Jun 20, 2015, 5:31 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Earning and Redeeming AA Miles on HA / Hawaiian Airlines
Note changes ConUS-Hawai'i awards and special conditions for Interisland flights
Note changes ConUS-Hawai'i awards and special conditions for Interisland flights
Link to miles earning and redemption on Hawaiian Airlines page on aa.com
Earning AAdvantage miles
- Flying Hawaiian Airlines as an American Airlines marketed flight / codeshare earns EQ Miles and Points as if you were flying American Airlines.
- Flying HA earns redeemable miles, not Elite-Qualifying. Highly discounted K, L, O or Z economy fares earn no AA miles and Mainland - Islands flights earn no AA miles either, in any fare class[/hl]; flying a HA marketed / codeshare flight operated by American Airlines would appear to earn no miles. Again, NO EQD, EQM, EQS are accruable flying HA if not as an AA marketed flight / code share.
Earn miles
Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Hawaiian Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Hawaiian Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable.
Regions
Earn AAdvantage® miles for travel on Hawaiian Airlines within the Hawaiian Islands and between Hawaii and:
Exceptions: Hawaiian flights operated under the Ohana brand are not eligible for award mileage accrual.
Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Hawaiian Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Hawaiian Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
- Buy an eligible published fare ticket booked in an eligible code
- Fly an eligible route between Honolulu and Lihue, Hilo, Kona and Maui; between Maui and Lihue and Honolulu and between Lihue and Hilo and Kona.
Regions
Earn AAdvantage® miles for travel on Hawaiian Airlines within the Hawaiian Islands and between Hawaii and:
- South Pacific
- Asia
Redeem miles
*Effective September 1, 2015, AAdvantage members will no longer be able to book awards between Hawaii and the continental U.S. on Hawaiian Airlines.
Unannounced change effective 1 Sep 2015: AAdvantage members who wish to fly AA or AS between the "lower 48" mainland US and Hawaiian Airlines destinations beyond Hawaii will be required to use two AAdvantage awards for each one-way journey. (JonNYC)
Unannounced change effective 1 Sep 2015: AAdvantage members who wish to fly AA or AS between the "lower 48" mainland US and Hawaiian Airlines destinations beyond Hawaii will be required to use two AAdvantage awards for each one-way journey. (JonNYC)
Also note, courtesy of JonNYC:
• Itineraries to/from Central, South America or Transatlantic that include Hawaiian Airlines (HA) will not price as one award and are only valid if multiple award(s) are claimed.
• Awards specific to travel between Hawaii and North America do not include inter-island flights (N. America - Hawai'i awards on HA are no longer allowed.)
• Awards specific to Inter-island travel allow a maximum of 1 flight segments.
• Itineraries to/from Central, South America or Transatlantic that include Hawaiian Airlines (HA) will not price as one award and are only valid if multiple award(s) are claimed.
• Awards specific to travel between Hawaii and North America do not include inter-island flights (N. America - Hawai'i awards on HA are no longer allowed.)
• Awards specific to Inter-island travel allow a maximum of 1 flight segments.
Redeem AAdvantage miles for travel on Hawaiian Airlines flights and between Hawaii (not the mainland - a separate award on AA or other eligible airline, no longer HA) and:
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Japan
- Korea
- New Zealand
- Tahiti
- Taiwan
U.S
Updated 22 Jan 2017 - JDiver
Earning and Redeeming AA Miles on HA / Hawaiian Airlines (master thread)
Jul 2, 2017, 12:57 am
#196
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest
Posts: 296
As to record locator numbers. Earlier this year I booked a flight using AA miles -- HNL/BNE.
That was 65K AA miles to go business class from HNL to SYD (the new configuration of their A330's makes that a nice option). As the flight is scheduled to arrive at 7:30PM, I configured with an overnight (staying at the Rydges hotel attached to the international terminal), with a next day 1PM flight on Qantas Business class leaving from the domestic terminal. Let's us get a night's sleep and not bother with the harrying rush between the two terminals.
The point here is having made the flight arrangements I was able to get the HA and Qantas record locators readily -- useful for controlling seat assignments.
That was 65K AA miles to go business class from HNL to SYD (the new configuration of their A330's makes that a nice option). As the flight is scheduled to arrive at 7:30PM, I configured with an overnight (staying at the Rydges hotel attached to the international terminal), with a next day 1PM flight on Qantas Business class leaving from the domestic terminal. Let's us get a night's sleep and not bother with the harrying rush between the two terminals.
The point here is having made the flight arrangements I was able to get the HA and Qantas record locators readily -- useful for controlling seat assignments.
Dec 22, 2017, 10:07 pm
#197
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Programs: OZ Diamond
Posts: 6,134
I have a few upcoming HA flights (both to mainland & interisland) booked directly with HA. According to aa.com, these flights are not excluded from earning AA miles. Am I reading the page correctly? TIA.
LAX
LAX
Jan 5, 2018, 7:33 am
#198
Join Date: May 2009
Location: LGA, JFK
Posts: 1,018
Is there a simple way to find which HA flights are also AA code shares?
Jan 5, 2018, 8:51 pm
#199
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Programs: OZ Diamond
Posts: 6,134
Mainland HA flights booked directly with HA are excluded from earning AA miles, I'm pretty sure. https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...n-airlines.jsp
Is there a simple way to find which HA flights are also AA code shares?
