Albright, who was trying to reach California for a wedding, said she had been told to call ahead but was unable to get through to a Hawaiian Airlines agent. With no confirmed reservation for Thursday she couldn't get on a flight and decided instead to buy a ticket on a charter airline scheduled to leave for California late in the afternoon. Albright, whose original ticket was for Tuesday, said she thought travelers should be booked according to how many days they had been waiting for flights. All flights were stopped early Tuesday, after four commercial jetliners were hijacked and crashed by terrorists. Those who had been waiting to get home since Tuesday morning should be given priority, she said.
Porters help travelers with loads of luggage.
They were able to help travelers check in and take luggage through agricultural inspections before placing it on baggage conveyors for the air passenger. The new security measures require travelers and their luggage stay together until the baggage has passed all inspections. Yasui said he likes his job and makes a good living, but that his father, an assistant manager at the airport, has already told him to start looking for a new job. There had been only four customers since the porters opened for service at 11 a.m. Normally there would be 150, he said.