Originally Posted by
cbn42
I know you didn't mention them, but Hawaiian Airlines has slightly better service in coach, including free meals and a more pleasant attitude than the larger airlines. Not useful for you if you want to build status with a major carrier, obviously.
I flew HA in May last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Would highly recommend them to anyone for LAX-HNL (especially since T2 tends to be a lot easier to get in and out of than the other terminals). Unfortunately, HA's fares for the time I'm looking at are significantly higher.