According to Radio New Zealand , they are annoyed with Hawaiian Airlines because they were unable to choose their own seats on the flight from Hawaii to Pago Pago, with the airline citing a rise in average passenger weight and a need to distribute the load evenly around the aircraft on that route. One of the complainants, Avamua Dave Haleck, says the new rule is discriminatory and an injustice, because it only applies to flights between Honolulu and the American Samoan capital.