Originally Posted by
jayhawk17
Great notes! Westley and I did the trip last month and it went well. Something interesting for me was that when we got to the final HNL-LAX leg, it opened up a lot of SDC options... including one through EWR! So many more PQMs, but I had to work
Also, the left side of the plane departing from HNL gives you a great view of downtown and Diamond Head monument!
I don't think I could have stomached flying to EWR and then back to SFO, although the lifetime flight miles might have tempted me. The PQMs never do because I don't spend enough to get 1K. This was, after all, a bit over 49 hours without leaving an airport.
You're right, the left side is so much better when departing HNL with typical winds. A whole lot of ocean on the other side and you get plenty of that on the Island Hopper. ;-)