I hate terminal 3 - it’s just one big, round waiting room and it’s constantly packed. The SkyClub there is also atrocious - it’s essentially a dive bar. Terminal 2 on the other hand is nicer but just as crowded. That being said, every connection I have I high-tail it to the T2 lounge which, aside fr...
Jump to postWhat a shocker! Mark Dunkerley was one of HA’s greatest assets and arguably one of their best leaders. He has a fantastic management style, is incredibly charismatic and friendly, and very down to earth. Hawaiian will absolutely miss him, but unfortunately, not a lot of his personality or work ethic...
Jump to postSlightly off-topic but I wish Delta would increase frequency between SEA and SFO - their offering is pitiful compared to Alaska (absolutely not worthy of a “shuttle” title) and the times are very inconvenient for a day or even weekend trip. I’d love to see an early morning 6/7am and a late night 10p...
Jump to postI am very sad to hear this news as I was hoping against all hope. I have a lot of friends there and I know they have an amazing group of people working there. Fortunately, there are a ton of jobs for the taking in all industries so shouldn’t be too hard to get back on their feet. On another topic, w...
Jump to postI've been sorta commuting between HNL and the Bay Area the last couple of months and been using AS over and VX back because of the flight times. I actually haven't flown VX in Main Cabin/Select yet (first time coming up this week) but comparing the two firsts, there's something to be said for both p...
Jump to postIn regards to Palau to Australia flights, Pacific Flier was the airline that operated the route with an A310. In only operated from March to August 2010, started as 2x weekly ROR-BNE then in June went 1x weekly ROR-OOL before finishing up. THAT'S what it was - thank you for reminding me. I knew the...
Jump to postObviously I'm from Palau and so I'm very interested in this topic. Curious to see more detailed plans closer to May. I'm not from Palau - i've only been there once - but I'm very interested to see how this develops. I wonder if there is a viable market between Australia and Palau (probably from Cai...
Jump to postI find this whole story sad but not particularly surprising. I was offered a management job at WP earlier this year and after a lot of thought and reflection passed on it. I'm thanking my lucky stars now. What I did take away from the process though was what a remarkable group of people were at thee...
Jump to postHaneda’s terminal arm dives into management business at Palau airport Tokyo’s Haneda airport will launch a terminal-management business at Palau airport in its first such project overseas. ... According to the plan, renovation work on the two-story, 5,500-sq.-meter building will begin around May to...
Jump to postIf WN follows their current model, they probably want about 10 flights per island to start - is that correct? Even if you halve it to 5 flights per day per island, not using red eyes is going to mean 5 planes on the ground around the same time and to be honest HNL is really close to max capacity in ...
Jump to postI think HKG would do well, especially in theoretical partnership with CX. When I was at KE we saw about 30 pax a day to HKG - maybe 10-15 a day when I was at NH - so skim some off the established carriers plus market stimulation and it could work. It's not going to be a cash cow by any means though....
Jump to postI was so excited to hear about this route but you can't use it for day trips - maybe practical for a weekender - and it's exorbitantly expensive, granted I was looking to fly from SFO which is probably not the market they care about.
Jump to postHow does one get to ROR now from SE Asia? Is UA still flying to ROR from MNL? OMG someone who cares about ROR! ;P UA would not cut the GUM flight; we've always had a minimum 6 flights a week, though usually paired with YAP at least once-weekly. There is a healthy number of Japanese tourist travel o...
Jump to postA very minor route but ROR and YAP have almost always been connected in some way shape or form because of the long ground time in ROR. Does this mean thw only way to get between the two is to transit 12 hours via GUM?
Jump to postI don't have much faith that it would happen but I dream every day that HA will go nonstop to Europe. When I worked there a few years ago the big rumor was HKG and LON announcements were imminent. Well, we know how company gossip goes - but a nonstop to Europe sure would be nice for me as I try to g...
