Transfer Miles Between American and Hawaiian Airlines? (no)
Jul 17, 2019, 10:46 am
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Transfer Miles Between American and Hawaiian Airlines? (no)
I have miles in both my AAdvatage and Hawaiian frequent flyer accounts. I want to book an inter island award flight. AA offers it via Hawaiian.
Is there a way I can combine or transfer these miles to or from my Advantage or Hawaiian accounts?
Is there a way I can combine or transfer these miles to or from my Advantage or Hawaiian accounts?
Jul 17, 2019, 11:32 am
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What exactly are you trying to accomplish, can you not just book the HA flight with your AA miles as you mentioned?
Jul 17, 2019, 11:34 am
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Why do you want to transfer miles? Do you not have enough miles in either program to book with that program's miles? (You can book HA flights with AA miles at aa.com; you don't have to convert AA miles to HA miles in order to do so.)
Jul 17, 2019, 11:51 am
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"Flights" as in plural? Do you have enough AA miles to book one flight, and enough HA miles to book the other? AA offers one-way awards; does HA?
Jul 17, 2019, 12:00 pm
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Jul 17, 2019, 12:35 pm
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You could always buy a small amount of miles to make up the difference and then have enough to redeem, but if all you're redeeming for is an inter-island ticket, that's most likely not worth it. HA has slashed their fares quite a bit since WN entered the fray.
Jul 17, 2019, 12:51 pm
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I don't think that WN offers nonstop KOA-OGG service, but I'm seeing WN connections via HNL for as low as $53 one way. Total travel time is about 2.5-3.0 hours. If the OP does not mind the longer travel time, a $53 cash ticket is the way to go.
Jul 17, 2019, 1:55 pm
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Jul 17, 2019, 2:36 pm
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As others have said, there is no available method of combination / consolidation. You either have to top up the miles enough to have adequate balance for an award flight (either buy points or transfer points from another source such as a transferable points credit card that partners with one of these programs), or you're booking these flights with cash.
Jul 17, 2019, 2:55 pm
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As others have said, there is no available method of combination / consolidation. You either have to top up the miles enough to have adequate balance for an award flight (either buy points or transfer points from another source such as a transferable points credit card that partners with one of these programs), or you're booking these flights with cash.
Jul 17, 2019, 3:45 pm
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