Best seat on the Island Hopper
Feb 12, 2012, 10:31 pm
#16
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Doh.....just read above posts so I booked the right side for my eastbound GUM-HNL flight.
Feb 13, 2012, 6:15 pm
#17
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Keep your boarding pass and seat assignment within reach. You might book and get assigned the seat you want, but things often get changed when you arent looking. (from personal experience, but I havent flown it in 4 yrs)
Nov 26, 2012, 10:39 am
#18
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Did the Island Hopper earlier this month. Based on some rec I think I read here, I booked 8 A and B. Those seats worked out well. Every island had the best views I believe with the possible exception of Pohnpei where the right side was the island side while landing. Didn't do Kosrae, it was a Wednesday, four islands only. Left side worked out great for picture taking on Kwajelein, until I got shut down by an FA for security reasons. Still snapped off a few good one though and haven't had any visits by the FBI yet. 
Feb 4, 2013, 4:47 pm
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I just booked LAX-HNL-Hopper-KIX-LAX in August for $944. Thought it was a pretty good steal. Is 8A a good seat for the island hopper, or do I need to move over to 8F?
Feb 4, 2013, 5:43 pm
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Feb 4, 2013, 7:37 pm
#21
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Also, is it right that UDU/RPU is out on this now?
Feb 4, 2013, 9:30 pm
#22
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Chris
Mar 25, 2013, 5:14 pm
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Anybody have any luck getting a CPU on the Island Hopper lately? It seems that this may be a perk that has been eliminated.
Mar 26, 2013, 7:46 pm
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I had R on 5/6 segments, but not TKK-GUM and was therefore denied at the gate. Not cool at all.
http://upgrd.com/matthew/united-airl...t-flights.html
http://upgrd.com/matthew/united-airl...t-flights.html