Jump to postI hate the name - it's atrocious and I feel almost underestimates the intelligence level of the market. I love the livery though - that is a work of art IMO. I've said it multiple times but I don't understand this move unless significant changes are made to WS itself to cement it as a full-service c...
Jump to postRe: the 01 Oct. 2017 start date (link?) ... how did ADiv resolve the expense issue with MW and WP? See https://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20170402/281492161161266 Great article, thank you for sharing. Another option instead of building past gate 6 would be to put the 2 carrier...
Jump to postCommuter terminal won't be demolished until DOT or HA caves. HA refuses to give up gate space to accommodate WP & MW, which is odd, since HA is the sole benefactor of the commuter terminal closing. Someone is going to blink and it won't be pretty. Maybe in 20 years we'll have the new concourse ...
Jump to postAre there any recent instances where commercial flights have landed on the reef runway at HNL? I know it's used for departures (took off on a JL 767 to NRT a few years ago), but don't recall any landings. Really the only time you'll see aircraft landing on the reef runway (26R) are when the winds a...
Jump to postThe last time I came home, the HAL Hangar was still fenced off. When is the contractor dispute over the HAL hangar going to be resolved? Also when are they going to move Island Air so they can do the mauka concourse My understanding about the HA hangar was that the DOT dropped the ball and HA took ...
Jump to postAll 3 very enjoyable presentations - thank you for sharing. Working at HNL I'm constantly appalled at the poor aesthetics of the airport - lack of signage and directions, dark lobbies, dirty bathrooms, lack of charging stations and outlets, etc. I think the HNL management does a piss-poor job of upk...
Jump to postAs a Micronesian, this is especially bad news for GUM because this gives United a complete monopoly on US-GUM traffic. As a US territory, you cannot fly between the mainland or HI and GUM on a foreign carrier on a single ticket. That being said, can DL add a codeshare to KE's ICN-GUM route and sell ...
Jump to postUgh KLM and Air France are like night and day. It's such a pleasure to fly with KLM and with Air France it's a roll of the dice - more bad experiences than good. Not to mention AMS is a breeze compared to CDG and its plethora of terminals, rude ground staff and ATROCIOUS lounges. If I never fly AF a...
Jump to postI thought I'd share three points of interest: 1. As reported by Airlineroute CI is cancelling their daily HNL-NRT service this fall. Kind of sad after 40 years but they consistently have the cheapest fares and arguably the worst (oldest) product on the route 2. I hear from HA employees that their HN...
Jump to postThey are pretty comparable. Seat I would give to VS if you are using it as a bed, as a seat, DL Food, DL all the way, VS really does struggle on this front. Service, that's a wild card, if you run into a VS flight with a CSM that is on their game, a VS crew is hard to beat when put against any airl...
Jump to postI've flown both and it really comes down to personal taste. Here's my 2 cents: -Aircraft: I wasn't that enamored with the 787 and though the VS Upper Class is nicely decorated it's a bit cramped. For comfort I would choose in order of preference the DL A330, VS 787, DL 764/763. If you truly value pr...
Jump to postOn the subject of PX - they've been serving PNI and TKK and PNG just negotiated open skies with Japan including routes via FSM. Is PX planning TKK-NRT and PNI-NRT? Even once a week I can't see the market there. Neither have the beaches or infrastructure that Palau has, plus they have fairly short ru...
Jump to postKind of misleading to say "US service" when they aren't even remotely touching the contiguous 48 - and not even a nonstop, at that.... Anyways, thanks for posting. Does service to Hawaii not qualify as US service? What an ignorant post. So if it's anything to do with Alaska and Hawaii it'...
Jump to postIn light of the mini-suite design plans mapped out in the other thread about the new 777 DeltaOne configuration, it's probably not too far-fetched an idea that A321s will eventually have a second premium-heavy configuration to replace the 757s and heavies on the transcontinentals à la American's A32...
