Some passengers who were hoping to celebrate the New Year twice experienced a very poorly timed delay…
United’s Guam to Honolulu flight doesn’t “fly” back to 2023
Thanks to the International Date Line, there are some flights that arrive a day before they depart. While this can be a cool experience any time, it’s especially cool if you take off on New Year’s Day and land on New Year’s Eve, as you’re going back in time by a year (or something like that).
A few days ago, United Airlines was promoting on Twitter/X how “you only live once, but you can celebrate New Year’s Eve twice.” The airline was highlighting its daily Guam to Honolulu flight, which is scheduled to operate at 7:35AM, and land at 6:50PM the previous day.
