to do," he said.

Hawaiian Flight 1012 will depart Honolulu tomorrow and Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. and arrive in San Francisco at 10:15 p.m. Return flight 1011 will depart San Francisco those same evenings at 11:35 p.m. and arrive in Ho-nolulu at 1:45 a.m. the following day.

Passengers on the Hawaiian flights were charged $200 for a one-way fare, with the Hawai'i Tourism Authority picking up all additional expenses, Johnson said. Fares for other flights may vary, he said.

Tourism officials said the Hawaiian flight also would be used to bring home Hawai'i residents stranded on the West Coast.

"We think the word has gone out in Hawai'i about the extra flights, but we also want to reach the people who are trying to get home from Las Vegas or the West Coast," Johnson said.

The shutdown of ATA and Aloha represented 15 percent of air traffic between Hawai'i and the West Coast, officials said.