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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.

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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 #140 on: February 27, 2018, 02:02:39 PM »
What does Qantas charge for premium eco EWR- TLV? I see available space on elal for 1600 points

Unbookable via Qantas.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #143 on: February 27, 2018, 07:38:11 PM »
MIA>TLV availability (according to EF) doesn't show in that search.

Based on the rep I last spoke to, LY pulled the MIA flight from QF. They weren’t able to book it over the phone either.

But IME, can’t trust the Aussie reps just yet, although I do have a feeling this one sounds true - why else would MIA availability not show, while other US locations do

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #144 on: February 27, 2018, 08:15:09 PM »
Based on the rep I last spoke to, LY pulled the MIA flight from QF. They weren’t able to book it over the phone either.

But IME, can’t trust the Aussie reps just yet, although I do have a feeling this one sounds true - why else would MIA availability not show, while other US locations do
Did it ever show?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #145 on: February 28, 2018, 01:11:05 AM »
Yes

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #146 on: February 28, 2018, 10:22:10 AM »
Yes
Interesting, its not like MIA is such a hot route that they wouldn't allow Qantas redemtions, if anything they wouldn't allow NYC.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #147 on: February 28, 2018, 11:13:30 AM »
Interesting, its not like MIA is such a hot route that they wouldn't allow Qantas redemtions, if anything they wouldn't allow NYC.
I am not so sure you are correct.

They are exclusive with a non-stop from MIA-TLV and only have a single flight doing that route, and that flight only flies 3x a week. Contrast that with the NYC-TLV route that is served by multiple ELAL daily nonstop flights, 2 UA nontops, and 1 DL nonstop, in addition to a big variety of more or less convenient flights with one stop, that allow for 2 free pieces of luggage.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #148 on: February 28, 2018, 11:15:30 AM »
I am not so sure you are correct.

They are exclusive with a non-stop from MIA-TLV and only have a single flight doing that route. Contrast that with the NYC-TLV route that is served by multiple ELAL nonstop flights, 2 UA nontops, and 1 DL nonstop, in addition to a big variety of more or less convenient flights with one stop, that allow for 2 free pieces of luggage.
So why do they allow from LAX?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #149 on: February 28, 2018, 11:17:14 AM »
So why do they allow from LAX?
Different equipment. More seat inventory. Also that's a mature route.

I am not saying that I have the definite answer, I am just giving you a counter argument to the one that says that NYC-TLV should be more likely to be restricted.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #150 on: February 28, 2018, 11:25:34 AM »
Different equipment. More seat inventory. Also that's a mature route.

I am not saying that I have the definite answer, I am just giving you a counter argument to the one that says that NYC-TLV should be more likely to be restricted.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #151 on: February 28, 2018, 11:56:59 AM »

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #152 on: February 28, 2018, 02:51:37 PM »

??
My bad. I thought LAX-TLV was 744.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #153 on: March 14, 2018, 04:26:58 PM »
F redemption doesn't work anymore to LON?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #154 on: March 18, 2018, 12:19:15 PM »
The fee for changing or canceling reservation with quantas is per ticket booked  or reservation ?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #155 on: March 18, 2018, 04:13:13 PM »
There is now premium economy availability for el al on qantas's website.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #156 on: March 18, 2018, 09:30:38 PM »
Check P from EWR to TLV RT - LY is 110k Amex plus $350 - QF 126k plus ? in tax

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #157 on: March 18, 2018, 09:34:28 PM »
There is now premium economy availability for el al on qantas's website.
And then they swap out equipment like they did last week and put PE revenue pax in Y
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #158 on: March 19, 2018, 12:48:00 AM »
And then they swap out equipment like they did last week and put PE revenue pax in Y
When LOT had a charter acft in Aug/Sep they put all Premium Economy pax in Business

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #159 on: March 20, 2018, 11:35:07 AM »
Does LY F not show up on QF site anymore, even to Asia? Searching TLV-BKK on dates where there are plenty of F awards open and zilch