Originally Posted by
irelayer
My only worry is...what happens if you miss one of those island connections? Do you have to wait until the next day?
-IR
That's not really an issue. You're on the ground for 20-30 minutes tops at each stop. You can't really go anywhere. You've got time to get a passport stamp if you want, use the head, grab a drink from the little gift shop or vending machine, and then re-board the aircraft.
They used to only let half the passengers off at each stop - left side of the aisle or right - but when we went they didn't really enforce this. We got off at every stop except Kwajalein, which is not even a stop on the East-bound flight.
Availability on this $442 fare picks back up again mid-August and continues to EOS if Feb-May doesn't work for you.