HONOLULU, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian
Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.,
today announced the appointment of Abhi
Dhar to the company's boards of directors effective
immediately.
"Abhi brings both Fortune 50 and innovative start-up corporate
experience to the board," said Lawrence
Hershfield, chairman of the board of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
"We're pleased to have his IT expertise and business
acumen as Hawaiian continues to grow."
Dhar, who most recently served as chief information/digital
officer of Walgreens, has extensive travel industry experience in
leadership roles at Cendant, Travelport and TravelClick. He
departed Walgreens to launch Packyge, an e-commerce ship-to-store
enterprise as co-founder and chief executive officer.
Dhar joins board members Lawrence S.
Hershfield, chairman; Mark B.
Dunkerley; Don J. Carty;
Earl E. Fry; Joseph Guerrieri, Jr.; Randall L. Jenson; Crystal K. Rose; William
S. Swelbar; Duane E. Woerth;
and Richard N. Zwern.
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian®, the world's most
punctual airline as reported by OAG, has led all U.S. carriers in
on-time performance for each of the past 13 years (2004-2016) as
reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys
by Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure have placed
Hawaiian the among the top of all domestic airlines serving
Hawai'i.
Now in its 88th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is
Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers
non-stop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than
any other airline, along with service from Japan, South
Korea, China, Australia, New
Zealand, American Samoa and
Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 jet flights daily
between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily
flights system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at
HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian
(@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and
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updates, follow Hawaiian's LinkedIn page.
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newsroom.
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SOURCE Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.