Tried & Examined: Hawaiian Airways Sydney to Honolulu

Flight Quantity: HAL 452
Plane: A330
Class: Enterprise
Seat: 1J
Length: 9 hours, 50 minutes

The cabin

Enterprise-class has a 2 x 2 x 2 seat configuration; seats are chocolate-coloured leather-based with splashes of brilliant pink color within the bedding.

The seat

Seats are two, aspect by aspect, within the one compartment. There’s a privateness display screen to boost for separation. Seats have three energy ports to cost, together with USB. There’s an overhead mild and an over-the-shoulder mild for studying. The seat reclines to a completely flat place and is managed by a single, round dial on the console.

Leisure

Passengers can watch TV, films, video games and take heed to
audio on the 13-inch pill offered which you could affix to an unobtrusive,
retractable stand. Over-the-ear high quality headphones are offered. Motion pictures
included new releases and household picks, and a collection of curated Hawaiian
exhibits titled Hawaiian Skies. There’s additionally an inflight journal Hana
Hou! accessible for studying.

Service

Employees supplied to arrange the bedding for me earlier than takeover. Wearing blue floral Hawaiian shirts, employees had been pleasant and attentive however exuded a relaxed and calm Hawaiian vibe. Hawaiian music was enjoying as quickly as we got here on board. Signature mai tai cocktails had been served pre-departure.

Meals and drinks

The delicacies on board was an actual stand-out of this flight.
The meals for Hawaiian Airways is designed by government chef, Lee Anne Wong – a
main determine in Hawaiian regional delicacies.

Picture: Rae Huo

For dinner, the starter salad of watermelon, avocado puree, goat’s cheese and lime French dressing was one of many freshest and attractive inflight salads I’ve ever had. For primary, I selected the roasted hen with mustard-makrut glaze, served with seasonal greens and basmati rice which was equally as full of flavour and spice. The delicacies served incorporates many native Hawaiian elements and highlights suppliers from which they’ve sourced menu objects. There are 5 wines on supply chosen by grasp sommelier, Chuck Furuya, in addition to a choice of spirits and Maui Brewing Firm beers. Breakfast was served about 90 minutes previous to touchdown. The lemon ricotta cheese blintzes with berry sauce had been extremely mild and fluffy, whereas the ricotta was clean and creamy. I selected a mint mamaki tea from the tea picks by Tea Chest Hawaii.