18 thoughts on “These Last 747’s Will Fly To Hawaii To End An Era”
Dave T
I never had the pleasure of flying the Queen of the Skies to Hawaii but my first 747 flight was probably the cheapest 747 ticket ever. We lived in San Francisco and had family in LA. Pan Am had a flight out of SFO going to Central / South America with a stop @ LAX. So to fill empty seats, they were selling SFO-LAX economy for $15. We were about the only ones speaking English on the plane.
We flew first class in a 747 on our first trip to Hawaii. We have been many times since, but the first one was so elegant. First, it was the large screen showing videos of Iz, whose songs we now Love. Then, the flight attendants in full aloha dresses and leis served warm macadamia nuts. We were hooked on Hawaii after that. And now, we are hooked on Beat of Hawaii, where we get all our important Hawaii-related information. Mahalo
TWA Flight 1 from St. Louis to Honolulu.
Return flight was Flight 2 both on their flagship 747.
Walked down the steps to the tarmac and greeted with a lei. wonderful memories!
We took our first ever flight to Oahu aboard a Pan Am 747 in 1978.As we made our way down the jet way, it smelled like the corridors of our local Military hospital. Clean but unsettling. Of course we were in the Back of the Huge plane. I had a death grip on my now husbands hand. Once we got to fly 1st class on a NorthWest 747. Since we have made more than 30 flights on Several different Airlines.
I flew The Hawaii Express twice before they folded and left me with 4 unused tickets. I still have them stored away somewhere. I also flew United a number of times too. Drinking Mai Tais in the upstairs lounge was great. Loved it.
Our first trip to Hawaii was on the “Pineapple Express” and it went BK the week before our trip. Fortunately we have been to Hawaii several times since then but we’ll never forget that first trip that didn’t happen.
Possibly my only 747 flight was my first flight to Hawaii as a young PFC. I had just finished my Army job school (AIT) and was assigned to Schofield Barracks. It was a Northwest Orient (I think they still had the Orient) flight from LAX to HNL in December 1986. The flight was delayed due to maintenance – I think they had to replace a wheel or tire. Other than that, the flight was uneventful.
The first 747 to fly in Hawaii was run by Pan Am in 1970 with legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh aboard along with a lot of local Hawaii dignitaries. He passed away in 1974 and is buried on Maui outside Hana.
My first flight over water as a 24 year year old traveling to HI from Tennessee. I had won a trip for my sales.
I remember the spiral staircase going to the lounge for drinks.
I retired in 2010 I have returned 13 times and scheduled to visit 5/23.
I never had the pleasure of flying the Queen of the Skies to Hawaii but my first 747 flight was probably the cheapest 747 ticket ever. We lived in San Francisco and had family in LA. Pan Am had a flight out of SFO going to Central / South America with a stop @ LAX. So to fill empty seats, they were selling SFO-LAX economy for $15. We were about the only ones speaking English on the plane.
We flew first class in a 747 on our first trip to Hawaii. We have been many times since, but the first one was so elegant. First, it was the large screen showing videos of Iz, whose songs we now Love. Then, the flight attendants in full aloha dresses and leis served warm macadamia nuts. We were hooked on Hawaii after that. And now, we are hooked on Beat of Hawaii, where we get all our important Hawaii-related information. Mahalo
Hi Kathy.
Thank you!
Aloha.
TWA Flight 1 from St. Louis to Honolulu.
Return flight was Flight 2 both on their flagship 747.
Walked down the steps to the tarmac and greeted with a lei. wonderful memories!
We took our first ever flight to Oahu aboard a Pan Am 747 in 1978.As we made our way down the jet way, it smelled like the corridors of our local Military hospital. Clean but unsettling. Of course we were in the Back of the Huge plane. I had a death grip on my now husbands hand. Once we got to fly 1st class on a NorthWest 747. Since we have made more than 30 flights on Several different Airlines.
Kalitta Air still flies 747s to Hawaii. They land at KOA at least once a month, sometimes twice. They are a cargo carrier.
I flew The Hawaii Express twice before they folded and left me with 4 unused tickets. I still have them stored away somewhere. I also flew United a number of times too. Drinking Mai Tais in the upstairs lounge was great. Loved it.
Our first trip to Hawaii was on the “Pineapple Express” and it went BK the week before our trip. Fortunately we have been to Hawaii several times since then but we’ll never forget that first trip that didn’t happen.
Possibly my only 747 flight was my first flight to Hawaii as a young PFC. I had just finished my Army job school (AIT) and was assigned to Schofield Barracks. It was a Northwest Orient (I think they still had the Orient) flight from LAX to HNL in December 1986. The flight was delayed due to maintenance – I think they had to replace a wheel or tire. Other than that, the flight was uneventful.
The first 747 to fly in Hawaii was run by Pan Am in 1970 with legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh aboard along with a lot of local Hawaii dignitaries. He passed away in 1974 and is buried on Maui outside Hana.
My first flight over water as a 24 year year old traveling to HI from Tennessee. I had won a trip for my sales.
I remember the spiral staircase going to the lounge for drinks.
I retired in 2010 I have returned 13 times and scheduled to visit 5/23.
we flew first class in a 747….Pam Am….many, many yrs ago…what a great experience…..well worth the extra fair over coach…..sad to see them go…