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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 9:04 pm
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Mwenenzi
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Originally Posted by mikesyr18
Would obtaining miles be more useful for flights to destinations within the Hawaiian Islands from New York? I know you said base purchases off of low prices - but when I looked, I didn't see anything less than a couple grand (round trip).
NYC/BOS/DC to Hawaii is a very popular leisure route. At certain times of the year even more so. [People travelling with their own money]. 100's if not 1000's of people with high ff miles balance, often from cc spend, are looking for award flights & (free) upgrades at the same time. A lot do not succeed.
So airlines can charge $$$
NYC-HNL is a greater distance than NYC-LHR
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