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Can someone explain this to me - I was thinking of going to LA for a week so .....
KOA to SFO (thought maybe it would be cheaper than ITO/LAX. KOA/SFO with a southwest flight SFO-LAX or BUR)
I typed in KOA - SFO and got back this:
KOA to SFO via LAX, then SEAttle, then SFO is $676
so I tried KOA to LAX thinking it must be a fair amount less since it was 1 flight instead of 3 flights.
KOA to LAX direct is $800
(all on United...) Is this screwy or what?
no, it's typical of the airlines to charge you more for the convenience of a direct flight, and discount itineraries that take in more markets. For example, last year it cost me 1/3 the amount to fly KOA-SFO-Sacramento than to be on the exact same plane SFO-KOA. $400 plus to Sacramento RT via SFO, $1300 direct to SFO. And no, you cannot split at your preferred airport, or they cancel your return flight and put you on a "bad" list.
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Try Alaska Airlines out of Koa, cheapest I've found to CA
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Try Hilo to Sac ca. on Hawaiian. Hawaiian has some good rates now.
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Kat, I agree, that is so silly when it is flying to LA in the first place!!!! I have a mainland travel agent that is a good friend and she always seems to be able to get me deals (and seats) that cannot be bought online anywhere.
I bought my son tickets on Alaska Air for under $400 OAK to KOA. It is cheaper flying to Oakland, but then he flew Jet Blue ($35 each way from/to LA. It was still cheaper than KOA to LA.
If you book now, for flights after March 15, Alaska has some great deals to/from Sacramento and San Jose, new airports for their direct flights to KOA. Last time I checked the tickets were going for $150. each way.
A friend of mine is going to LA and SFO in a week and she found great ticket prices on Hawaiian (under $400) but I am not sure what airport she is flying from and of course, that includes the flight to Honolulu to get on a mainland bound plane.
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
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HA is running a great $288 special to the west coast - that happens to be HNL/SEA and Portland/Maui. I dont even want to go to Seattle in the summer! haha
Thanks everyone for the info.
(We came up with a better solution - fly into Oakland and do a nice relaxing drive down Hwy 1...)
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Are there ever any cheap deals to Las Vegas that could be used as an easy way to get to other parts of the mainland?
