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Originally Posted by nancat7
Is premium seating worth it? (We can’t afford first class at this point.) What is the food situation on these flights, do they serve meals or snacks only? Is it better to book a flight with a stop or go on a direct flight?
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When we flew to Hawaii several years ago we stopped on the West Coast for a couple of days each direction to visit friends. I was glad we did that because it is a hellish long flight from the East Coast. I actually got us amazing first class fares on Hawaiian Air (we booked pretty far ahead) that were only a couple hundred more each way than coach. That is the only time we have ever flown first class and OMG what a difference!
Even with a stop over in LA I was majorly jetlagged for a couple of days in Hawaii. YMMV.
If you visit Kauai I highly recommend a helicopter tour of the island. You will see things you can't possibly see by land. We booked with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters. It was ~ $200 pp [this was 7 or 8 years ago] and probably a lot more now but so worth it.
Good luck with your trip planning!
kathy