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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #580 on: October 01, 2015, 11:33:35 AM »
Best way to book LH F TLV-FRA-JFK (first leg is J). Does making two separate itineraries make it cheaper (because the first leg is actually J anyway)?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #581 on: October 01, 2015, 11:51:46 AM »
Best way to book LH F TLV-FRA-JFK (first leg is J). Does making two separate itineraries make it cheaper (because the first leg is actually J anyway)?

this can go a few ways.. If you can find a cheap way to FRA (look for roundtrips (as its cheaper than one ways) & dont/or do take the return) then its possibly worth booking via AC for 62,500 + YQ.
If you cant find a cheap way to FRA then just book via LH directly & make sure your address the country says Israel & it should be 85,000 + yq

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #582 on: October 01, 2015, 12:07:04 PM »
this can go a few ways.. If you can find a cheap way to FRA (look for roundtrips (as its cheaper than one ways) & dont/or do take the return) then its possibly worth booking via AC for 62,500 + YQ.
If you cant find a cheap way to FRA then just book via LH directly & make sure your address the country says Israel & it should be 85,000 + yq
Thanks! Is there any way to hold it if my plans aren't 100% (no Elite status)

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #583 on: October 01, 2015, 12:08:58 PM »

Thanks! Is there any way to hold it if my plans aren't 100% (no Elite status)
AC won't hold awards.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #584 on: October 01, 2015, 12:22:09 PM »
AC won't hold awards.

dont know of any holds for LH either...

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #585 on: October 01, 2015, 12:55:42 PM »
dont know of any holds for LH either...
You can hold with LH.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #586 on: October 01, 2015, 01:09:15 PM »
You can hold with LH.

nice, learned something new.. for how long until you put miles in the account?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #587 on: October 01, 2015, 01:10:20 PM »
nice, learned something new.. for how long until you put miles in the account?
YMMV, but have it gotten for 6 days.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #588 on: October 01, 2015, 01:56:58 PM »
YMMV, but have it gotten for 6 days.
Can it be held with sq?
(I know they hold for ua)
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #589 on: October 01, 2015, 02:13:16 PM »
Best way to book LH F TLV-FRA-JFK (first leg is J). Does making two separate itineraries make it cheaper (because the first leg is actually J anyway)?

75k SQ + YQ

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #590 on: October 01, 2015, 02:15:15 PM »
this can go a few ways.. If you can find a cheap way to FRA (look for roundtrips (as its cheaper than one ways) & dont/or do take the return) then its possibly worth booking via AC for 62,500 + YQ.
If you cant find a cheap way to FRA then just book via LH directly & make sure your address the country says Israel & it should be 85,000 + yq

And then no Porsche upon arriving in FRA.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #591 on: October 01, 2015, 02:20:59 PM »
75k SQ + YQ

good point, better availability via M&M though.. This is the cheapest way though..

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #592 on: October 01, 2015, 02:43:19 PM »
75k SQ + YQ
Wow, that's a great redemption. Crazy that it's less than Europe to North America.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #593 on: October 01, 2015, 02:58:22 PM »
Wow, that's a great redemption. Crazy that it's less than Europe to North America.

its not less (with SQ).

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #594 on: October 01, 2015, 03:01:32 PM »
YMMV, but have it gotten for 6 days.
Is it safe to hold with them and then purchase with SQ? (will it go back into inventory?)
Can it be held with sq?
(I know they hold for ua)
+1 on this question (SQ will only hold if you have the miles in the account, though, right?)

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #595 on: October 01, 2015, 03:02:17 PM »
Is it safe to hold with them and then purchase with SQ? (will it go back into inventory?)+1 on this question (SQ will only hold if you have the miles in the account, though, right?)
Wrong ime
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #596 on: October 01, 2015, 03:04:20 PM »
its not less (with SQ).
Meaning with SQ themselves? *A redemption in F is 80k (Europe) vs. 75k (Middle East).

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #597 on: October 01, 2015, 03:09:39 PM »
Meaning with SQ themselves? *A redemption in F is 80k (Europe) vs. 75k (Middle East).

correct

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #598 on: October 01, 2015, 05:59:13 PM »
Wow, that's a great redemption. Crazy that it's less than Europe to North America.
Old news.....

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #599 on: October 12, 2015, 08:50:31 PM »
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