Hawaii
Try a United Airlines upgrade for First Class Travel to Hawaii
Upgrade strategies for First Class travel to Hawaii can be more expensive nowadays, owing to some recent changes.
One of the best carriers on the mainland to Hawaii route, American Airlines, now imposes a $300 cash surcharge on mileage upgrades for First Class travel to the Aloha State.
Continental Airlines, one of the worst carriers to Hawaii, imposes a cash surcharge of $400 to $900 round-trip for upgrading to First Class.
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The Continental award chart, which contains the full schedule of upgrade fees, is a thicket of confusion. You'll need an experienced, sympathetic Continental OnePass agent to help you make sense of it.
The Northwest and US Airways upgradeable fares to First Class travel are decent, if not good, so try to upgrade with miles.
Our favorite for an upgrade to First Class travel to Hawaii is United Airlines.
United allows upgrading to First Class travel to Hawaii with its lowest fares, and imposes no upgrade surcharge, which makes it a much better deal than American and Continental.
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