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Timing Southwest's Hawaii Flight Sale

We prefer flying direct from Seattle, but wouldn't hesitate to transfer in California if the fares and schedules were good.
Will wait and see, and maybe consider dropping our Alaska credit card w/companion pass next year.

I am most looking forward to seeing how the inter-island fares will be affected.
 
dsmrp said:
Will wait and see, and maybe consider dropping our Alaska credit card w/companion pass next year.
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Good idea about potentially dropping Alaska Card. Since they added the $125 change fee and we have SWA companion, I am finding AK cumbersome compared to SWA. Hoping fare war will enable us to use AK companion pass from AF last year for HI which expires in Apr. May drop AK card altogether at upcoming AF anniversary and pick up again later when needed for companion. Saves $215 a year ( $95 + $120 companion) compared with $5.60 for SWA companion +$49 credit card.
 
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CalGalTraveler said:
Good idea about potentially dropping Alaska Card. Since they added the $125 change fee and we have SWA companion, I am finding AK cumbersome compared to SWA. Hoping fare war will enable us to use AK companion pass from AF last year for HI which expires in Apr. May drop AK card altogether at upcoming AF anniversary and pick up again later when needed for companion. Saves $215 a year ( $95 + $120 companion) compared with $5.60 for SWA companion +$49 credit card.
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Maybe get the Southwest card!
 
Tickets on sale now. VERY aggressively priced. Downside is connecting on way back. SWA does not do overnight connections, so many people in the east cannot book PNR's back. You have to buy two sep tickets.
 
Picked up my tickets this morning from BWI to HNL connecting through OAK. Leaving on a Sunday in May, fare was 37,569. Higher then I wanted but we do have a companion pass, so both of us will be flying for 37,569. My son who will be flying on Saturday from SAT to HNL connecting through OAK, his fare was only around 9500pts. He's leaving a day earlier in order to save on pts, if he left on Sunday he would be paying around 24,500 pts.

We both will be returning on American Airlines since I'm spending a couple of days in LA and there was nothing on the day my son wanted to return.

I'm really excited SW is flying into Hawaii since my youngest son and his wife just moved there early December.
 
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Picked up my tickets this morning from BWI to HNL connecting through OAK. Leaving on a Sunday in May, fare was 37,569. Higher then I wanted but we do have a companion pass, so both of us will be flying for 37,569. My son who will be flying on Saturday from SAT to HNL connecting through OAK, his fare was only around 9700pts. He's leaving a day earlier in order to save on pts, if he left on Sunday he would be paying around 24,500 pts.

We both will be returning on American Airlines since I'm spending a couple of days in LA and there was nothing on the day my son wanted to return.

I'm really excited SW is flying into Hawaii since my youngest son and his wife just moved there early December.
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Well, as I posted on the other thread, I also got my flights (finally!) Mine are late June, SJC to KOA on a Saturday was 35,086 points a piece and like you, ml855, I was hoping for a bit better, but with companion pass I can't complain too much. I couldn't book all the way to and from the east coast in one fell swoop, so I ended up doing a handful of one way flights. I did book Hawaiian back to the mainland on our way home since SWA isn't servicing LIH yet and I was short points for one of the legs. I would have had to pay for inter-island for that leg anyway, so that works out just fine.

Happy to have all of this waiting and speculating behind me!
 
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Southwest should offer some good deli sandwiches for sale on the flights. I would think they would sell pretty well, if they gave you packets of mustard and mayo to go with and not put it on ahead of time. Soggy sandwiches don't appeal at all to me.
 
Prices were higher than expected when I looked this evening, even with my companion pass but I did get my inter island connectors I needed. :whooopie:Ill keep searching.

I’m new to the points system so I paid on my SW Cc.
 
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Glad we bought this morning when we first heard. Prices have increased rapidly - lots of pent-up demand. Because we weren't ready to book companions because my DH still earning his, we booked separate points fares to hold the seats on the flights. We only need one seat to get the companion booked i.e. may have to book/rebook rapidly if the flight is sold out - gulp!

Still checking AK companion and UAL and their prices are about $200 higher.
 
rickandcindy23 said:
Southwest should offer some good deli sandwiches for sale on the flights. I would think they would sell pretty well, if they gave you packets of mustard and mayo to go with and not put it on ahead of time. Soggy sandwiches don't appeal at all to me.
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They will not be serving sandwiches. They don’t have the refrigeration for it. In a statement they said they will do two snack services.


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Glad we bought this morning when we first heard. Prices have increased rapidly - lots of pent-up demand. Because we weren't ready to book companions because my DH still earning his, we booked separate points fares to hold the seats on the flights. We only need one seat to get the companion booked i.e. may have to book/rebook rapidly if the flight is sold out - gulp!

Still checking AK companion and UAL and their prices are about $200 higher.
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Which did you get?
 
SWA for all.

If AK or UAL prices drop below SWA, we can always cancel and book those fares, however it is difficult to beat SWA companion fare.

We have been unable to find a good use for the AK companion pass this year that beats SWA companion fare to several destinations. For several itineraries we tested, AK is $200 higher. So may drop AK card this year instead of next.
 
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We have been unable to find a good use for the AK companion pass this year that beats SWA companion fare to several destinations. For several itineraries we tested, AK is $200 higher. So may drop AK card this year instead of next.
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If you have SWA companion fare, it appears the only reason to keep the AK card is for travel to... (drum roll here) ALASKA!
 
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