After spending a bit of the time at the Four Seasons lounge we headed towards gate 49, which was just a five minute walk away. As we approached the gate we saw an ATR42 parked outside, which I initially assumed was our plane. It's clear that the boarding pass stating that boarding starts 40 minutes…
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Those ATRs are OLD with just a new skin on the outside.... I wished Island Air still flew to Lanai... But alas they might be out of business by next week....
Best way to Lāna'i is by Cessna ... those ATR-42's are not memorable. Plus you can offload your baggage faster and then quickly exit through the nice nearby gate and drive away, thus bypassing the tiny terminal.
Hawaiian's 717s ALWAYS have filthy windows as well. Constant operations in ocean air mean the windows are always covered by a layer of salt crust, and they aren't nearly as vigilant about cleaning them as they ought to be.
Scratched, flaky windows were a personal pet peeve of AA's Gerard Arpey back when he ran the company, and he demanded regular cleaning and maintenance of them. Twenty years later AA still has pristine windows on almost all its planes. Shame Hawaiian's leaders don't ask for something similar.
Tough it out Big Boy I landed in Gale Force(60 mph) winds in a JET there u never fly Junk u live longer . My shuttle driver was laughing all the way to T2 with the high winds .I rented a Full size JEEP then I headed south trees down all over little rain .With the Jeep I drove around them and my GPS didn't work . I was thinking about sleeping in the Dirty Roof leaking JEEP and over priced piece of Junk BUT pushed on to my $500 nite hotel .
Did u look around @ the airport they Tie Down the props there !!
Thank God for SPG points ..
Check out the airport at Kona - throwback with outside waiting and baggage delivery. Also, jet service.
The filthy windows are probably a function of the fact that these planes are operating in salt laden air. Not sure how those could be kept clean constantly, especially on a turn around.