The captain informed passengers of the flight change over the intercom on Thursday afternoon, but the passengers kept their guard up over the secret information.
“Santa has invited us to Christmas Island and all his elves are waiting for us on land,” said the pilot. This announcement was received with rapturous applause from all over the ship.
United Airlines Flight 3894, en route from Honolulu International Airport At the North Pole, passengers and crew were transported, some dressed in holiday clothes.
“There are a lot of young kids who have never even been on a plane,” said Lena Wong, a United customer service agent who organized this year’s effort and is involved in Hawaii. Flights of Fantasy USA Today from 2017.
“They’re so amazed by the ride, and then especially coming here, I think some of them feel like they’ve really gone to love Christmas. So many of the kids we impress, it’s amazing, they’re so strong. is.”
The flight marked the beginning of United Airlines’ Fantasy Flights program, which consists of 13 special flights intended to bring seasonal joy to select families, especially those with children who are grieving the loss of a service member or supporting a child with cancer. The program was organized with local hospitals and charitable groups who helped select suitable families.
Short flights took the families on a southeasterly course past Maui before returning to their point of departure. After landing, the youngsters were taken to a specially decorated hangar at the Honolulu airport, which United staff, retirees and volunteers transformed into a festive North Pole atmosphere.
About 125 children and their adult companions were on board the Fantasy Flight at Honolulu International Airport. Activities began at check-in, where participants received genuine printed tickets bearing the airport code JOY and captured their “passport photographs”. They were greeted by people dressed as Disney princesses, along with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
In the coming weeks, United’s other Fantasy Flights will offer similar experiences for children and their families at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Denver International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, according to USA Today. , Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, London Hethro Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, San Francisco International Airport in California, Tokyo Narita International Airport and Washington-Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
