Originally Posted by
MrAndy1369
Actually, AA does sell its longhaul DFW/PHX-HNL/OGG as Flagship; access to the Flagship lounge is also enabled on those routes. I'm sure if ORD/CLT-HNL was offered, AA would also sell those as Flagship.
I miss those classic CO routes/service. BF to the islands was honestly amazing, especially for a domestic route. Too bad CO pared down the Hawaii BF service until it was barely above domestic F standards (was affectionally called "BF-lite") before the merger. Once the merger was complete, all Hawaiian routes (even longhaul EWR/ORD routes) became a regular domestic F product with no frills.
EWR-HNL non stop is longer than any “real” EWR-Europe flight (except ATH) yet its catered to even less horrible domestic catering. Not even small water bottles for FC pax, no hot ffs options in Y for the 10hr marathon to HNL, just cold Bistro options. Even short dom flts have limited hot food for purchase options. Never made sense to me.