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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 5:46 pm
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ckidder331
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Premier Gold, AA Platinum (but I also just pay for upgrades if I want them)
Posts: 636
Go For It!

Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
The rule of thumb should be:

If you would upgrade on a two-class midcon or transcon, upgrade on a Hawaii flight.

If you normally sit in Economy Plus / Exit Row on those kinds of routes, then don't.
The flight is pretty long (8hr 47min) for domestic standards. Might as well start the trip out nicely and sit in first and have a few drinks on your way over. When else would you use 500-milers (gonna take 9 of them)...aint gonna find too many longer trips to use them on domestically.

BTW, is THIS the longest domestic (USA only) flight?
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