Hawaii: £1,598 / €1,759 One-Stop Business Class from London (All Alliances)

All three major airline alliances (mainly their American members) are currently selling decent priced business class trips from London to Hawaii. For just £1,598 (~€1,852), you can take a premium ride across the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean in the final quarter of 2021. All flights mentioned include just a single stop, with the US West Coast cities of Los Angeles, Seattle or San Francisco being the place to change planes in most cases.

The link above shows the offer by Star Alliance member United Airlines. You have plenty of other options within the Alliance as well as with SkyTeam or Oneworld members. If you are willing to add a stop, you can also depart from other UK cities like Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester.

All transatlantic flights take place in an American carriers’ business class cabin like United Polaris, Delta One or American’s business class. Depending on the aircraft type, you’ll sit in another long haul business class seat or in domestic first on flights from and to Hawaii.

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All three alliances offer similar fare rules. Although this offer is valid until February 2, 2021, it may be withdrawn earlier. To get the cheapest tickets, you need to stay at least one night from Saturday to Sunday at your destination. All sets of fare rules define specific travel windows, but flights at the lowest price are available almost daily in October, November and December 2021.

We recommend using Google Flights to find suiting flight dates (instructions). While you can save up to £100 (~€116) when booking with the OTAs our flight search has to offer, we recommend booking directly with an airline (e.g. Lufthansa). If you’re booking on British Airways’ website, make sure not to select the flights that are operated by Alaska Airlines, as that will lead to an error or higher price later on in the booking process.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

Star Alliance member United Airlines issues all tickets in booking class P. A roundtrip via Los Angeles earns you the following mileage:

SkyTeam’s Delta will book you in booking class Z. When choosing this airline, you will most likely change planes in Seattle.

Finally, Oneworld’s American Airlines issues your tickets in booking class I. A trip with a change of planes in Los Angeles earns you the following mileage:

Thanks to our source Premium Flights!

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