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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2000 on: March 22, 2016, 05:10:42 AM »

Quote from: sky121 on March 21, 2016, 11:43:49 AM
Use flying blue for direct tlv to fco.
How many FB miles is it?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2001 on: March 22, 2016, 10:37:14 AM »
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2002 on: March 22, 2016, 05:08:59 PM »
Looking to book BOS-IST-TLV.
What's the best way to book?
UA is 42.5k/80k + $11.
A3 appears to be 40k/55k, but what are the taxes? Is there YQ?

I think there will be prohibitive YQ with ANA, Aeroplan and Singapore, right?

Thanks.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2003 on: March 22, 2016, 05:11:52 PM »
Quote from: zow on March 22, 2016, 05:08:59 PM
Looking to book BOS-IST-TLV.
What's the best way to book?
UA is 42.5k/80k + $11.
A3 appears to be 40k/55k, but what are the taxes? Is there YQ?

I think there will be prohibitive YQ with ANA, Aeroplan and Singapore, right?

Thanks.
No YQ on Aeroplan.

Only 40k OW + same $11.2 that UA charges.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2004 on: March 22, 2016, 05:12:59 PM »
Quote from: zow on March 22, 2016, 05:08:59 PM
Looking to book BOS-IST-TLV.
What's the best way to book?
UA is 42.5k/80k + $11.
A3 appears to be 40k/55k, but what are the taxes? Is there YQ?

I think there will be prohibitive YQ with ANA, Aeroplan and Singapore, right?

Thanks.

No YQ on TY with AC. 40k.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2005 on: March 22, 2016, 05:28:59 PM »
Quote from: lubaby on March 22, 2016, 05:11:52 PM
No YQ on Aeroplan.

Only 40k OW + same $11.2 that UA charges.
Quote from: lubaby on March 22, 2016, 05:11:52 PM
No YQ on Aeroplan.

Only 40k OW + same $11.2 that UA charges.

Thank you both. So, for Y, 40k OW booked on AC.
I now realize that A3 charges YQ (or other surcharges), based on Dan's post: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/80746.

What does AC charge for J? Looks like same as UA (82.5k). Is that correct?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2006 on: March 22, 2016, 05:35:05 PM »
Quote from: zow on March 22, 2016, 05:28:59 PM
Thank you both. So, for Y, 40k OW booked on AC.
I now realize that A3 charges YQ (or other surcharges), based on Dan's post: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/80746.

What does AC charge for J? Looks like same as UA (82.5k). Is that correct?
Correct. Or you can do SQ for 57.5k + YQ
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2007 on: March 22, 2016, 05:35:42 PM »
Quote from: zow on March 22, 2016, 05:28:59 PM
Thank you both. So, for Y, 40k OW booked on AC.
I now realize that A3 charges YQ (or other surcharges), based on Dan's post: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/80746.

What does AC charge for J? Looks like same as UA (82.5k). Is that correct?

Yep. 82.5k in J or 57.5 on SQ but you'll need to call about YQ because they do charge.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2008 on: March 22, 2016, 05:37:08 PM »
Quote from: lubaby on March 22, 2016, 05:35:05 PM
Correct. Or you can do SQ for 57.5k + YQ
Quote from: benjie1305 on March 22, 2016, 05:35:42 PM
Yep. 82.5k in J or 57.5 on SQ but you'll need to call about YQ because they do charge.

Thank you both again!
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2009 on: March 22, 2016, 08:31:29 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 22, 2016, 08:16:38 PM
Asking for a relative - what's the best way to get to Israel using AA miles? They prefer nonstop.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2010 on: March 22, 2016, 08:38:49 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 22, 2016, 08:31:29 PM
what's the best way to get to Israel using AA miles? They prefer nonstop.

Well, I've been looking at this question for a while, and I've concluded that there is no easy way.
There's definitely no nonstop US to Israel on AA or OW anymore.
There's reasonable availability to fly US (e.g. BOS or JFK or MIA) to CDG via AA, but I haven't yet found a way to get from CDG to TLV on AA.
Iberia via Madrid and AB via Berlin seem like good options but I haven't yet found availability.
The other option, if they really want to fly NS, would be to sell the AA miles and buy an El Al or United revenue ticket, chas v'shalom.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2011 on: March 22, 2016, 09:00:27 PM »
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2012 on: March 22, 2016, 09:27:07 PM »
Quote from: zow on March 22, 2016, 08:38:49 PM
Well, I've been looking at this question for a while, and I've concluded that there is no easy way.
There's definitely no nonstop US to Israel on AA or OW anymore.
There's reasonable availability to fly US (e.g. BOS or JFK or MIA) to CDG via AA, but I haven't yet found a way to get from CDG to TLV on AA.
Iberia via Madrid and AB via Berlin seem like good options but I haven't yet found availability.
The other option, if they really want to fly NS, would be to sell the AA miles and buy an El Al or United revenue ticket, chas v'shalom.
Quote from: lubaby on March 22, 2016, 09:00:27 PM
AA doesn't fly direct to Israel.
Thanks for the info!
Is there any way to have a stopover in the US? Or only in Europe?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2013 on: March 22, 2016, 09:33:01 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on March 22, 2016, 09:27:07 PM
Thanks for the info!
Is there any way to have a stopover in the US? Or only in Europe?

No stopover in the US is doable because the only airlines flying US-ISR direct are UA/AC/DL which don't pair up with AA.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2014 on: March 22, 2016, 09:34:13 PM »
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2015 on: March 23, 2016, 12:02:22 AM »
Quote from: zow on March 22, 2016, 05:08:59 PM
Looking to book BOS-IST-TLV.
What's the best way to book?
UA is 42.5k/80k + $11.
A3 appears to be 40k/55k, but what are the taxes? Is there YQ?

I think there will be prohibitive YQ with ANA, Aeroplan and Singapore, right?

Thanks.
You can book TLV-BOS for 42k QF +$62 on LY in Y.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2016 on: March 23, 2016, 04:56:24 AM »
Quote from: mmm740 on March 23, 2016, 12:02:22 AM
You can book TLV-BOS for 42k QF +$62 on LY in Y.
I'm assuming you've booked this award?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2017 on: March 23, 2016, 05:01:03 AM »
Quote from: efflpetzel on March 23, 2016, 04:56:24 AM
I'm assuming you've booked this award?
I booked TLV-JFK.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2018 on: March 23, 2016, 05:02:44 AM »
Quote from: mmm740 on March 23, 2016, 05:01:03 AM
I booked TLV-JFK.
Sweet. Ow or rt

Was it an easy booking
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #2019 on: March 23, 2016, 05:35:39 AM »

Quote from: mmm740 on March 23, 2016, 12:02:22 AM
You can book TLV-BOS for 42k QF +$62 on LY in Y.
Wow. That's very interesting. I love when I learn something that I was totally not expecting!
Thanks.
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