It was very fortunate indeed that yesterday’s problem occurred while on approach to Honolulu, rather than hours away.
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It was very fortunate indeed that yesterday’s problem occurred while on approach to Honolulu, rather than hours away.
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I have been bringing an emergency smoke mask on airline flights for a few years but I recently found out the one I have doesnt filter out carbon monoxide. I cant find one that is small enough to be feasible to carry on in my bag and that is effective for the type of smoke one might encounter on an airline flight such as just happened on Hawaiian Air. Does anyone know of a sourcr to get a good emergency smoke mask for an airliner?
I’m in the initial phases of planning a May 2020 trip to Kauai from San Diego to Kauai. We have always flown the A330 with a stop in Honolulu. That no longer seems to be an option for our time frame (May 12 – May); according to the website and to a telephone rep, the A321 is the only option leaving from any West Coast city during that time frame. Curiously enough, we can get the A330 for a return flight.
Is this a permanent or temporary change?
a little further research finds that the A330 still flies from Los Angeles to Honolulu on select flights, but the A321 Neo is the only choice from San Diego, although the A330 does fly FROM Honolulu to San Diego.
All of the sudden I am a bit nervous about flying on the A321Neo now that it is my only option.
Does Hawaiian plan to check all of their aircraft for a similar leak? I ask because I have several flights on the airline in the fall.
I wonder how the smoke actual entered the fuselage. Maybe it was near where the exterior air was drawn in for the AC pressurization system?