Is there a simple way to find which HA flights are also AA code shares?
LAX
Sep 21, 2018, 1:44 pm
#201
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 437
Limited Hawaiian Airlines availability using AAdvantage miles?
I know that it's possible to book Hawaiian Airlines intra-Hawaii flights using AAdvantage miles. I've also been able to verify that Hawaiian's own award availability exactly matches American's for intra-Hawaii flights (HNL-OGG, for example).
I also know that HNL-mainland flights are not permitted using AAdvantage miles.
I'm looking to book PPG-HNL, which doesn't belong in either category.
I see low-level business availability on Hawaiian on September 21 and 24 (and no other dates), which exactly coincides with the two dates that are bookable using AAdvantage miles.
However, I see MANY dates on Hawaiian's website where low-level economy seats are available, but zero of these are bookable using AAdvantage miles.
It seems strange that the inventories match exactly, aside from economy bookings on this one route. Has anyone encountered this before?
I also know that HNL-mainland flights are not permitted using AAdvantage miles.
I'm looking to book PPG-HNL, which doesn't belong in either category.
I see low-level business availability on Hawaiian on September 21 and 24 (and no other dates), which exactly coincides with the two dates that are bookable using AAdvantage miles.
However, I see MANY dates on Hawaiian's website where low-level economy seats are available, but zero of these are bookable using AAdvantage miles.
It seems strange that the inventories match exactly, aside from economy bookings on this one route. Has anyone encountered this before?
Sep 21, 2018, 3:08 pm
#202
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: HH Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 10,458
Not really. Hawaiian controls what is available to AA. HA may choose to limit S. Pacific and/or International award travel availability to AA, while having a different strategy for interisland award travel. Nothing strange about that. In theory, every HA route could have different availability on AA.
Mar 8, 2019, 2:33 pm
#203
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
I booked a Hawaiian flight inter island using American Airlines miles. How do I find the Hawaiian Airlines record locator? Can I make seat selections for a trip in May as a Platinum Elite?
Mar 11, 2019, 11:56 pm
#204
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
I've booked two Hawaiian tickets on aa.com One is a paid ticket with an aa segment and a Hawaiian segment. I can pull up the reservation in aa.com and choose print and it will show me my booking with ticket #'s. I can then enter this ticket number with my last name on the Hawaiian Airlines website to pull up my Hawaiian itinerary. However, it won't allow me to select seats.
On the second ticket, an inter island ticket on Hawaiian, booked on the aa.com website, I select print and it just tries to print the web page, different behavior from the above PNR. So I'm unable to find the ticket # to look up this reservation on the Hawaiian Airlines website.
Any suggestions for either issue?
On the second ticket, an inter island ticket on Hawaiian, booked on the aa.com website, I select print and it just tries to print the web page, different behavior from the above PNR. So I'm unable to find the ticket # to look up this reservation on the Hawaiian Airlines website.
Any suggestions for either issue?
Apr 11, 2019, 8:31 am
#205
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Seems it's no longer possible to get a checked bag discount (for being an HA ff member) on inter island HA flights for tickets issued by AA ir other airlines. Ticket need to be booked via HA in order to be eligible for the discount.
Apr 11, 2019, 8:48 am
#207
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Programs: AAdvantage Exec Platinum, Hertz #1 Club Gold Five Star, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, HHonors Silver
Posts: 2,038
For flying between HNL and PPG, I know that HA only flies twice a week, but I can't find any availability on AA.com. Do you need to call in to find availability?
Apr 12, 2019, 8:12 am
#208
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May 2, 2019, 8:53 pm
#209
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1
Booked saver award HNL-AKL in J earlier with AA miles, no problem. Now I'm looking to book AKL-HNL, and expertflyer shows plenty of direct flight availability in J, many dates. But these flights are not showing on aa.com. If I call AA, will they find the flights, or just refer me to the website?
Jul 11, 2019, 11:36 am
#210
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: DCA/IAD & BUF
Posts: 1,400
Hawaiian Airlines Partner Earning Question
Checking to confirm if my read of earning AA miles on Hawaiian Airlines flights is correct:
1) Any HA flight earns at minimum AA "award" miles, based on actual distance and fare class. However, 2) Only HA-AA codeshare flights are eligible to earn "qualifying" award miles
Specifically, in the case of purchasing a HA flight from HNL to PPT, AA miles earned would be actual distance flown award miles only, with a 50% bonus in an eligible business/first fare class? (There doesn't appear to be any AA codeshare flights on this route. Basically I just want to confirm this routing does at least earn award miles eligible for crediting to AA.)
Thanks!
1) Any HA flight earns at minimum AA "award" miles, based on actual distance and fare class. However, 2) Only HA-AA codeshare flights are eligible to earn "qualifying" award miles
Specifically, in the case of purchasing a HA flight from HNL to PPT, AA miles earned would be actual distance flown award miles only, with a 50% bonus in an eligible business/first fare class? (There doesn't appear to be any AA codeshare flights on this route. Basically I just want to confirm this routing does at least earn award miles eligible for crediting to AA.)
Thanks!