Thread: Hawaii non-rev advice from east coast

Sorry I can't answer your question. Just wanted to say welcome to another WN emp. Too many DL people here!

If WN has a zed agreement with Hawaiian Airlines, they have a non-stop from JFK. Other options to avoid the west coast would be ATL (DL), ORD (UA), DFW (AA 2x/day), IAH (UA). MSP, SLC, DEN & PHX are also options but not sure if that is too far west for you. LAX has the most options with all the Hawaii-bound airlines offering several flights a day. You may want to consider a west coast connection as a back-up especially for the return trip. Hawaii is a popular destination, with many non-revs saving their highest priority non-rev pass (D1 in the case of AA) for a trip to the 50th state.

Not sure if we have any HA employees here but there are a few UA folks here who might have better insight on the IAD & EWR flights as far as loads or weight restrictions go.

Yes, we have zeds on HA at WN.

Take your passports with you, if you get stuck, it can be helpful to have a passport. Many non-revs don't think of that so when flights start cancelling, you have the option to go through Japan and you may be much higher on the priority list. You must be doing ZED since WN doesn't have any flights so you'd be near the bottom of any list but the list will be shorter on international flights. I ended up flying through Japan both ways my first time to HNL, I would have never made it otherwise, too low on the list. I know it's not ideal with a 5 yr old but it is better than being stuck in the airport for a couple of days.

Originally Posted by ATG-DL

We (DL) only have the non stop from ATL-HNL FLT 837, but that flt can be very unpredictable for nonrevs. If you have to go to the west coast you would probably have alot more options to get to the islands than from the east coast.

Always a difficult leg. We get this question alot. Wait till October, have hotel money in place and patience..