Better to connect in PHX rather than LAX?
#31
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Agreed. LAX also offers better shopping and food.
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LAX when both are true.
That said, I've never been on any U.S. domestic airline that had a remarkable Hawaii F service. If PHX had any advantage in terms of timing or duration, I'd probably go that route. All of my Hawaii trips over the years have been on narrowbodies (because I avoid the HNL connection) and there just isn't much that any airline does with this service. I usually read a Kindle during the flight, so I might not even notice the lack of a power port or screen.
The three-cabin F service that some airlines have offered to HNL off and on over the years have always seemed way overpriced as awards. Never priced them as cash fares but even if I had that kind of coin I think I'd rather spend it on J on a farther destination than Hawaii on a good carrier.
That said, I've never been on any U.S. domestic airline that had a remarkable Hawaii F service. If PHX had any advantage in terms of timing or duration, I'd probably go that route. All of my Hawaii trips over the years have been on narrowbodies (because I avoid the HNL connection) and there just isn't much that any airline does with this service. I usually read a Kindle during the flight, so I might not even notice the lack of a power port or screen.
The three-cabin F service that some airlines have offered to HNL off and on over the years have always seemed way overpriced as awards. Never priced them as cash fares but even if I had that kind of coin I think I'd rather spend it on J on a farther destination than Hawaii on a good carrier.
#35
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- I'd really only be considered during mid-July to end of August. It can extend before or after those dates.
- It really only affects night flights after 5:00
- Most of the monsoons won't last longer than an hour
Now, obviously there are exceptions to these points but I'm pretty confident in those claims. I will say that I take an international trip out of LAX every August and always book 4-5 hours layover just to be on the safe side.
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Flying into PHX next week on a flight landing at 8:30PM. I assume (hope) I'll be after any weather issues have occurred... I'm terminating there, so as long as it gets there sometime that night I'm okay...
#37
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This is certainly something worth bringing up for consideration when making plans with a few of my personal thoughts in mind:
- I'd really only be considered during mid-July to end of August. It can extend before or after those dates.
- It really only affects night flights after 5:00
- Most of the monsoons won't last longer than an hour
Now, obviously there are exceptions to these points but I'm pretty confident in those claims. I will say that I take an international trip out of LAX every August and always book 4-5 hours layover just to be on the safe side.
- I'd really only be considered during mid-July to end of August. It can extend before or after those dates.
- It really only affects night flights after 5:00
- Most of the monsoons won't last longer than an hour
Now, obviously there are exceptions to these points but I'm pretty confident in those claims. I will say that I take an international trip out of LAX every August and always book 4-5 hours layover just to be on the safe side.