Hawaiian Airlines on Thursday transported its 10 millionth passenger in 2014 — a new record for the 85-year-old company.
Prior to boarding Flight 386 from Honolulu to Kahului Airport Thursday morning, Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Mark Dunkerley awarded the traveler, Harrison Matthews, with a gift of 250,000 HawaiianMiles. All other passengers on the flight received 1,000 HawaiianMiles as part of the celebration, the company said. The event also included live Hawaiian music and hula by the Hawaiian Airlines Serenaders, as well as presentation of lei to all guests during boarding.
Hawaiian Airlines’ first 10 million passengers took nearly 40 years to carry from 1929 to 1967. The former and late president John H. Magoon marked the occasion in December 1967, when Hawaiian Airlines also surpassed the milestone of carrying one million customers annually. Forty-seven years later, Hawaiian Airlines is celebrated a 10-fold achievement, carrying just as many passengers in a single year.