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Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« on: April 12, 2010, 08:01:11 PM »
I want to go to Eretz Yisroel for sukkos with my husband.  I have 65,000 delta miles 15,000 starwood points.  My husband has 50,000 delta and 25,000 amx.  Which airline is the best to try from the skymiles team?

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 08:14:36 PM »
 Call Dl you can go with AirFrance,Czech Air-DL to Prague,KLM,Alatlia, and DL

 However even thou they say 80k for a coach its more like 130,000 I tried in vain to get a friend a free tkt for Shavoth nothing less then 130k and when itw as with DL it was JFK-ATL-TLV DL hardly ever opens its JFK-TLV flight

that said you do realize that Succoth is the most sort after time for people to be cashing in for. So youd have a beter chance if you will come back say a good few after Succoth and go either before RH or YK

 also DL partners in Europe use only narrow body planes and less seats and most Europeans go to Israel for YT, which doesnt help you out since those Carriers have no problkem being able to sell their seats at a very nice price

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2010, 08:37:52 PM »
I have 600k CO & 200 Amex Mr and need 6 tickets to israel for succos. I am flexible with dates and stopover's and if there must be one it would nice to go somewhere where I can spend the day (don't need all 6 on same flight)

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2010, 08:41:57 PM »
I have 600k CO & 200 Amex Mr and need 6 tickets to israel for succos. I am flexible with dates and stopover's and if there must be one it would nice to go somewhere where I can spend the day (don't need all 6 on same flight)

 well your 40k short of getting 6 tkts in Coach. Its 75k r/t saver pass or 140k easy pass x 6 = 840k, or wait till like Late July and look then its way too early for CO to have anything today


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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2010, 08:49:37 PM »
I have 600k CO & 200 Amex Mr and need 6 tickets to israel for succos. I am flexible with dates and stopover's and if there must be one it would nice to go somewhere where I can spend the day (don't need all 6 on same flight)

If you are flexible with dates - I'm sure you will be able to find on star aliance... through ANA. I did it and got tickets in a relatively high season for saver points...

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 08:57:33 PM »
Why can't I transfer 90k to CO and have 115k x 6 for business?

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 09:30:05 PM »
Why can't I transfer 90k to CO and have 115k x 6 for business?

 simple 115k is Biz Saver Pass or its 300k per each Biz seat Easy Pass which is most likely the only way you will get Biz seats for the Succos time frame,IMO. Unless you dont mind flying out Fri night or Sat afternoon. The 5am flight CO sends over on Yom Kippur morning means the 6 of you pretty much having the whole BF section to yourselves

yet some how I feel those days arent what you are looking for

 Also right now the planes in Biz are pretty empty and you still cant find a Biz tkt @ 115k to TLV for Shavoth and Succos is way more in demand and CO charges way more per seat $ wise.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2010, 09:34:16 PM by steve2 »

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2010, 10:09:28 PM »
CO now allows free changes. If you really want to go, call up and see what partners are available for your dates. Book them if they are acceptable. Change them later if the direct flights you want open up.

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2010, 11:11:24 PM »
 just checked both logged in as a Plat (suppose to be extra availabilty at times) and w/o being logged in

Both ways not a single award for any CO non-stop whether in Coach or Biz, but there is availabilty if on is willing to use Easy Pass 140k for 1 coach tkt and 300k for 1 Biz tkt

 There are a few flights in Saver coach but like EWR-DC-BRU(on UA)-TLV arriving 11:30pm with a very long layover in BRU, didnt check to see # of tkts there are. Didnt see a single Biz Saver tkt, nor did I check the return flights out of TLV

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2010, 12:00:36 AM »
I have 600k CO & 200 Amex Mr and need 6 tickets to israel for succos. I am flexible with dates and stopover's and if there must be one it would nice to go somewhere where I can spend the day (don't need all 6 on same flight)
Dates?
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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2010, 12:05:41 AM »
I think he said he's flexible with dates...just needs around succos time.

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2010, 01:27:28 PM »
Dates?
Succos is Thurs Sept 23rd - Wed. the 29th

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2010, 01:32:53 PM »
Succos is Thurs Sept 23rd - Wed. the 29th
Lots of stuff in coming up on ANA.
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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2010, 02:14:15 PM »
Lots of stuff in coming up on ANA.
Ive never used ANA so im not sure if i did it properly but looks like i found
9/19 CO84 EWR-TLV direct
10/3 CO85 TLV-EWR direct
both in business for 90k
does this make sense? if so how do i go about it?



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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2010, 02:25:29 PM »
Ive never used ANA so im not sure if i did it properly but looks like i found
9/19 CO84 EWR-TLV direct
10/3 CO85 TLV-EWR direct
both in business for 90k
does this make sense? if so how do i go about it?




 Not to me since I just relogged in as a CO Plat and there is no SaverPass being offered on 9/19 on any flight even with a stop somewhere in Biz

as for 10/3 the 85 in the morning isnt even offering me EasyPass @ 150k and isnt showing any connecting flights either. But then maybe CO.com is having a Glitch but then Id think ANA would be also

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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2010, 02:32:23 PM »
 for 9/19 all CO is showing are either for Saver Pass Coach 37,500 out of EWR

1- 8:55pm-8:45am BRS (Bristol,UK) 752 plane

    12:10pm- 2:25pm BRU

     7pm-11:20pm TLV


2- 12:45pm-2:25pm IAD

      5:47pm-7:30am BRU UA 763 plane

     7pm-11:20pm TLV

 pretty much the same choices only via BRU for 9/20 & 9/21 as well




 10/3 each way

the 85 70k for Coach EasyPass

        the 91 70k coach or 150k Biz EasyPass

        
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Re: Miles for trip from Jfk to TLV
« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2010, 03:58:15 PM »
Ive never used ANA so im not sure if i did it properly but looks like i found
9/19 CO84 EWR-TLV direct
10/3 CO85 TLV-EWR direct
both in business for 90k
does this make sense? if so how do i go about it?



You're not reading it correctly, an X means that there's no availability.
You need to click "connecting flights" to bring up more choices.

There is *A availability for your dates, look for the flights with "OK"
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