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Old Mar 13, 2007, 10:55 am
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On ATA's site the Kayak $357 fare is coming out to $342 all in, probably a pretty good deal. But that's for the 7:05p departure, arriving 11:05, so losing most of the 26th due to travel. Getting on the morning flight, arriving at 1pm, leaving a good bit of the day, is $420 all in. The return departure for both is in the morning.

If you could do Ontario-HNL, morning departure out and mid-afternoon departure back, is $396 all in. That may be your best deal, maximizing island time for a reasonable price.

Looking at farecompare's historical pricing data, that timeframe is an upward blip in best prices - you can find $50-60 cheaper at other times, but this looks like a high demand period. I'd suggest going for the one of the three above - significant drops are unlikely, depends on how much you want to risk it, based on the more experienced feedback above.
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