Rain? There’s been a bit too much of it in many parts of the country the past few days. And that always leads to dreams of … Hawaii.
No time to fly there right now? These holiday-themed videos from Hawaiian Airlines, including a hula version of Jingle Bells, may help.
Hawaiian Airlines is celebrating its 85th anniversary on Tuesday, November 11 and, in preparation, the airline has been reflecting on its past.
They’ve put out this lavishly illustrated book celebrating and documenting the company’s history.
The airline has also been going through its archives and shared these photos of the evolution of its uniforms.
Hawaiian Airlines uniforms – 1943
Hawaiian Airlines uniform – 1957
Hawaiian Airlines uniform – 1969
Hawaiian Airlines uniform – 1971
Hawaiian Airlines uniform – 1974
Hawaiian Airlines uniform – 1989
Hawaiian Airlines uniform- 2013
In advance of two hurricanes – Iselle and Julio – heading for Hawaii, several airlines are offering to waive change fees for passengers who would like to cancel or change their reservations.
As always, check with your airline directly for the latest information.
Here are few of the airlines that have posted policies for change fee exemptions:
Courtesy National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Dreaming of a trip to Hawaii?
So, evidently, are the curators at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
They’ve put together “Hawaii by Air,” an exhibition featuring Hawaiian travel posters, photographs and ephemera that explores how air travel to Hawaii developed and grew, how the travel experience evolved along with the airplane and how air travel changed Hawaii.
Also on display: airplane models, airline uniform badges, historic film footage, a high-resolution satellite image of the islands, broadcasts from a vintage Hawaiian radio show and live Hawaiian plants.
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Hawaii, exhibition notes remind us, is one of the most remote places on Earth. It got its first air service in 1935 and, by 1936 Pan American Airways was delivering passengers on its famous flying clipper ships.
From the exhibition notes:
“Flying to Hawaii was luxurious but expensive; most people still traveled by ocean liner. That changed after World War II, when new propeller-driven airliners and then jets made travel to this remote destination much more common, comfortable and affordable. Hawaii experienced a tourism boom that exceeded all expectations.”
The exhibit runs through July 2015.
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
(Photo courtesy Keene Public Library, via Flickr)
Hurricane Flossie is heading towards Hawaii and airlines are offering change-fee waivers for passengers whose flights – and vacations – are likely to get ruined.
Here are the airlines posting policies as a of 7 a.m. west coast time. More to come; let me know if you find others.
Policies not yet posted at 8:45 am west coast time: