$724 LAX HNL is a "sale"?
Jun 7, 2012, 11:25 am
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Jun 7, 2012, 11:27 am
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Got an email from UA for their "Islands on Sale" only to find that all islands are >$700 RT. I realize that fares to the islands are up since early 2011 but this is hardly a "sale". Pre-2011, HNL could be had in the low $400s, what happened? Fuel costs? With our economy, one would think that the opposite would be true. I think the airlines have figured out that they can fly fewer flights and command a higher fare due to supply/demand and rich folks who like the islands. But the island economy stinks, and this is one reason why: fewer pax.
One way to help out our friends on the islands is to fly more people over at lower rates. Might work, eh? Build more properties, stimulate the economy, make things better for the islanders. They deserve it.
One way to help out our friends on the islands is to fly more people over at lower rates. Might work, eh? Build more properties, stimulate the economy, make things better for the islanders. They deserve it.
For me it is a sale at that price
Jun 7, 2012, 11:34 am
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Indeed.
Those who actually go beyond "shore tourism" know that Hawai`i has a lot of poverty and the decent, safe, and affordable housing is not where the jobs are in most cases.
Spend some time on Molokai`i or in Puna and encounter what life is like for lots and lots of locals -- and "rich" is not a word that would describe such.
Those who actually go beyond "shore tourism" know that Hawai`i has a lot of poverty and the decent, safe, and affordable housing is not where the jobs are in most cases.
Spend some time on Molokai`i or in Puna and encounter what life is like for lots and lots of locals -- and "rich" is not a word that would describe such.
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Jun 7, 2012, 11:34 am
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I miss the sale Delta had last year. SFO-HNL for $230 AI RT.
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Jun 7, 2012, 11:44 am
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Yes, this "sale" gave me quite a chuckle this morning. The fares have been very high all summer long and have been slowly settling. Hawaiian has been having intermittent real fare sales for summer flights from various California airports, but it hasn't shaken the UA IM folks to do anything but this. 
I've been using a mixed bucket of award redemptions and one way fares for my summer commute.
I've been using a mixed bucket of award redemptions and one way fares for my summer commute.
Jun 7, 2012, 12:45 pm
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On the Hawaii economy, it's an expensive state to live, which is not the same as being a rich state. Most folks are poor or middle-class, while prices of homes, gasoline, groceries are among highest in the country, making it very difficult to live affordably.
Jun 7, 2012, 1:06 pm
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Bought tickets for $560.00
good luck
LAX HNL at 9:30 am
Jun 7, 2012, 2:28 pm
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You can send a thank you note to Hawaiian Airlines for that one (the link explains why).
I'm in Oahu right now and paid $220ish one-way from JFK to get out here. The return is an award ticket. I probably would have eventually found a good fare but I was dead-set on the time/date/flight I wanted so the award made more sense.
I'm in Oahu right now and paid $220ish one-way from JFK to get out here. The return is an award ticket. I probably would have eventually found a good fare but I was dead-set on the time/date/flight I wanted so the award made more sense.
Jun 14, 2012, 10:54 am
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Still hoping for L / <$700