Originally Posted by
Indelaware
Actually, many people prefer to make a connection ex-Europe to Hawaii. That connection need not be on the US west coast. One can make single connections in the eastern US (EWR, IAD, JFK, ATL), in the interior US (ORD, DEN, DFW, IAH), or in Canada (YVR).
Some year ago, one could connect at ANC. While Europe to ANC nonstops have come back, there is little chance that HNL-ANC will ever be resumed.
There has long been talk of Hawaii-Europe nonstops. Hawaii thought about it earlier this year and Thompson last year:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hawai...nl-europe.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/b...ay-fly-to.html
Most airlines have likely stayed away from Europe-Hawaii nonstops as there is very little business traffic to be had and as a result the average seat-per-mile price on flights ex-Hawaii is low.
Know of any major non-LCC's who have been considering this route? My view is ANY transit in the US is to be avoided as it is a huge hazzle. I always transit in Europe when going to the US so I can fly direct in there without transit. (2+ hrs immigration wait at IAD was my last experience of US transit - never again). But I shy away from DY and their 'Longhaul-let's-register-the-planes-in-Ireland-and-use-low-pay-thai-crews'-policy which I think if implemented widely by more airlines could be the death of all EU and US airlines operating with civilized conditions for their employees. But a non-stop to Hawaii from Europe would be very appealing -on any other airline.