Jump to postI find it so interesting that both these LCCs have chosen KIX HNL when TYO HNL is the much larger market. I always thought KIX was one of the most expensive airports to operate at - not that NRT/HND are any better - because of the operating costs of the floating island. Regardless, KIX-HNL is a much...
Jump to postI saw on Airline Route that Delta has announced daily seasonal service from HNL to LAS from December 21-January 14. Haven't seen a schedule yet, though. I don't think they've ever done LAS nonstop before and this is an expansion of the seasonal service to HNL from SFO, PDX and the extra LAX service ...
Jump to postWhat I've heard from a WS FA friend is they're installing ovens on the 737s in economy - she goes into training in September- and turning Plus into a more premium experience. I don't know what that entails but I'd imagine moving to a true J cabin. As for ovens in economy, I suppose that means hot me...
Jump to postGood example of not fixing what's not broken. I like it but there's something about the font that I don't like, especially on the plane. Just my 2 cents
Jump to postI remember working for WS and overselling a flight because a guest had an emergency and needed to get to YVR on the first available flight. I got a volunteer from the earlier flight to take the later flight in exchange for meal vouchers and WS dollars. They had to layover in YVR for 5 hours anyway s...
Jump to postHow strange - not even a whiff of the possibility in the news (and you know how the news here is so desperate for something to say), nor at the airport where I practically live. I wouldn't surprised in the long-run but sounds like someone's jumped the gun or some wishful thinking. Another example is...
Jump to postgoodness, i'm flying on them tomorrow. Not looking forward to it at all. In regards to the seat pitch, as someone one who flies WS several times a month, the leg room on the 700s/800s is very generous, and I'm 6'3". I try to book Plus or at least upgrade as often as possible on longer flights,...
Jump to postI would say all coach 189 seats as they indicated high density layout vs 12/156 on their current fleet. Current fleet is moving to 30" pitch (higher in plus), 12/162 Is that for real? How can they justify that move when so many of their bread-and-butter routes are at least 3 hours - everything...
Jump to postI believe Westjet is reconfiguring their 738s to 174 seats anyways. That's correct - they started the refurbishment to add a row 29 in 2014 or '15, about the same time they were introducing Plus. Easily the worst row possible being so close to the bathroom with no recline and very tight legroom. Wh...
Jump to postI am blown away and very confused by this announcement. I worked for WS for four years and saw a lot of changes - Plus fare was just rolling out when I moved on - but the one thing that was always touted to owners and guests was that WS was always about choices in every regard. Thus, the fare option...
Jump to postI apologize that I am going to contribute absolutely nothing to this discussion. From Honolulu, my preferred point of entry to the mainland is SEA because it's so easy to navigate and I love the SkyClub there. LAX is always a zoo and thus agents are usually not as friendly, flights not always on-tim...
Jump to post. + I wish to see *DL-liveried planes occupying the boarding gates within the Main Terminal, rather than the further mid-field terminal, for the sake of time-saving transfers and passenger convenience. *(I wrote, "DL-liveried planes... " instead of "Delta flights." I say this as...
Jump to postHNL/NRT, NRT/GUM, and NRT/SPN are huge cash cows that DL will not walk away from. We'll see. Personally, I remain skeptical. As Delta's brand presence in Japan inevitably continues to diminish, it's hard for me to imagine a plausible economic rationale for dedicating tens of millions of dollars of ...
Jump to postI predict no change in DL's equipment, routes, and frequencies (other than historic seasonal adjustments) from HNL to Asia .... errr, I mean Japan, because the only Westbound HNL service is to Japan. Why... because the traffic is 90% Japanese nationals. DL is not going to change anything about that...
Jump to postI work for KE and am curious what changes this will entail for our face-to-face conduct with passengers. Hopefully it will mean full mileage accrual benefits and better recognition for DL medallions as KE treats their passengers with status very well. This will definitely strengthen the ICN megahub ...
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