Interisland flights
Aug 10, 2005 | 8:16 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,681
Originally Posted by alanwar
Heck, thats nothing. In Kauai they closed whole the airport after a UA red eye was cancelled and forced the passengers to sleep outside on the grass.
Aug 10, 2005 | 10:04 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: AA PLT (life), 4MM
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Originally Posted by alanwar
Heck, thats nothing. In Kauai they closed whole the airport after a UA red eye was cancelled and forced the passengers to sleep outside on the grass.
I have arrived at many an island car counter late - and find they have gone home....
Aug 12, 2005 | 11:43 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Bellevue, WA, USA
Posts: 253
Originally Posted by bnatraveler
Any specifics on when this occurred?
I don't remember exactly when this happened - it was a few years ago. Many of the passengers were able to find hotels or were taken home by airport workers. After this happened the state now expects that the airport must stay open if something like this happens again. So no need for anyone to worry.
Aug 12, 2005 | 10:04 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: AA PLT (life), 4MM
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thanks for the info, alanwar!
it didnt seem "right" the terminal would close -- (if i am not mistaken, there aren't even any doors for entry to the ticketing area)...but stranded by car companies has happened more than once.
it didnt seem "right" the terminal would close -- (if i am not mistaken, there aren't even any doors for entry to the ticketing area)...but stranded by car companies has happened more than once.
Aug 14, 2005 | 2:50 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,681
Originally Posted by bnatraveler
thanks for the info, alanwar!
it didnt seem "right" the terminal would close -- (if i am not mistaken, there aren't even any doors for entry to the ticketing area)...but stranded by car companies has happened more than once.
it didnt seem "right" the terminal would close -- (if i am not mistaken, there aren't even any doors for entry to the ticketing area)...but stranded by car companies has happened more than once.
Aug 14, 2005 | 1:31 pm
#21
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Programs: UAL1K 2MM UGS, Hilton Gold
Posts: 1,004
Originally Posted by jtkauai
lihue airport closes after the last scheduled flight. ticket counters are locked. everything. this is a small place.
As for the red-eyes getting cancelled. Almost never happens.
Both of the UA SFO & LAX and the single AA LAX inbound aircraft arrive mid afternoon and sit on the tarmac for ~ 6 hours which give plenty of time to deal with any minor maintanance, and even to reroute folks to other flights in the event of major trouble.
Only if the plane has a newly found problem at departure, or in the event of a crew illness (captain for example) will the red eye be scrubbed. Happens once or twice a year. Agreed a terrible end to vacation, but also a very rare event.
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