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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #721 on: June 09, 2015, 06:06:42 PM »
How in the world did you find availability? I gave up looking and just sold em and paid cash!

Lol was abt to book biz class for 55k a seat and then saw first saver for 32.5k but I only found one seat. So I booked it  and HUCA'd til a nice rep was able to match my wife to 32.5k for first as well!

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #722 on: June 09, 2015, 06:08:33 PM »
Lol was abt to book biz class for 55k a seat and then saw first saver for 32.5k but I only found one seat. So I booked it  and HUCA'd til a nice rep was able to match my wife to 32.5k for first as well!
Match a non open seat? :o

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #723 on: June 09, 2015, 06:13:40 PM »
Match a non open seat? :o

There was tons of first available just not for saver award and I didn't have enuf on my account to use for first regularly. So when I explained that my wife was gonna b in J and I would b in Z bc I tried booking it on both our accounts and only one award showed up and now I'd b going back and forth during the flight the rep was very accommodating and manually put in the 32.5k
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #724 on: June 10, 2015, 07:22:41 AM »

July 1st

Good luck- I've been looking for months- availability is horrible for the summer headed TLV to the states

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #725 on: June 10, 2015, 07:48:54 AM »
There was tons of first available just not for saver award and I didn't have enuf on my account to use for first regularly. So when I explained that my wife was gonna b in J and I would b in Z bc I tried booking it on both our accounts and only one award showed up and now I'd b going back and forth during the flight the rep was very accommodating and manually put in the 32.5k
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #726 on: June 10, 2015, 09:24:17 AM »
Good luck- I've been looking for months- availability is horrible for the summer headed TLV to the states

Thanks.  I imagine if I get an award flight, it'll be a combo of TLV-europe with OneWorld and europe-ORD with Star Alliance.  I have seen some availability through Tokyo, but not looking for a 30+ hour trip with the kids...

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #727 on: June 11, 2015, 12:16:21 AM »
LY J TLV - MXP
EK F MXP - JFK

With the dreaded five hour stopover in the middle.

Any shot I can see something out of the airport or don't even bother?

Was also wondering about interlining from LY-EK.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #728 on: June 11, 2015, 02:01:33 AM »


LY J TLV - MXP
EK F MXP - JFK

With the dreaded five hour stopover in the middle.

Any shot I can see something out of the airport or don't even bother?
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You can technically get out and have 2 hours to actually see stuff, but there ain't much there unless your just going to eat.
What did the first leg cost? Second leg is the a380?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #729 on: June 11, 2015, 03:49:20 AM »
TLV-LAX-SEA-KOA using 45k AA miles.
Finally found seats open up direct LAX-KOA, and that'll save us 11 hours of travel.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #730 on: June 11, 2015, 07:15:23 AM »

Was also wondering about interlining from LY-EK.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #731 on: June 11, 2015, 07:37:11 AM »
Finally found seats open up direct LAX-KOA, and that'll save us 11 hours of travel.
Awesome!
« Last Edit: June 11, 2015, 07:41:04 AM by @Yehuda »

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #732 on: June 11, 2015, 10:59:40 AM »
LY J TLV - MXP
EK F MXP - JFK

With the dreaded five hour stopover in the middle.

Any shot I can see something out of the airport or don't even bother?

Was also wondering about interlining from LY-EK.
Is it just me or I'd rather fly in Y direct?
Turn a 10 hour journey into a 20 hour journey for 7 hours in F
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #733 on: June 11, 2015, 11:17:37 AM »
Is it just me or I'd rather fly in Y direct?
Turn a 10 hour journey into a 20 hour journey for 7 hours in F
Is LY J to MXP real J?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #734 on: June 11, 2015, 12:02:01 PM »

Is LY J to MXP real J?

2-2. Similar to US domestic F i believe
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #735 on: June 11, 2015, 02:45:00 PM »
Is it just me or I'd rather fly in Y direct?
Turn a 10 hour journey into a 20 hour journey for 7 hours in F
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #736 on: June 11, 2015, 03:22:41 PM »
Is it just me or I'd rather fly in Y direct?
Turn a 10 hour journey into a 20 hour journey for 7 hours in F
its just you ( and maybe @yehuda )

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #737 on: June 12, 2015, 03:32:26 PM »
Good luck- I've been looking for months- availability is horrible for the summer headed TLV to the states

Thanks.  I imagine if I get an award flight, it'll be a combo of TLV-europe with OneWorld and europe-ORD with Star Alliance.  I have seen some availability through Tokyo, but not looking for a 30+ hour trip with the kids...

TLV-ORD finally opened up for 7/13.  TLV-IST-FRA-ORD, stopovers are an hour each.   3 seats + infant.  Thanks Dan! 

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #738 on: June 12, 2015, 08:31:04 PM »
for TLV-SAN the only option for Saver J United offered me was the following:
TLV-ADD (17hr stopover)-DUB-LAX-SAN 70Kmiles and $50 total travel time 48hr 36 min
Would have taken it if it was actually for me and it wasn't on tisha bav. that makes for a very long Tisha Bav.


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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #739 on: June 12, 2015, 08:55:07 PM »
for TLV-SAN the only option for Saver J United offered me was the following:
TLV-ADD (17hr stopover)-DUB-LAX-SAN 70Kmiles and $50 total travel time 48hr 36 min
Would have taken it if it was actually for me and it wasn't on tisha bav. that makes for a very long Tisha Bav.
Ture, but not as bad as they guy on DDF (forgot who) who flew from SYD to US on Tisha B'Av. Just when the fast was nearly over he had to do it all over again. Ouch.