American: Minneapolis / Salt Lake City – Honolulu / Kauai / Kona / Maui, Hawaii (and vice versa). $277 (Basic Economy) / $417 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale to/from Honolulu, Kauai, Kona or Maui

The $417 fare is the regular fare which allows advance seat assignment.

American also have a $277 fare but that is a Basic Economy fare. American Basic Economy fares do not include advance seat assignments, changes, cancellations and boards last.

Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo: Roxanne Ready via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from Minneapolis to Honolulu
  • October 22nd – 26th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from September – October for Monday through Thursday departures and returns. Must purchase at least 60 days in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: MSP
      • For Salt Lake City availability, replace MSP with SLC
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: aa aa
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
        • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to the regular economy fare
    • Destination: HNL
      • For Kauai availability, replace HNL with LIH
      • For Kona availability, replace HNL with KOA
      • For Maui availability, replace HNL with OGG
        • These works both ways, so HNL, LIH, KOA or OGG can be the Departure city and MSP or SLC can be the Destination
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: aa aa
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.

 

  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

  • O

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $388

Sample Routing:

  • MSP – PHX (Phoenix) – HNL (Honolulu) – DFW (Dallas) – MSP

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 8,813 miles or 4.7 cents per mile
  • Elite Qualifying Miles: 8,813 miles
  • Redeemable Miles: 1,940 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • Select the $277 fare from the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $140 more (or $417 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and normal size carry-on included

 

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