best way to use my miles
Sep 5, 19, 7:32 am
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best way to use my miles
I have 3 airlines that I have miles with. Hawaiian 200K miles, American 65K miles and Alaska 43K miles. Me and a friend would like go from HNL> GRK > NYC in the fall with one stop in Killeen on our way to NY and return NY (lga jfk, ewr) < HNL. With a mix of cash and miles, whats the best plan to try and do this first class? If not the whole trip, at least the NY>HNL leg. Also can I use HawaiianMiles on an AA flight?
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Sep 5, 19, 9:01 am
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My advice is not to waste your miles (or your money) on domestic first class, especially since Hawaiian has good international transfer partners. Maybe book something lie-flat from Hawaii using your miles, but then look for cash deals or book economy the rest of the way - your American miles will get you a couple of those short haul segments in economy but won't go far at all for first.
Sep 5, 19, 9:43 am
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I have 3 airlines that I have miles with. Hawaiian 200K miles, American 65K miles and Alaska 43K miles. Me and a friend would like go from HNL> GRK > NYC in the fall with one stop in Killeen on our way to NY and return NY (lga jfk, ewr) < HNL. With a mix of cash and miles, whats the best plan to try and do this first class? If not the whole trip, at least the NY>HNL leg. Also can I use HawaiianMiles on an AA flight?
Details here:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...dmileageawards
Edited to add: For travel from Killeen to the NYC metro area, Long Island/MacArthur Airport (ISP) is also on the list.
Sep 5, 19, 10:10 am
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I do have the Citi AAdvantage card. And I recently got the AMEX platinum card that came with 100k bonus points after spending $5000. Also Alaska air has the companion flys free(ish) deal too. Just trying to fit these all together to get us on our way.
Thanks for the info on the reduced mileage awards!
Thanks for the info on the reduced mileage awards!
Sep 5, 19, 10:21 am
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My advice is not to waste your miles (or your money) on domestic first class, especially since Hawaiian has good international transfer partners. Maybe book something lie-flat from Hawaii using your miles, but then look for cash deals or book economy the rest of the way - your American miles will get you a couple of those short haul segments in economy but won't go far at all for first.
Sep 5, 19, 1:00 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2018
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It depends on the F cabin seating. I wouldn't necessarily spend the miles for an old recliner-style F, personally. But HA has lie-flat in its A330s which are used on some domestic routes, including JFK. I believe some other carriers at times have lie-flat premium cabin service from the mainland to Hawaii on certain routes, but don't know what those are offhand.
