Originally Posted by
navatwal
I am looking to purchase 2 x First Class Fares from Tahiti (PPT) to Hawaii for our return back from vacation.
My travel is in Dec 17 and i have been monitoring fares since late Jan, fares have consistently been over and around the $1500 mark.
Are there likely to be any sales or discounts to this destination or Premium Fare sales?
I cant find any reward availability either, only for fares in coach....
Also I have been told by HA stopovers over 24 hours are not free therefore wil
Need to pay for an extra fare purchase from Hawaii to the Bay Area taking the total to around $2200 each which is crazy!
As i have plenty of time wanted to understand how and when i can get some savings on this ridiculouly expensive route.
Any tips are greatly appreciated!
HA only flies from PPT once a week and there is likely lots of holiday travel that month. Supply and demand and individual market forces drive fares, so that is likely why you're seeing what you believe are high fares. This is likely also why you can't find award travel on this route.
As for stopovers, I believe that stopovers are free. I was playing around on their website and did a "multi city" search for fares from PPT to SFO with a stop in HNL for a few days and there was no extra charge. I priced a domestic itinerary as well and there was no extra free for stopover.
Looks like fares one way in premium cabins from PPT-HNL are $1764 per person and $2500 PPT-HNL-SFO. This is for flying from PPT on December 16th. Flying earlier in the month, will get you cheaper fares.
Flexibility will be key, if you want to find cheaper fares. Other than watching the fares like a hawk, your hands are likely tied.