This has nothing to do with our use of confidential information. It's all about trying to get us from competing.

We're pleased to be catalysts for this kind of change and opening air travel up to people.

It's not going to make us pull out. It's not going to stop us. It's a desperate act and it shows exactly how concerned they are of our entry into the marketplace.

Our lawyers feel these guys were trying to pull out all the stops from bringing our low fares to the marketplace and felt the suit was necessary. Frankly, I always view lawsuits as negative energy, and a lot of time spent on lawyers' pay with very little good coming out of them. But it's clear these guys were willing to pull out all the stops and so we felt we had no choice.

We're delighted to be a catalyst for change.

Those statements are absolutely false, malicious and untrue. They are potentially damaging to our relationship with United. We will not stand by and allow that to happen.

Without the trans-Pacific operations, we can operate very profitably.

There's no basis for a lawsuit, and you can't stop someone from operating in Hawaii. I don't think this is going to slow us down. It's definitely motivated me.

Our goal is to offer local traveling families, friends and business people the highest quality service with the aloha spirit, at the lowest fares available.