UA: YYZ-HNL, $450 USD ($569 CAD), 4.1 cpm, or $1170 USD (7.3 cpm) in first
Apr 1, 2015, 10:05 am
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UA: YYZ-HNL, $450 USD ($569 CAD), 4.1 cpm, or $1170 USD (7.3 cpm) in first
UA has pretty wide availability from Toronto to Honolulu for $569 CAD, which is ~$450 USD. Can route on the direct EWR-HNL flight for YYZ-EWR-HNL-EWR-YYZ or get slightly more miles by stopping in LAX each way. YYZ-EWR-LAX-HNL-LAX-EWR-YYZ with 500-mile minimums is 11,020 MQM, or 4.09 cpm. Sample dates are 5/28-6/2. Use Google flights to piece together the itinerary and it'll send you to United's site. Books into G.
You can also book this in first for a total price of $1476 CAD, or $1170 USD. That books into P. I don't know UA's mileage program all that well, but assuming that earns 150% PQM, that ups the earning to 16,074 MQM, which is 7.3 cpm. I might prefer the direct EWR-HNL flight because it has lie-flats as opposed to the recliner seats. I can see that for the same price on ITA, but having trouble recreating the availability in P on Google flights/United.com, at least on those sample dates there, 5/28-6/2 (with the final EWR-YYZ leg on 6/3). I can find the availability on the outbound, but not the return, so I suspect it's actually there if you try different dates.
You can also book this in first for a total price of $1476 CAD, or $1170 USD. That books into P. I don't know UA's mileage program all that well, but assuming that earns 150% PQM, that ups the earning to 16,074 MQM, which is 7.3 cpm. I might prefer the direct EWR-HNL flight because it has lie-flats as opposed to the recliner seats. I can see that for the same price on ITA, but having trouble recreating the availability in P on Google flights/United.com, at least on those sample dates there, 5/28-6/2 (with the final EWR-YYZ leg on 6/3). I can find the availability on the outbound, but not the return, so I suspect it's actually there if you try different dates.
Apr 1, 2015, 11:01 am
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DL is matching.
FWIW, it's a G (or L in P, so L-Up?) fare. If anyone wants to stop in a warmer part of continental NA on the way, UA says:
FWIW, it's a G (or L in P, so L-Up?) fare. If anyone wants to stop in a warmer part of continental NA on the way, UA says:
2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN EACH
DIRECTION IN CHI/DEN/LAX/SFO/HOU/EWR/CLE AT USD 55.81
EACH.
INFANT IS FREE.
NOTE -
STOPOVER POINT/S/ MUST BE ON THE PERMITTED
ROUTING.
AND - 2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN
EACH DIRECTION IN HNL/OGG/KOA/LIH/ITO AT
USD 74.42 EACH.
INFANT IS FREE.
NOTE -
STOPOVER POINT/S/ MUST BE ON THE PERMITTED
ROUTING.
DIRECTION IN CHI/DEN/LAX/SFO/HOU/EWR/CLE AT USD 55.81
EACH.
INFANT IS FREE.
NOTE -
STOPOVER POINT/S/ MUST BE ON THE PERMITTED
ROUTING.
AND - 2 STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN
EACH DIRECTION IN HNL/OGG/KOA/LIH/ITO AT
USD 74.42 EACH.
INFANT IS FREE.
NOTE -
STOPOVER POINT/S/ MUST BE ON THE PERMITTED
ROUTING.
Apr 1, 2015, 12:30 pm
#4
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Does anyone know if UA make a configuration change to their Hawaii 777 fleet? Or are only some of the planes fitted with the lieflats? The Mainline spreadsheet shows 9 Hawaiian 777s, but I dunno if it's always been that many.
Apr 1, 2015, 4:32 pm
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To my knowledge, none of the Hawaii 777's have lie-flat. You need to look for the 764's that fly to HNL (EWR/IAH/IAD and occasionally elsewhere)
Apr 1, 2015, 5:40 pm
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Yes, it's been around for a while. It's this deal that hasn't gone away.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...-w-4-7cpm.html
Going next week on a ticket that I booked over a month ago. ^
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...-w-4-7cpm.html
Going next week on a ticket that I booked over a month ago. ^
Apr 1, 2015, 7:12 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2014
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I wonder why this route is so (relatively) inexpensive. If it weren't for the fact that hotel rates at the properties we are interested in are sky-high (even in what I would guess is the August low season), I would have already purchased tickets.
Apr 2, 2015, 5:39 am
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From what I've seen over the past year, $569 CAD seems to be the standard low fare from YYZ to Hawaii. Over that time period, I've seen an occasional dip to the $545-$549 CAD range on either AA or DL from either YYZ or YUL, but that's about it.
Apr 2, 2015, 10:28 am
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Apr 2, 2015, 10:48 am
#13
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I agree with you about seat pitch unless you pay extra for an exit row!
Apr 2, 2015, 10:51 am
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Is this UA fare price upgradable to lie-flat biz?
Apr 2, 2015, 1:30 pm
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From a low fare point of view to HNL, I'm finding the prices in western Canada more interesting than from YYZ at the moment. Rouge flights from and to YVR, but I'm seeing a few from YVR going for $328 CAD return to HNL. From YYC $338 CAD return. Promo code with AC ends in only a few hours from now.