<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mmgm:
I tried to get the 2 free tickets for mid- Dec.- returning over a week before Xmas. I was told there was no availability for the entire month of Dec. Way to go Delta.</font>
Not a surprising result. Hawaii has to be one of the most popular routes for free tickets....particularly over and around the holidays. I can count on one hand the number of free tickets I have scored on DL to HI in over a decade. You generally have to request awards 300+ days out and be somewhat flexible on dates/flights...especially if you're looking for two freebies.
I usually don't have any flexibility so if I can get one free B/E ticket....six to nine months out...I consider myself lucky.