| Your gateway to Christmas Island is
through the Honolulu International Airport. Flights to and from Christmas Island are
currently offered on a chartered Aloha Airlines 737. Reservations are handled by
Destination: PACIFIC as part of your package. The flight path from Honolulu to
Christmas Island is approximately 1300 nautical miles. The aircraft passes Palmyra,
however, not close enough to see th atoll. The time en route varies, depending on
the winds aloft, but is generally 3 hours on the Aloha 737 aircraft. |
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| Full beverage service and a light
meal are offered on the flight, breakfast going to Christmas Island and lunch returning to
Honolulu. Vegetarian meals are available on Aloha flights but require 24-hour
advance notice to the Aloha Airlines Reservations office. Airport Check-in
Per
International requirements, passengers will need to check in two hours prior to
departure. Passengers are allowed 70 lbs of luggage. Luggage
weighing in at over 70 lbs will be charged $2.00 per pound for amounts over 70 lbs. |
| Aloha Airlines operates the aircraft
for flights to Christmas Island as a scheduled service for Air Kiribati. Check-in for
these Aloha flights takes place on the second floor of the Honolulu International Airport
Inter-Island Terminal at the regular Aloha check-in counter. Passengers will receive
a boarding pass, then proceed to the gate for departure. |
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Passengers
must have a valid passport to travel to Christmas Island. You must show your
passport and a $25.00 check to process the VISA application prior to boarding your flight.
You must also have a photocopy of your passport photo for the VISA. A
representative of the Republic of Kiribati will be there from the VISA office to assist
with any questions.
IMPORTANT
NOTE FOR RETURNING PASSENGERS: All passengers returning from Christmas Island on the Aloha
Airlines flights will deplane at the Honolulu Airport's International Terminal. Upon
clearing Customs and picking up their baggage, passengers can be picked up curbside on the
1st floor of the International Terminal in front of Customs.
Flight Schedules
The
current Aloha flight schedule for 2001 is as follows:
Service to and from Christmas Island is offered every Sunday. Although the island is
due south of Honolulu, the date on the island is one day ahead, but there is not change in
time.
Departure and arrival times are as
follows:
| Sunday's |
Depart Honolulu: 6:30 am |
Arrive Christmas Is: 9:47 am |
| Sunday's* |
Depart Christmas Is: 10:40 am |
Arrive Honolulu: 2:03 pm |
*Last Sunday
of the Month |
Depart Christmas Is: 1:40 pm |
Arrive Honolulu: 5:03 pm |
Departure times are subject to
change. Last flight of each month is delayed 3 hours on Christmas Island due to
monthly inspection procedures of island fuel tanks. We recommend you
reconfirm your flight time the day before departure.
Staying in Honolulu
As
flights do leave very early in the morning and arrive late afternoon (after clearing
customs) returning from Christmas Island, you may want to stay in a hotel in Honolulu the
night before your trip and the night you return if you have connecting flights out of
Honolulu the following day. There are several hotels right near the airport which
provide free 24 hour shuttle service to and from the airport. If you need to make
reservations for a hotel, please contact Destination: PACIFIC and we will be happy to take
care of this for you. We also book interisland packages, Waikiki hotels,
sportfishing trips throughout Hawaii, limousine service, and rental cars if you are
planning to spend time in Hawaii before or after your Christmas Island trip.
| If you have questions
about Christmas Island or would like to make reservations, please call us toll free at
1-888-BIG-ULUA or email us at destpacific@sportfishhawaii.com and we will be happy to help. |
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