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Honolulu Airport Gets Its Own Islands, Thanks to Hawaiian Airlines

April 7, 2011 at 8:28 AM | by | Comments (0)

Honolulu International Airport is already in the middle of a decade filled with construction equipment, as the airport does its best to spiffy things up for the future. Adding to all the renovation fun is Hawaiian Airlines, as they’re looking to speed up and improve the check-in process for most of their flights that originate in Honolulu. The airline is planning to spend $6 million to add all the new bells and whistles, so we just hope it makes inter-island-hopping smoother.

Say goodbye to long ticket counter lines and aloha to brand new circular check-in kiosks. Ticket counters will be pulled out and replaced with six new circular areas—they’re calling them islands—get it? Two will be found in Lobby 3 and four will be added to Lobby 2, all in the airport’s Terminal 2. Agents will still be on hand to help out those who need it—like us when the stupid computer freezes—but it will mostly be up to passengers to get the necessary paperwork for interisland, mainland, and international flights.

Each kiosk will have eight different stations, and with all the changes the airline is thinking that they will be able to decrease wait times up to 75 percent. We like the idea of a free-flowing system and an open floor plan, but we’re thinking that it might take a little bit of training to get all the tourists and locals used to the new system.

Another additional improvement is the way in which the US Department of Agriculture checks each piece of luggage for rogue plants or animals, as now, passengers will send their bags through the checkpoint after checking in with the airline. Previously this had to be completed before checking-in, so it will also speed things up a little bit.

If you’ve got a tropical vacation planned anytime soon, you may be one of the first to check out the airport updates, as Hawaiian Airlines wants everything to be completed by this June.

Related Stories:
· Hawaiian Revolutionizing Check-In Process at Honolulu [Hawaiian Airlines]
· Hawaiian Airlines Overhauls Lobbies [Star Advertiser]
· Airport News coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Hawaiian Airlines]

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