Day 13 :
Flight 13 LAX-HNL American Airlines 16.30
Aircraft:
Boeing 757
Class:
First
Distance:
2550 miles
Tier
points: 210
There’s
just under an hour until my next flight, the gate for the flight to HNL is
right next to the flight from MIA.
Just
enough time to use the bathroom and then boarding is underway.
I’m
seated next to a chap who seems pretty well oiled with alcohol and is keen to
chat. He’s got his own marketing company and he goes out to Honalulu once a
month to consult with a client out there, he’s making it a long weekend so he
can do some surfing before spending Monday and Tuesday with the client. Pretty
nice perk of his job!
I’ve also
noticed on AA that they have a little procedure when the captain needs the
bathroom. The fasten seat belt sign will go on and then they will block the
galley with a drinks trolley and stand looking down the cabin while a member of
the flight deck comes out for the bathroom. I’ve been ordered back down to my
seat while this was happening on a previous trip with a fair degree of urgency
(and it’s quite normal on AA for passengers to use the bathroom while the seat
belt sign is on).
Dinner is
a salad and a mushroom dish. Nothing to write home about. I have a pretty good
chat to the passenger next to me, the flight crew are especially hospitable on
this flight. I generally find AA flight attendants fantastic.
Descending
into HNL you get to see the US military base with some C17’s, Galaxy’s,
refuelers and some F22’s right next to the civilian airport.
Straight
out of the terminal and I’ve checked into the Best Western airport hotel,
there’s a free shuttle that you call in the arrivals lounge. I’m sure the
distance is walkable but I’ve no idea how you get there and my phone is still
blocked from the network.
I applied for a Best Western status match to my
Hilton status before I left and being a BW diamond got me a nice big corner
room on the top floor and a welcome bag with bottle of water and some
chocolate. The view in the morning...
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