When checking in for the inaugural AirAsia X flight to Honolulu – also the first flight of an Asian low-cost carrier to the United States – the passenger checking in next to me had no idea what ESTA was. Later on, at the gate, I learned that four passengers in total didn’t have ESTA. Given […]
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Flight Information Date: June 29, 2017 Flight No.: N/A Route: Kahului to Molokai Airline:Â Makani Kai Air Type:Â Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Registration: N129CG The initial plan for my Hawaii trip was to fly on Grand Caravan once – with Mokulele Airlines. However, in the end I decided to try Makani Kai Air as well. The reason
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According to a news article published on Nikkei (Japanese) last night, Japanese MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and Tourism) will ease its regulations to allow airport operators to open up domestic airside areas to non-passengers. It seems like the effort was spearheaded by Sendai Airport that was recently privatized and is looking for ways to
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Flight Information Date: June 29, 2017 Flight No.: WP414 Route: Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye to Kahului Airline:Â Island Air Type:Â Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Registration: N684WP The first flight of my day of island hopping in Hawaii after taking the AirAsia X inaugural from Osaka to Honolulu was a flight to Kahului onboard an Island Air Bombardier
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After arriving in Honolulu on the AirAsia X inaugural flight from Osaka and making a quick stop at Pacific Marina Inn hotel to drop off my bags and take a quick shower, I headed out to do some Honolulu spotting. Honolulu Spotting: Lagoon Drive Parking Lot The spot of my choice was a parking lot
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News that Asiana Airlines and Korean Air have been accused operating their Seoul Incheon lounges illegally for more than ten years appeared in Japanese media. The articles state that both of the airlines were accused of having violated laws by not having restaurant licenses. It seems as though based on the Korean law, they are
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Recently, I wrote about Austrian resuming the Tokyo route from next summer. Now it seems like Vienna’s connectivity with Asia will improve even more as the airport just announced that Thai Airways will start flights from Bangkok to Vienna from November 16, 2017. Return of Thai Airways to Vienna Interestingly, this is not the first
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While I was initially booked to stay in a hotel near Waikiki, when I rechecked prices a couple of days before departing for my Hawaii trip last month, I found out that the Pacific Marina Inn Honolulu hotel near the airport got cheaper than when I checked the first time. Booking the Room & Getting
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Nothing lasts forever – not even the sturdy Tupolev Tu-154s. At least, not within the European Union. Currently, the Government of Slovakia is the last remaining operator of the type within the EU. That will, however, change on August 27, 2017, when OM-BYO will fly for the last time. “Change of Guards” at SIAF 2017
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