Originally Posted by
cloudsurfer1
Thanks so much for the input guys !! You've all given me some things to look at and some options to pursue. Had not thot about the AKL - HNL option, I like it
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I'd highly recommend looking into the AKL-HNL option. A few years ago when I connected in HNL, UA's HNL-ORD left around 4 pm, which made for a relatively rough red-eye, since the flight is only about 8 hours, so it was tough to get sleep. Now, the HNL-ORD flight leaves HNL around 8 pm, so it's much more natural to get sleep on the flight.