Honolulu to Phoenix

American Airlines AA694 | HNL/PHX
Premium Economy Class
Boeing 787-8 | N810AN
ATD/2355 | ATA/0906+1
Sakura Lounge/Admiral’s Club

I know what you’re thinking: I traveled barely a month ago. Well, I have a big project at work starting in April, and it is expected to last through this calendar year and into next year, so I decided to clear my vacation days ahead of this busy period. I looked at traveling to Malta or Greece first, but in the end I chose Italy because I have friends and family there. As for flights, I knew Cathay Pacific had reasonable one-way Business Class fares out of Rome, so I looked for one-way fares from Honolulu to Southern Europe. The Premium Economy fare to Barcelona was very reasonable as it was still the Northern Winter schedule, so I selected Barcelona as my first stop.

My first leg on this trip was delayed for almost an hour because American had two aircraft that needed a Ground Power Unit but they only had one available. I knew this was cause me to misconnect my next leg to Dallas/Fort Worth and onto Barcelona. I managed to sleep pretty well on this flight, and as we descended into PHX, I got a notification that I was being rerouted via Pittsburgh and JFK, with the final leg to Barcelona on Iberia. With this rebooking, I would arrive in Barcelona almost five hours later than initially scheduled. I wasn’t pleased about this, but the other options presented to me on the AA app were worse. Because I had a short connection in PHX, I decided to take this option and not go to the customer service desk to ask for help.Læs mere