Kokua Line

By Hildegaard Verploegen

Tuesday, April 16, 1996

Both airlines will provide oxygen for passengers who may need it during a flight but arrangements must be made in advance.

Aloha requires 48 hours advance notice that a passenger may need oxygen during a flight, said Stephanie Ackerman, communications director. When reservations are made, the passenger is asked to indicate the liter-flow-rate needed.

At check in, the passenger is asked to show a doctor's note saying that oxygen may be needed. Aloha provides an aero-med oxygen cylinder. There is a $40 fee for each flight, which would be $80 for the round trip to a neighbor island.

Hawaiian also requires advance notice and payment at an airline ticket counter at least 48 hours prior to the flight, said Keoni Wagner, spokesman for Hawaiian. A doctor's note also is required at check in. Hawaiian charges $50 for oxygen each way to a neighbor island. Two bottles would be needed for the longer flight from Hawaii to the mainland and the fee would double.

Other items in today's Kokua Line:

- Cockatoos free in Manoa
- Looking for lost flower girl
- Mahalo and Auwes