Connection time at HNL - JAL to HA inter-island
Feb 14, 2023, 11:26 pm
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International to Domestic Connection Time at HNL
I will be arriving at HNL at around 8 am on a Wednesday via JAL. Then i will continue on to KOA on HA. I haven’t booked the latter ticket. Is 10 am a reasonable flight or should I book a flight around 11.
Feb 14, 2023, 11:40 pm
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STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE 1.15 1.00 2.00 2.00
OFFLINE 1.15 1.00 2.00 2.00
** OR * ARE ALL
JL-HA ID 1.55
Feb 15, 2023, 12:35 pm
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As I'm sure you know, with separate tickets, you are on your own in case of a misconnect. If you were booking the same ticket, the MCT for JL international to HA domestic is 2 hours, so use that as a guide. But I personally would build another hour in there with the understanding that if I still missed the connecting flight, the difference in fare for a change in flight will be on me unless I get lucky with a sympathetic agent.
Feb 21, 2023, 6:52 pm
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Definitely do 11. You can standby at the gate in HNL for the earlier KOA flight if you really wanted to get there early, although bags will go on the original flight. (HA standby is free at the gate as it's boarding.. $$ if you go to the CS desk and ask). I've recently did this (NRT-HNL/HNL-KOA) and recently it does seem a lot of the JP flights arrive much earlier than scheduled. Good winds?
Oct 30, 2023, 1:16 am
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Connection time at HNL - JAL to HA inter-island
Hawaiian just changed my flight from HNL to KOA from 11:46 to 11:15 am. I’m scheduled to arrive that morning at 9:15 from NRT on JAL. Is that enough time, or should I change to the next flight at 12:35 pm? I’ll be flying Business on JAL and first on HA if that makes a difference.
Oct 31, 2023, 5:05 pm
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Hawaiian just changed my flight from HNL to KOA from 11:46 to 11:15 am. I’m scheduled to arrive that morning at 9:15 from NRT on JAL. Is that enough time, or should I change to the next flight at 12:35 pm? I’ll be flying Business on JAL and first on HA if that makes a difference.
Nov 1, 2023, 12:57 am
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There are a number of things that could go wrong with your meeting your flight. Your arrival could be delayed. Hawaiian could easily take 45 minutes to offload your bags. When you get to the interisland terminal, you could find a very long line to get through security. Getting through CPB will be a snap, but awaiting HA’s baggage offloading and pre-security line could derail your plans. At the very least, it could add to your stress level.
Nov 3, 2023, 7:55 pm
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That said, chances are you'd probably make it assuming flight arrives on time and there are no hiccups at GlobalEntry or with bags. But as noted upstream, stuff can do wrong and it's not a "comfortable" connection especially since it sounds like this may be booked on different PNRs? In which case, HA would have no obligation to re-accomodate you on a later flight anyway.
Nov 5, 2023, 10:21 am
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Talked with. Hawaiian and they said it was not a legal connection, but if I wanted to try it, they couldn’t stop me. i finally decided to just change to the flight 45 minutes later (no change fee). I’m going through NRT in the middle of winter and I have access to the Plumeria Lounge so discretion is the better part of valor.
Nov 5, 2023, 10:29 am
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Talked with. Hawaiian and they said it was not a legal connection, but if I wanted to try it, they couldn’t stop me. i finally decided to just change to the flight 45 minutes later (no change fee). I’m going through NRT in the middle of winter and I have access to the Plumeria Lounge so discretion is the better part of valor.