TR: JER-HNL with BA and AA by two Senior Citizens
Jan 13, 2015, 1:36 pm
#46
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Nice TR T8191. I enjoyed the Military part especially the Senior Service photos (
)
I like your lighthearted writing style too. In general terms it's great to see retired folks keeping active and anything is possible as long as you are fit (ish!)
Who would have thought when you joined FT that you would be doing a TP run and becoming a Gold!
)I like your lighthearted writing style too. In general terms it's great to see retired folks keeping active and anything is possible as long as you are fit (ish!)
Who would have thought when you joined FT that you would be doing a TP run and becoming a Gold!
Jan 13, 2015, 2:07 pm
#50
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Jan 13, 2015, 2:18 pm
#51
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I only drink Tea only so it can't be that At least................ I am a young twit 
Jan 13, 2015, 2:28 pm
#52
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The reason why you were called in the lounge at LAX is that you were checked in for your BA flight by AA in HNL. Unfortunately, AA do not do a passport scan which BA need to do to inform US Border Control that you are leaving the country. So BA need to call you in the lounge and scan your passport into their system to report to CBP.
Jan 13, 2015, 3:00 pm
#53
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Fantastic TR T8191 - well jel (as our kids say)
School holidays have prevented us from booking during this sale window, heres hoping to a repeat sale same time next year when we'll be waiting to take the plunge.
Similar to Speedbird876, MrsB and I visited Waikiki 16 years ago (life before kids) and all the talk on FT about TPRs to the islands have persuaded us to return - our teenage daughters keep asking when we're going and checking we'll be in the right booking class to get lounge access (you have to bring them up correctly
), decent seats etc
Thanks to everyone on FT who advise on all the opportunities to maximise our experiences travelling the world.
Enjoy your TPAC trips
MrB.
School holidays have prevented us from booking during this sale window, heres hoping to a repeat sale same time next year when we'll be waiting to take the plunge.
Similar to Speedbird876, MrsB and I visited Waikiki 16 years ago (life before kids) and all the talk on FT about TPRs to the islands have persuaded us to return - our teenage daughters keep asking when we're going and checking we'll be in the right booking class to get lounge access (you have to bring them up correctly
), decent seats etcThanks to everyone on FT who advise on all the opportunities to maximise our experiences travelling the world.
Enjoy your TPAC trips
MrB.
Jan 13, 2015, 3:25 pm
#55
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An enjoyable read indeed! And despite your protests, I think your "holidays" are going to become more frequent as you realise you want to retain Gold for next year...
It *will* happen. How do I know? Well I've been reading as many TRs on China as I can find (may have to work there May/June) and I ran across a TR from KARFA who blithely stated a year ago (wait for it)......
"I can concentrate on burning some avios over the next 18 months as I only have to worry about earning tier points again to keep silver status in 2015. I’ll retain gold now until December 2014, and soft land to silver for 2015. "
He didn't see it coming either.... It's a slippery slope..........(much like Finnair's old seats)
Anyway, I hope any jetlag is over in a jiffy!
It *will* happen. How do I know? Well I've been reading as many TRs on China as I can find (may have to work there May/June) and I ran across a TR from KARFA who blithely stated a year ago (wait for it)......
"I can concentrate on burning some avios over the next 18 months as I only have to worry about earning tier points again to keep silver status in 2015. I’ll retain gold now until December 2014, and soft land to silver for 2015. "
He didn't see it coming either....
It's a slippery slope..........(much like Finnair's old seats) Anyway, I hope any jetlag is over in a jiffy!
Jan 13, 2015, 6:06 pm
#56
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Thanks for the enjoyable TR T8191.^ Especially after being outside all day here in -21C weather
Haven't been to Hawaii since I was 13 with my parents. So long ago that the original Hawaii 50 TV series was only in it's 2nd season
Haven't been to Hawaii since I was 13 with my parents. So long ago that the original Hawaii 50 TV series was only in it's 2nd season
Jan 13, 2015, 6:29 pm
#57
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Previously, I would only ever go in summertime and going back to the original topic I can see why folks doing a TP run or a holiday to HNL there is great to get away from this horrible weather.
Jan 13, 2015, 7:50 pm
#58
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Thanks for posting, glad you enjoyed the journey other than the muppets on the lax-hnl leg. Assuming they were not fters on 1k ex-dubs i wonder if a private jet would have done them better!!