Page Contents<\/p>
- Step 1: Pick a Destination<\/a>
- Which airlines fly to Honolulu?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Step 2: Take Inventory of Your Points and Miles<\/a><\/li>
- Step 3: Check Award Pricing and Availability<\/a>
- Use an award search tool to make your search easier<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Step 4: Book the Flight<\/a>
- Confirm award availability with the airline<\/a><\/li>
- Transfer points<\/a><\/li>
- Enter your details and confirm your trip<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n
Step 1: Pick a Destination<\/span><\/h2>\n
Choosing a destination is sometimes the most challenging part. For the sake of this example, let's say you want to go from sunny SoCal to Hawaii's pristine beaches — flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL).<\/p>\n
Which airlines fly to Honolulu?<\/span><\/h3>\n
Determining which airlines fly between your intended origin and destination (with or without stopping) is important. This information will prove helpful as you decide which program you should book with and whether or not you can leverage any airline partnerships<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Not every U.S. domestic airline flies to the Hawaiian capital, but most do. To gather the complete list of airlines that frequent HNL, you can scope out airline route maps on their respective websites, visit the airport's relevant webpage<\/a>, or pull up Daniel K. Inouye International Airport's Wikipedia page<\/a> to see which airlines operate at the airport.<\/p>\n
But perhaps the easiest way is to use FlightConnections<\/a> to see your options.<\/p>\n
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Screenshot of FlightConnections<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Either way, you'll find that the following domestic airlines fly from Los Angeles to Honolulu:<\/p>\n
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- Alaska Airlines<\/li>\n
- American Airlines<\/li>\n
- Delta Air Lines<\/li>\n
- Hawaiian Airlines<\/li>\n
- Southwest Airlines<\/li>\n
- United Airlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Step 2: Take Inventory of Your Points and Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n
Next, you need to check your points and miles balances to see which options you can actually book.<\/p>\n
In this case, you can reference our guide on the best points and miles for free flights to Hawaii<\/a>. What's helpful about this specific post is the table showing the frequent flyer programs you can use to book a flight to Hawaii (notice the similarities to the list of airlines that fly into HNL), the “starting at” award price, and which programs you can transfer points from. While it's not an exhaustive list, you can find the same table below.<\/p>\n\n
- Transfer points<\/a><\/li>
- Step 4: Book the Flight<\/a>
- Step 2: Take Inventory of Your Points and Miles<\/a><\/li>
- Which airlines fly to Honolulu?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
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