Originally Posted by
bryanwallace
hi-hope you can help-
i have a united biz flight from narita,japan to hnl arriving 640am..
i fly out of OGG same day at 9.55pm ..
i am going to buy a tkt from hnl to ogg but was wondering what would be the time i should book it for?
is a 855am flight too early? i will have one bag-will it take longer due to there being separate tkts?
regarding the baggage-presume i will have to pay for it on the hawaiin flight?prob not beneficial but am united 1k
thanks in advance
8:55am would be fine. Customs/immigration discharges you at the end of the main terminal closest to the inter-island terminal. No more than 10-minute walk to Hawaiian counter. Hawaiian is not *A and does not recognize United status, so yes, you'll have to cough up the $.
If you sign up for Hawaiianmiles, inter-island fee is $15 vs $25. Hawaiian uses tag-dispensing kiosks at HNL, but there's plenty of staff there to help. If you have PreCheck, make sure your TT number is entered into you HA record.
I don't know if there's a Hawaiian rep at bag re-check after customs. Maybe someone else has noticed one?