Captain James Akiyama Retirement Flights - Traveling with Jim and Ina

30 Nov

30Nov

ATL to HNL 11/30/24

Today we started Jim's retirement flights! Jim flew us from ATL to HNL on his Airbus A330-300 flight 837. there will be 19 of us traveling with him on his last flight. Annie and Mo arrived in Honolulu on the 28th and Cara and Ava will arrive on 12/1. Ina, Alison, Rob, JJ, Bruce, Don, Grace, Ruth, Chris, Andrew, Kara, Ethan, Claire, Naomi and Jacob.

In the cockpit awaiting take-off!

Sunday 12/1/24

Jim flew back to ATL and will return on 12/3/24. Our hotel, Ala Moana by Mantra, has a walkway to the Ala Moana mall with over 300 stores.

Our view of Jim taking off from HNL from our balcony!

Monday 12/2/24

Chris was kind enough to do all the driving in our rented 15 passenger "bus". Rob helped out my renting a 7- passenger van. The family loaded into the "bus" with Jim's face riding shotgun. Off they went to the USS Arizona Memorial.

Tonight, the family went to the Ka Moana Luau! They were in the front row and had a fabulous time!

Tuesday 12/3/24

The family enjoyed a great day at the beach at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Jim returned from Atlanta today. Thanks to FO Patrick, great video of his landing in HNL.

We had the whole family at dinner at Akasaka Japanese Restaurant with his 2 first officers, Dave Stanek and Patrick Mills and 3 flight attendants Anita Baker, Bonnie Caldwell and Susan Fernandez.

Wednesday 12/4/24

Our flight 309 HNL to ATL departed Honolulu at 5:00pm and landed in ATL at 6:38am on 12/5/24. The gate agent was so sweet and let me on early while the flight attendants were preparing the cabin.