helen

Airfares may not drop much this summer. Planes coming to the islands are flying nearly full already and summer bookings are strong.

After 9/11 United retired all of their old 747's flying to Honolulu and replaced them with smaller, more efficient 767's, 777's, and 757's. All of the carriers reduced their number of flights per week so there are fewer seats available this year than last year.

Aloha is adding three new flights to the mainland, Hawaiian has a new flight to Phoenix and Seattle, United has added a new non-stop from Denver but it will take some time to be back at last year's lift.

xxxxx

www.pleasantholidays.com will get you to Maui nonstop with ATA airlines for 4$4-500 depending on dates of travel.

anonymous

You may get a better deal with a package vs. airfare separately. Try these websites where you get airfare & hotel deals to hawaii & other places starting at $500+:

www.travelzoo.com
www.travelfleamarket.com
www.discoverwholesaletravel.com

www.4hawaii.com (according to their website-pleasant holidays-airfare from under $400 is available from lax to maui

zzz

Looks like the fares will go up before they go down; the major domestic airlines are raising the advance purchase fares usually used for leisure travel.