This doesn't bode well for Hawaii:
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"For the past several years, fliers bound from Australia and New Zealand to Europe by way of U.S. stopovers have been raising a ruckus about security policies that require all passengers, even those merely in transit to other countries, to clear U.S. immigration formalities — a process that includes fingerprinting, photographing and baggage rechecking. .... Air Canada is following suit with a nonstop Vancouver-Sydney flight, bypassing its traditional layover in Hawaii, which, in the words of the magazine, “will enable global travelers to avoid the United States.”
No idea how much of a impact it has, but if stop overs aren't stopping over here anymore, wouldn't it affect how many seats are available in/out of Hawaii? It would also suggest the possibility that Hawaii is no longer as attractive a destination for International travelers if they don't like our security. Not a huge difference right away, but we wouldn't want other issues compounding it and starting a snowball.
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"For the past several years, fliers bound from Australia and New Zealand to Europe by way of U.S. stopovers have been raising a ruckus about security policies that require all passengers, even those merely in transit to other countries, to clear U.S. immigration formalities — a process that includes fingerprinting, photographing and baggage rechecking. .... Air Canada is following suit with a nonstop Vancouver-Sydney flight, bypassing its traditional layover in Hawaii, which, in the words of the magazine, “will enable global travelers to avoid the United States.”
No idea how much of a impact it has, but if stop overs aren't stopping over here anymore, wouldn't it affect how many seats are available in/out of Hawaii? It would also suggest the possibility that Hawaii is no longer as attractive a destination for International travelers if they don't like our security. Not a huge difference right away, but we wouldn't want other issues compounding it and starting a snowball.
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