Author Topic: Can someone help with a first time award ticket? (Read 11515 times)

Chaikel · « **on:** July 14, 2010, 09:54:33 AM »

I'm looking to go from TLV to Paris with my wife, but the tickets for the days we want are over $800 (if we don't go by Turkish).
Dates would be July 25-29, OR Aug 1-5

I have never booked an award ticket in my life, but it seems that most airline mile go for about 1.5, and the charts I saw it looks like it should be 40k. 1.5*40k=$600+fees

So I guess it would be more kdai to buy miles, all I have is ~31k US, 10k *W. Which I don't know if it's worth to use right now.

Whats the cheapest airline to do this with?

aussiebochur · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:04:53 AM »

Answer to the topic is, ill try.

Coach or Business?

Chaikel · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:10:20 AM »

Coach Please. Thanks for trying

aussiebochur · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:17:13 AM »

Both AA (partners with elal) and US are both 40k miles r/t. ANA is 38k but there fees might be higher.
In truth, I'd say it epends where you'll find availability is alliance your going to have to go with, there may be no choice.
Just relise that it may not come out that much cheaper.

Chaikel · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:20:11 AM »

Is there a way to search OW, or I have to search each airline separately. I'm not finding coach available in *a

aussiebochur · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:29:55 AM »

I'm looking at Elal on Expert Flyer. There are only direct flights out of Israel on the 1st, nothing returning. I'm looking at another couple of options.

What did you find on *A? Any segments?

Chaikel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:31:57 AM »

A bunch of Business. The way there I found (coach) TLV-ATH on the 25th AM, and ATH-CDG on the 26th AM. But I can't find back

aussiebochur · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:03:46 AM »

These are the flights I found on Elal for the outbound, Sun 1st:

TLV-CDG LY221 1:10am-5:00am
TLV-CDG LY323 9:00am-12:50pm
TLV-CDG LY325 5:00pm-9:00pm
TLV-CDG LY329 7:10pm-11:15pm

Still have to figure how to get you home, I'm working on it.
Just wanted to post just in case someone else is looking up OW.

Chaikel · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:20:11 AM »

How does Skyteam/Flying Blue miles work. I found availability on AirFrance for 30k

aussiebochur · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:22:10 AM »

Only return so far is on Wed 11 Aug:

ORY-MAD IB3401 6:45am-8:40am
MAD-TLV IB3754 10:10am-3:45pm

@Chaikel, would you mind staying for shabbos if there is availability on say, Thursday 5th?
Or if you don't mind shabbos and be there 10 days you've got a ticket.

Chaikel · « **Reply #10 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:27:20 AM »

Quote from: aussiebochur on July 14, 2010, 11:22:10 AM

@Chaikel, would you mind staying for shabbos if there is availability on say, Thursday 5th?

Leaving or returning

Dan · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:28:41 AM »

Anything wrong with these paid options?
Turkish: $638
Aegean: $673

Dan · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:31:51 AM »

Shabbos in Paris is very nice!
There's a Chabad House right on the Camps Elysees that has great food and a great shabbos meal for cheap.

And we met up there with a few other nice young american and israeli couples ss well and had a blast comparing trip notes and stuff!

aussiebochur · « **Reply #13 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:32:56 AM »

Quote from: Dan on July 14, 2010, 11:28:41 AM

Anything wrong with these paid options?
Turkish: $638
Aegean: $673

In the OP he said no Turkish but Aegean looks good.
Plus they will both get *S.

aussiebochur · « **Reply #14 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:35:43 AM »

Quote from: aussiebochur on July 14, 2010, 11:03:46 AM

These are the flights I found on Elal for the outbound, Sun 1st:

TLV-CDG LY221 1:10am-5:00am
TLV-CDG LY323 9:00am-12:50pm
TLV-CDG LY325 5:00pm-9:00pm
TLV-CDG LY329 7:10pm-11:15pm

Still have to figure how to get you home, I'm working on it.
Just wanted to post just in case someone else is looking up OW.

Quote from: aussiebochur on July 14, 2010, 11:22:10 AM

Only return so far is on Wed 11 Aug:

ORY-MAD IB3401 6:45am-8:40am
MAD-TLV IB3754 10:10am-3:45pm

@Chaikel, would you mind staying for shabbos if there is availability on say, Thursday 5th?
Or if you don't mind shabbos and be there 10 days you've got a ticket.

See it now?
Sorry if I'm a bit unclear, its 1:30am my side of the world.

Chaikel · « **Reply #15 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:43:56 AM »

Quote from: Dan on July 14, 2010, 11:28:41 AM

Aegean: $673

What dates?!?

Quote from: aussiebochur on July 14, 2010, 11:35:43 AM

See it now?
Sorry if I'm a bit unclear, its 1:30am my side of the world.

Do you mean 5th-11th?

Dan · « **Reply #16 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:49:44 AM »

Quote from: Chaikel on July 14, 2010, 11:43:56 AM

What dates?!?

ITA is pulling it up for 07/25-07/29 but it's booked in coach for TLV-ATH and business for ATH-CDG and I can't seem to get any search engines to book it like that...

aussiebochur · « **Reply #17 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:51:12 AM »

Quote from: Chaikel on July 14, 2010, 11:43:56 AM

What dates?!?Do you mean 5th-11th?

No, 1-11

Which dates did you find on DL?

Update: found on Thursday 5th.

Dan · « **Reply #18 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:53:05 AM »

If you go to Paris, staying in the PHP Vendome is an absolute must. It was one of our favorite parts of Paris!

Chaikel · « **Reply #19 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:56:31 AM »

Quote from: aussiebochur on July 14, 2010, 11:51:12 AM

No, 1-11

Which dates did you find on DL?

They're all avail on AF for 15k each way. Nothing available when searching DL

Quote from: Dan on July 14, 2010, 11:49:44 AM

ITA is pulling it up for 07/25-07/29 but it's booked in coach for TLV-ATH and business for ATH-CDG and I can't seem to get any search engines to book it like that...

You think they'll give it if I call?