Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Day 5 – Honolulu HNL to Los Angeles LAX
![A view of the Japenese garden at Honululu Airport](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52414623251_2cb19baa11_k.jpg)
![A view of the Japenese garden at Honululu Airport](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52414623251_2cb19baa11_k.jpg)
I ordered an Uber at 5:30pm – I always get to the point of thinking I may as well get on my way. Why wait any longer? Glad I did. The Uber was fine and got me to the airport at around 6pm.
I headed to AA check in since I couldn’t check in online earlier. I must have spent 20 mins at check in going through all of the paperwork for the UK. I hadn’t realised that they would check that here. I showed my Verifly green tick and that helped, but I still needed to show my vaccination certificate and my PLF. Eventually all good. I then asked about a potential switch to the earlier flight and eventually got the nod at no cost. I also managed to get my original seat (1F), so I should now have time for a Starbucks when I get into LAX.
Through TSA Pre-Check security without any hitches and into the Sakura Admiral’s Club, which appears to now be staffed by AA. I am sure in the past it’s been more aligned to JAL. They have refurbed the lounge but gone a bit overboard with the plastic dividing screens! Another 22,000 steps done today, so I have been trying to walk off some of the extra calories consumed.
Flight: AA0224 Equip: A321N
Sched Depart: 22:40 Actual: 22:37
Sched Arrival: 06:09 Actual: 05:52
Takeoff: 22:52 Landing: 05:48
My flight left from Gate C2, which is a 10 min walk from the lounge – there were a lot of passengers waiting in a holding area, but very little activity from a boarding perspective. We started boarding about 10 mins later, and I was into my normal seat (1F) in just a few moments.
![Another empty lounge at Honululu Airport](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52414905584_a65497ff0b_k.jpg)
![Another empty lounge at Honululu Airport](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52414905584_a65497ff0b_k.jpg)
We pushed back on time and I ignored all invitations to eat, drink or be merry. My aim was to sleep as best I could and for the first two hours, I think I did pretty well – the time seemed to shoot by. It was pretty cold on the aircraft, so I wrapped up with the miserably think blanket they left on my seat. I’m sure we used to get thicker things that this in the past.
![Beautiful view of the sunrise in the distance on the way back to Los Angeles LAX](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52415069300_15d4eb113d_k.jpg)
![Beautiful view of the sunrise in the distance on the way back to Los Angeles LAX](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52415069300_15d4eb113d_k.jpg)
Got some nice photos on final approach. Arrived into Gate 42A (again) and headed straight over to the AA lounge to drop my bag and then I was off walking to my special place…
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