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Jan 13, 2019, 10:01 am

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Originally Posted by iahphx

Well, the reality on the mainland is that ultra short haul flights are dumb for most folks. It is unimaginable to me that I'd buy a ticket for a sub-200 mile flight if I had ANY land option available. So those flights will be unpopular and priced for a few biz travellers. The Hawaiian situation is totally different.

I also wonder about the data. I was actually looking to buy a HNL-MKK flight the other day. The cheapest HA fare for this 54 mile flight is $69. If you exclude the taxes, that's $1/mile. Ouch.

I've done SAN-LAX a few times to catch connecting flights as part of award tickets and I'm always surprised as to how many are actually on said flights. United even flies a 737 on that route (granted, the vast majority of the flights are still on regional jets). That said, it's likely that most other passengers were connecting in LAX and not originating from there.

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