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You can transfer AMEX Or Citi points to Qantas at a 1:1 ratio, Barclays points at a 1.4:1 ratio, Capital One points at a 2:1.5 ratio, or Marriott points to Qantas at a 60K:25K ratio.

Qantas doesn’t charge fuel surcharges for El Al flights.
Infants are free (besides taxes). They also get a regular checked baggage allowance of 23 kg.

QF runs regular transfer bonus promos. Be sure to transfer 500 points into your account and opt in for emails to get targeted.

Search availability on elal.com
Flights are bookable from NYC, BOS, MIA, and LAX.

SMS is the easiest way to contact Qantas. The number is 1-478-772-6827. This can be used for airports that are unavailable online.

NYC-TLV is 37.8k points each way in Y, 63k in premium economy and 78k in J.
On 9/18/19 premium economy will be going up to 70.8k and J will be going up to 90k (each way).
Cancellation fee is 6k points.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #120 on: February 01, 2018, 11:10:30 AM »
Anyone know how long it takes Marriott Points to transfer to Qantas?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #121 on: February 09, 2018, 11:00:23 AM »
Anyone know how long it takes Marriott Points to transfer to Qantas?
DP went through Monday morning australia time, transferred Thursday night us time

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #122 on: February 13, 2018, 12:02:17 PM »
What's the best way to transfer UR Points to Qantas for ELAL redemption?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #123 on: February 13, 2018, 12:08:08 PM »
What's the best way to transfer UR Points to Qantas for ELAL redemption?
Can't transfer UR to Qantas.

« Last Edit: February 13, 2018, 12:19:29 PM by shapsam »

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #126 on: February 13, 2018, 01:36:36 PM »
Missed that. So how many UR for 1 Qantas?
U would have to transfer ur to marriot and then to Spg at 3-1 . From Spg you can transfer to Quantas. =bad value

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #127 on: February 13, 2018, 01:46:23 PM »
U would have to transfer ur to marriot and then to Spg at 3-1 . From Spg you can transfer to Quantas. =bad value
SPG doesn't transfer to Qantas only Marriott.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #128 on: February 13, 2018, 01:49:06 PM »
SPG doesn't transfer to Qantas only Marriott.
Your right. Either way bad value...

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #129 on: February 13, 2018, 01:50:17 PM »
Your right. Either way bad value...
I'm lazy to do the math, how many UR for 1 Qantas?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #130 on: February 18, 2018, 08:50:40 PM »
Anyone here able to check LY availability with QF on LY  316 LHR to TLV on 04/15/2018?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #131 on: February 18, 2018, 09:01:00 PM »
Anyone here able to check LY availability with QF on LY  316 LHR to TLV on 04/15/2018?
I can't check QF, but checking LY, there is 1 award seat available in Y on the flight and no award availability in J/F

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #132 on: February 18, 2018, 11:01:58 PM »
I can't check QF, but checking LY, there is 1 award seat available in Y on the flight and no award availability in J/F
how many matmid points for Y and how much is YQ?

Anyone else able to check QF? The phone que is awful.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #133 on: February 19, 2018, 03:39:24 AM »
how many matmid points for Y and how much is YQ?

Anyone else able to check QF? The phone que is awful.

Why don't you just create a Qantas account, and then you'll be able to check at your convenience online.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #134 on: February 19, 2018, 08:33:37 PM »
Why don't you just create a Qantas account, and then you'll be able to check at your convenience online.
I did. Having a difficult time searching.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #135 on: February 19, 2018, 10:21:12 PM »
I did. Having a difficult time searching.
Can’t search most flights on mobile..

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #136 on: February 20, 2018, 12:11:06 AM »
Can’t search most flights on mobile..
Ahhh. Thanks.
I called them.
For future reference, it is 20K + £125.81 for LHR to TLV

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #137 on: February 20, 2018, 01:25:51 PM »
I did. Having a difficult time searching.
Did you click on multi-city?
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #138 on: February 20, 2018, 10:48:32 PM »
Did you click on multi-city?
No.
I was using mobile site.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #139 on: February 27, 2018, 09:45:20 AM »
What does Qantas charge for premium eco EWR- TLV? I see available space on elal for 1600 points