First Class Saver Award Availability
Apr 14, 2016, 10:48 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 501
First Class Saver Award Availability
Tried searching the forum first but could not find the answer.
I have looked at saver availability (40k each way) from JFK to HNL (or back) and find tons of availability for coach but nothing for first. This is for the entire next 10 months. Does this really mean that there is no availability or am I searching incorrectly??
Thanks
I have looked at saver availability (40k each way) from JFK to HNL (or back) and find tons of availability for coach but nothing for first. This is for the entire next 10 months. Does this really mean that there is no availability or am I searching incorrectly??
Thanks
Apr 14, 2016, 3:28 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NYC/HNL
Posts: 459
There are a couple threads lamenting the dearth of HA 40k F awards and I must agree, they were available for some dates as late as last year w/advance booking but seems no more.
Sad, when the old BOH/BOA CC churn was in full swing I must have racked up at least 10 R/T F trips...
Sad, when the old BOH/BOA CC churn was in full swing I must have racked up at least 10 R/T F trips...
Apr 15, 2016, 12:15 am
#3
Join Date: May 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AS MVPG, HA Plat
Posts: 1,268
First class awards on mainland-HI routes seem to have gone away at the same time as the AA partnership on those routes. Grab sensible HA awards when you see them, because you can't count on HA not to pull the rug out from under you.
Apr 16, 2016, 5:49 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 213
I have seen 40k saver first class.. Its few and far between.. And usually just 1 seat. When we went JFK -HNL.. I was able to snag one 40k off season and was flexible on my dates.. Could never grab the second.. So, just paid for a one way ticket and used 50k points to upgrade my husband.
Forget United also.. can never find saver business on their non-stop.
Forget United also.. can never find saver business on their non-stop.
Jun 20, 2016, 5:37 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, SPG Gold
Posts: 89
Most of the time I only see first class availability 3 weeks out before the flight. Which isn't really helpful. Back when AA miles were redeemable on HA, first class availability was abundant.
Jun 24, 2016, 4:56 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,774
Looking through several months of 2017, there is basically zero first class saver award, but tons of economy saver award. Maybe when you finally find one, there is only one seat available in first for saver award.... I mean, who goes on vacation to Hawaii by him/her self?
Did I missing anything, or HA award availability is really extremely little?
it's not just JFK-HNL flight... pretty much all flights from LAX to anywhere in Hawaii has no first class saver award (or if you miraculously find one, it's only one seat only available)...
that makes Hawaiian Airlines miles pretty much useless if you want to book first class saver.
Did I missing anything, or HA award availability is really extremely little?
it's not just JFK-HNL flight... pretty much all flights from LAX to anywhere in Hawaii has no first class saver award (or if you miraculously find one, it's only one seat only available)...
that makes Hawaiian Airlines miles pretty much useless if you want to book first class saver.
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Jun 27, 2016 at 5:30 pm Reason: Merge
Jun 27, 2016, 2:17 pm
#9
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