V-Flyer

Hi All

I am planning a trip next year for two in September 2017, using my Air Miles for two reward seats to Los Angeles (if I'm Lucky enough) and then onto Hawaii.
I would like to know, when I actually do book direct with Virgin atlantic and pay for the flight onto Hawaii, would
my ticket be classed as one or would it be classed as separate tickets. I'm hoping it would be classed as one booking. (I do not want to be missing any flights !!!!!)
If anyone has done a trip like this, I would appreciate any information, thanks.

Two separate flights. Why not book an overnight stay in LAX on the day of entry. If I've not got got GE by then, that's what I'd do. 3.5 hours connection time and we were still running for our flights after the mayhem of LAX security. That was BA into TBIT though. The one time I did the late LAX VS flight, immigration was fine...

Thanks for that, looks like we will need to stay overnight in lax, instead of trying to make connection time.
One quick question though, if for some reason were delayed by either airline I hope we do not have to foot the bill. i hope they will get us on the next flight.

Travel insurance? Otherwise two separate trips are not within either airlines remit to fix. Perhaps they will.

I solve such things by having plenty of connection time...

thanks again

If on two separate tickets it would depend on the airlines involved. If it was VS >> DL then DL might be a bit more flexible due to the partnership but VS >>> AA then they would be reluctant to help. Same would apply on the way back.

Please note that travel insurance may not automatically cover this either and you should check your policy on missing flights. Not all policies may cover it or have restricted terms. They may exclude connections less than a certain period of time for example there was a thread on flyer talk about this a while back and someones policy did cover a missed flight off connection but only when the scheduled gap between the flights was over 3 hours.

I would be tempted to see what prices are like by booking direct with the other airline, rather than V taking their couple of quid.

Hawaii is still a near 5 hour journey from LA so a journey originating in the UK will be a long schlep annd IMHO one to be avoided if possible.
I'd book seats onward from LA independently as your options may be greater ( and cheaper).
I had a great journey with Hawaiian a few years back ( in economy!!) to HNL and can highly recommend them ( they're really the only option to island hop if thst's on the agenda). If you've some avios to burn that's an option too ( with AA ) and a trip Dragonbaby ( my daughter) did last summer.
Hawaii is a magical place

DL

Don't forget that despite it being the dark side, BA/AA trips to the various airports of Hawaii are the popular destination for BA Executive Club tier point runs, sometimes generating 1200 TPs (instant silver one way, and 3/4s to gold total) for a similar amount of pounds, that's typically a DUB-LHR-JFK-PHX-HNL and back (40+140+210+210 each way).

So VS is perhaps not the best choice. Sometimes VS is included in some sales fares and does feature in ex-dub fares, but not seen one with it including hawaii. Delta does do flights to Hawaii though I'm unsure if flat bed (the AA ones are not, but are typically like a wider PE seat with more legroom).