Jumpseat to Hawaii???

[jimbo]

Any suggestions on JSing to OGG out of LAX and back. How have the loads been lately. I'm looking at mid Jan on UAL, AA or Aloha.
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

My buddy just came back to HNL via OGG from LAX. He jumped (offline) on AA and said the airports and loads were pretty packed, but he made it.

 

[islandhopper]

Last I checked Polar comes out to Oahu twice a week (used to be 5x's a week).. If the pax flights are a hassle then call polar and try them out.

When I used to commute they saved my hide many a time but you need to call them 24 hrs in advance to list.

Us AQ guys got a reciprocal going with Kalitta if you REALLY have to get back and forth to LAX without worrying about getting the last center seat on a red eye sitting in between two large Samoans.

 

[General Lee]

DL flies a 764 from LAX to OGG daily--leaves around 2 pm I believe. There is no "third" pilot on that, and that means that they will allow 2 jumpseaters in the back since there are 2 jumpseats in the 764 cockpit. So, as long as there is a seat in the back---try Delta. I think the big rush will be over after Jan 8th.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Freight Dog]

ATA and Hawaiian offer as many open seats are available to jumpseaters. Bear that in mind.

In any case, once you get to LAX, it's just about every hour you have a flight going to either HNL, OGG, KOA, or LIH. If you don't get to Maui off the bat, and you're in HNL... between Aloha and Hawaiian, you have flights going out there every half hour to 45 mins. If you get to Kona or Lihue, your best bet is to go to HNL and then on to Maui.


Good luck.

 

[Sleepyhead]

"I'm looking at mid Jan on UAL, AA or Aloha."


If you leave from LAX, you can forget Aloha. They
only fly from BUR and SNA.

For UAL it will be tough to get on, as an off-line pilot you
can only go in the back after all non-revs and stand-bys.
And there are always a lot of those on flights to HI.
However, if you know a UAL pilot, they can get on the computer an look up the loads for you and tell you if it is worth a try.

I have always used HA out of LAX and have never had a problem. As stated above, they will take as many JSers as they have empty seats, so you don't have to worry if another pilot showed up 2 minutes before you. (unless of coarse there is only one seat left)

 

[jimbo]

Thanks guys,
Great info!!!!!

 

[General Lee]

Jimbo,

I was wrong. The flight leaves at 3:25pm and arrives at 7:01pm into OGG. It is an allnighter coming back to LAX--leaving at 10:35pm and arriving at 5:27am. Good luck and have fun.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[jimbo]

Thanks GL!!!!

 

[LivingToFly]

Atlas

Does Atlas ever go to/from Hawaii from the mainland? I noticed Polar doesn't fly FROM Hawaii to the mainland. What about any of the others...Omni, World, Gemini, etc?

 

[Pilotbob3]

you can try North American Airlines out of OAK to OGG and HNL and LIH......2 jumpseats 757s. its the least i can do since i use FL out of CAK to LGA!!! any more info email me at [email protected]

 

[islandhopper]

Re: Atlas

Does Atlas ever go to/from Hawaii from the mainland? I noticed Polar doesn't fly FROM Hawaii to the mainland. What about any of the others...Omni, World, Gemini, etc?

Once in a while... Its almost non-scheduled. I used to give a Gemini guy a ride all the time and it was a crapshoot if the plane would leave within 6 hours of its departure time. But they will take a FA with you if you got one.

The only freighters that were taking off line ACM's was Polar. AQ has a reciprocal with Kalitta but thats about it as far as I know. If they get the ATA/FAA jumpseat thing approved then UPS and FedEx send around 4 birds a day over here from LAX and ONT. The food and seating on any freighter is top notch. Polar's old 200's had 5 bunk beds, their new 400's only have one or two and a DH crew will almost always take those 2.

 

[DenverDude2002]

I remember that red eye out of OGG(dep 10:35p arr 5:30a). I flew that on March 31, 2000. It was a killer only getting 4 hours of sleep. But the aircraft was a L1011-500 and it was the only L1011 cockpit I've ever seen.