![]() Stepping onboard and seeing the seat situation gave me a quick scare. If you read my Hawaiian Airlines vs United Airlines comparison, you’ll know that this is pretty much as good as it gets for flights to and from the Islands. ![]() I didn’t even notice it until just now! I love the feeling of stepping aboard a large airliner (especially if said airliner has Hawaiian flowers painted on it). So industrial looking! Look closely and you will see a little F-16 taxiing by in the background. They’ll need to update this stuff with the new logo soon. ![]() I was hoping with all my might that the premium economy product would be decent and comfortable enough for those regrets to melt away as soon as I planted my butt in that seat. Hearing an announcement like that pushed the dagger a little bit deeper in my heart as I thought that springing for first class would have been the better option in order to avoid the stress that comes with the chaos of a completely full Airbus A330. Just before boarding was set to begin, the gate agent announced that it was going to be a completely full flight with very little room left over for carry-ons. I’m not digging this new terminal redesign. Hopefully I’ll get my chance next time I fly to Hawaii! Yeah. I’m saving my money (and points) try out the newest Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 first class product which is being installed on all of their A330’s as I type this. Of course I would’ve preferred to be up in first class, but I was trying to be reasonable with the overall cost of this trip and my conscience couldn’t allow it. I had a seat in first class the last time I flew from Honolulu to San Diego, but today I was going to try out their premium economy product (officially known as “Extra Comfort”) instead. What happened to all the natural wood and high ceilings (with chandeliers) in this section of the airport? I liked that much better than this sterile design! My beautiful ride home to San Diego this afternoon. Views like this from the open-air walkway never get old, and it’s one of the reasons why I consider a short layover in Honolulu to be a sin. HNL is definitely one of my favorite airports. The Hawaiian Airlines Premier Club Lounge still sucks *** though. Those walkways are what makes HNL unique, it would be a real shame for them to wall those off and lose the connection to the outside world. It’s kind of sad actually – but that’s progress I suppose, and all I can hope is that they don’t close off the open-air walkways between terminals. Gone is all that beautiful dark Hawaiian wood and those old chandeliers that have been hanging over the gate areas ever since the first time I came to Hawaii. The Honolulu international Airport has changed a bit since the last time I was here, and from what I could tell, the old open-air mainland and international gate areas have been updated to look more modern and unfortunately less open-air. ![]() Seat: 12G (Extra Comfort / premium economy) Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 (N375HA) side view illustration by Our route from HNL to SAN this evening as HA16 Hawaii is not that far from San Diego, and as a matter of fact, it’s actually quite easy to escape to the islands whenever I feel like I need my fix. This was not a particularly easy and lazy Hawaiian vacation for me, and I almost felt like an idiot for coming all this way and not even once going to the beach to give my toes an opportunity to mix with the sand.ĭespite my low feeling, I had to look on the bright side. Don’t get me wrong – I love San Diego, but there’s just something about Hawaii that my body and soul agrees with and it’s never easy to leave.Įspecially after this particular trip with all the flying I did and all the nasty weather I had to endure along the way. I love Hawaii, and waiting for a plane back to the mainland (even if it is Hawaiian Airlines A330-200 Extra Comfort) is about as depressing as it gets for a career traveler such as myself. Sitting there at gate 31 with my face in the palm of my hands was a pretty low feeling.
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