Questions About Travel on Hawaiian Airlines
Jan 22, 2011, 5:12 pm
#1
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Questions About Travel on Hawaiian Airlines
Can you still:
1) use UA miles to get seats on Hawaiian Air?
2) Earn UA miles when flying a purchased Hawaiian fare? If so, what does it mean that the "travel must be connected to a UA flight between the mainland and Hawaii"?
1) use UA miles to get seats on Hawaiian Air?
2) Earn UA miles when flying a purchased Hawaiian fare? If so, what does it mean that the "travel must be connected to a UA flight between the mainland and Hawaii"?
Jan 22, 2011, 5:14 pm
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all your answers are found at
www.united.com > Mileage Plus > Earn miles > Partner guide > Airlines > Hawaiian Airlines
www.united.com > Mileage Plus > Earn miles > Partner guide > Airlines > Hawaiian Airlines
Jan 22, 2011, 5:17 pm
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1) Yes.
2) Yes, so long as it is on the same PNR as a UA flight to the mainland. If you just buy a random HA flight you do not get the UA credit.
2) Yes, so long as it is on the same PNR as a UA flight to the mainland. If you just buy a random HA flight you do not get the UA credit.
Jan 22, 2011, 5:20 pm
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Also, remember that if your first flight from Hawaii is on HA, you'll be charged for checked baggage regardless of your elite status on UA....it's something UA doesn't make very clear when they sell you the ticket on ual.com
Jan 22, 2011, 6:11 pm
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Don't forget that there's no EQM.
Jan 22, 2011, 6:11 pm
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Thanks for the answers.
Here's what we are doing -
Flying ORD-LIH on UA.
Taking Hawaiian three days later to OGG
Flying home on UA (OGG-ORD) a week after that.
So it sounds like I won't get EOMs for the Hawaiian Air flight, so I might as well use 5000 RDMs to do the Hawaiian flight, Right?
Here's what we are doing -
Flying ORD-LIH on UA.
Taking Hawaiian three days later to OGG
Flying home on UA (OGG-ORD) a week after that.
So it sounds like I won't get EOMs for the Hawaiian Air flight, so I might as well use 5000 RDMs to do the Hawaiian flight, Right?
Jan 22, 2011, 6:20 pm
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Well, I just went back to check my mileage credit on a flight from HNL to Kona and back, booked on Hawaiian, earned me any UA miles. I got 500 each way. Not sure about EQMs earned, as I don't know how to check on that. Is there a way??? This was not booked as part of my ORD-HNL r.t. ticket.
I'm a 1K, if that makes any difference.
I'm a 1K, if that makes any difference.
Jan 22, 2011, 6:34 pm
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Well, I just went back to check my mileage credit on a flight from HNL to Kona and back, booked on Hawaiian, earned me any UA miles. I got 500 each way. Not sure about EQMs earned, as I don't know how to check on that. Is there a way??? This was not booked as part of my ORD-HNL r.t. ticket.
I'm a 1K, if that makes any difference.
I'm a 1K, if that makes any difference.
-David
Jan 22, 2011, 7:18 pm
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Flights between islands are pretty short. Couldn't be that many EQMs to lose!
That being said, next month we are flying SFO-OGG, then OGG-HNL-SFO because it was $500pp cheaper in F, as opposed to flying back OGG-SFO. The OGG-HNL is on Hawaiin and lasts all of 25 mins. But, overall, for less money, getting more miles.
I tried to switch the flight last week. Sure, for $462pp, so the price had dropped slightly!
That being said, next month we are flying SFO-OGG, then OGG-HNL-SFO because it was $500pp cheaper in F, as opposed to flying back OGG-SFO. The OGG-HNL is on Hawaiin and lasts all of 25 mins. But, overall, for less money, getting more miles.
I tried to switch the flight last week. Sure, for $462pp, so the price had dropped slightly!
Jan 22, 2011, 9:03 pm
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we got RDM without the same PNR...
Another data point to add to the earlier post: we booked HNL-KOA roundtrip directly with Hawaiian and no tie to our UA flight to/from HNL (though bags were interlined) which was an award. Had them add our MP#s at check-in (no provision on-line for non-HA #s). 500 RDM each way posted about 2 weeks after the respective flights. No EQM as noted earlier.
Jan 24, 2011, 6:13 pm
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OK, so I looked online and also called both Mileage Plus and Prem Exec trying to book a Hawaiian Air flight using UA miles.
Botton line there are no award seats available on any date, any time on either Saver or Std awards.
So is this truly a benefit of Mileage Plus?
Anyone else I should call or just cough up the $150 for a one way tik?
Botton line there are no award seats available on any date, any time on either Saver or Std awards.
So is this truly a benefit of Mileage Plus?
Anyone else I should call or just cough up the $150 for a one way tik?
Jan 23, 2012, 11:20 am
#12
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No sure what is the deal here.
I verified with AA that I can book an HA saver awards (partner) from SFO-HNL-LIH . However, when I call UA, the rep told me he cannot "see" this as an available routing on HA. He also says he cannot book HA flights using UA saver awards.
Can someone clarify why the rep cannot see the routing and IF we canNOT use UA saver awards on HA ?
I verified with AA that I can book an HA saver awards (partner) from SFO-HNL-LIH . However, when I call UA, the rep told me he cannot "see" this as an available routing on HA. He also says he cannot book HA flights using UA saver awards.
Can someone clarify why the rep cannot see the routing and IF we canNOT use UA saver awards on HA ?
Jan 23, 2012, 12:19 pm
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Although this is technically the policy, I haven't had a problem asking the gate agent to add my FF# to the itinerary and receiving credit. Hawaiian doesn't let you do this online or at a kiosk, however - you need a live person.
Jan 23, 2012, 1:12 pm
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OK, so I looked online and also called both Mileage Plus and Prem Exec trying to book a Hawaiian Air flight using UA miles.
Botton line there are no award seats available on any date, any time on either Saver or Std awards.
So is this truly a benefit of Mileage Plus?
Anyone else I should call or just cough up the $150 for a one way tik?
Botton line there are no award seats available on any date, any time on either Saver or Std awards.
So is this truly a benefit of Mileage Plus?
Anyone else I should call or just cough up the $150 for a one way tik?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-merged-4.html
Jan 23, 2012, 3:55 pm
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Use the CO.com site to search for award space. sbm12 and I validated last fall that there is a bug in UA's systems that prevents them from seeing HA's award inventory.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-merged-4.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-merged-4.html