"HONOLULU - Federal aviation officials say a China Airlines jumbo jet was slightly off-course as it approached Honolulu International Airport, but not enough to substantiate high-rise residents' claims that the plane was dangerously close.
Allen Kenitzer, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the Boeing 747 was less than a mile off course.
"It was on a different approach than would have been normal," Kenitzer said. He said the plane normally would have remained on course above the ocean, but would not speculate why it flew slightly further inland.
Residents of a 41-story building near Waikiki say the jet was much closer."