This is because, while it is still December 31 in Honolulu, the travelers—or, maybe I should say, “time travellers”—will arrive at 6:40 p.m. Despite being an internal flight, the aircraft will nonetheless pass over the IDL.
Last year, United Airlines said to its passengers, “You only live once, but you can celebrate New Year’s Eve twice!” on a similarly timed trip.
However, the Independent claims that because of the lengthy delay in the travel, a double New Year was not possible.
If the aircraft are leaving from cities like Tokyo or Sydney, you might potentially use this time travel gimmick on flights heading east over the IDL.
This is clearly too late for Brits who are having trouble making arrangements, but it’s good to know for next year.
