Any flight tips?

[jmw33]

Any tips for booking flights? We are a family of 4 (2adults, 2older teens) coming from Philly. Sticker shock did occur but I feel like I need to book the extra legroom...at least for my husband and I. Not sure what airline is best? Wish I could do first class, but that is not in the budget.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I personally have found tickets to a Hawaii at least from where I live drop in price about 45-60 days out on Hawaiian air

 

[OnThisMagicNight]

We visited Aulani in summer of 2024. Flew PHL to LAX on American Airlines and spent a few days in Disneyland first (also helped adjust to the time change!) Then flew from LAX to HNL on Hawaiian Airlines. We flew nonstop home from HNL to JFK on Hawaiian Airlines. I don't know that we'd do it again; it was rough! Longest flight I've ever been on, so I don't have a lot of experience to pull from there. The plane was older and the main cabin seats had much less leg room than the model we flew from LAX to HNL, which was new and much nicer. Definitely splurge for extra leg room if you're going to do it. My kids are younger so it was more work for us in that aspect as well. We'd probably stop in CA or somewhere else on the way home for future Hawaii trips, but maybe I'll feel differently after my kids are grown. Hawaiian Airlines was great though - amazing customer service and also full meal service provided. As far as deals, I used Google flights and I think 1 or 2 other flight trackers to keep an eye on pricing. I was able to grab all of our flights at low points this way (it's amazing how much the pricing fluctuates when you really start tracking.) I recall our Hawaiian Airlines flight from LAX to HNL was less than Southwest Airlines pricing at the time we purchased (and it included breakfast and snacks.)