Environmental Concerns Persist Including Fuel Usage
Can You Say "Aloha?"
Hawai`i's Superferry is not sustainable as a passenger ferry.
Its problems are much worse than those faced by airlines, using far more fuel per passenger than does a commercial airplane.
Last month, the Superferry carried only 29% of its passenger load, according to USA Today.
Low ridership occurred in spite of -
- $49 promotional summer deal.
- Inter-island air fares doubling in price.
- Elimination of Aloha Airlines.
- Smoother summer-time ocean conditions.
