Hawaiian Airlines First Class for 2 to 7 People
First, a big welcome to our new Premium members who joined from Instagram at the end of last week. It's great to have you!
Now, I've been getting a TON of requests for award space to Hawaii. Specifically, Premium members have been trying to find space on flights with lie-flat seats and not use a bonkers number of miles.
Not an easy task when flying to Hawaii!
With that in mind, I dug up some space on Hawaiian Airlines' route from Austin. While there isn't as much space as I usually send, I think it's worth a look. Most of the dates listed will have space for 2 people, but you can also find space for 4 people. I even saw one date with space for 7 people.
Your best bet will be in October, especially on the flight from Honolulu to Austin. It might be worth pair this with another one-way award if round-trip dates won't work for you.
Let's get into the details!
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Straight To The Points:
Routes: AUS-HNL
Operating airline: Hawaiian Airlines
Class of service: First class
Dates: April 2022 - January 2023
Seats available: 2-7
Cabin layout: 2-2-2
Book with (per person, one-way):
- *HawaiianMiles: 40,000 miles
- *Korean Air SkyPass: 60,000 (round-trip only)
- *JetBlue: 70,000 miles
- *Virgin Red: 65,000 points
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- One-way: ~$6
- Round-trip: ~$12
Bank transfer partners:
- Hawaiian Airlines: Amex, Bilt, Marriott
- Korean Air: Marriott
- JetBlue: Amex, Brex, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- Virgin Red: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
Don't forget to let me know if you book and how you did it!
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DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that the COVID-19 situation and the resulting travel restrictions could prevent you from traveling. Additionally, please make sure you understand the cancellation, redeposit, and change fees required before booking with a particular program.
Flight Experience
Hawaiian Airlines operates an Airbus A330-200 on the Austin-Honolulu route. While it's listed as "first class", you should expect a business class experience.
There's nothing wrong with that, though! The first class cabin is arranged in a 2-2-2 layout with lie-flat seats. Compared to many options to Hawaii, this will be a big upgrade from the recliners you'll find in domestic first class.
You can expect friendly service and good food on the 8 hour flight to Honolulu (7.5 hours on the return). Please note that these tickets don't come with lounge access and Austin's airport doesn't have Priority Pass options currently.
Live and Let's Fly has a review of his flight in 2019.
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Available Dates
The following dates have award space for two people. Some dates will have space for four people, or even seven people.
AUS-HNL
April: 26
May: 3
June: N/A
July: N/A
August: 16, 30
September: 13, 27
October: 4, 18, 20, 25
November: 15
December: N/A
January: 10
February: N/A
HNL-AUS
April: 25
May: 9, 16
June: N/A
July: 18, 25
August: 22, 24, 29, 31
September: 14, 21, 26
October: 3, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31
November: 2, 21
December: N/A
January: 11, 18, 25
February: 1, 8, 15
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Yes, that's right, 7 seats available!
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Best Ways To Book
HawaiianMiles would be my go-to option for most people. You can transfer Amex, Bilt, and Marriott points to Hawaiian and the one-way rate of 40,000 miles is a great way to book.
In theory, Korean SkyPass is a great way to book a round-trip award at 60,000 miles. The miles are tough to earn and I haven't always seen space show up consistently. Might be worth a call to check if you already have Korean miles or a bunch of Marriott points.
Similarly, you'll need to call Virgin Atlantic if you want to try booking with Virgin Red points. While it requires more miles at 65,000 one-way, you have the advantage of also being able to transfer Chase, Capital One, and Citi points.
I did not see award space when I checked a few dates with JetBlue.
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How To Book
To run a search with Hawaiian Airlines, follow these steps:
- Log into your HawaiianMiles account
- Select Book Travel
- Select one-way or roundtrip
- Enter your origin/destination cities
- Enter your date(s)
- Select number of passengers
- Select to Show Fare as Miles
- Click Search Flights
Airline Phone Numbers
If you want to try booking with Korean SkyPass miles or Virgin Red points, you can use these phone numbers:
Korean Air: 800-438-5000
Virgin Atlantic: 800-862-8621
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Bottom Line
Finding premium cabin award space to Hawaii can be quite the challenge, especially if you want a life-flat seat and want to book a saver level award.
While space isn't widespread, this is a great way to fly to Hawaii if the dates line up for you.
Happy booking!
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