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El Al Seats For Sukkos
« on: February 13, 2011, 12:05:39 PM »
In case you're looking to spend YK and Sukkos in Israel there are El Al seats in Y and J from 10/03-10/27.
Just helped some book a ticket for those dates from CLE in J using 135K of their AA miles with a free stopover in NYC on the way back.

2 hours shorter YK fast is always a strong motivator for people to go a week earlier ;)
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2011, 12:16:14 PM »
how is yk shorter?

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2011, 12:21:01 PM »
how is yk shorter?
Obviously it's not technically shorter, it just ends nearly 2 hours earlier than it does in CLE.
Which is the same thing as "shorter" are most people aren't hungry after gorging themselves on eyk.
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2011, 12:23:26 PM »

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2011, 12:24:12 PM »
also, didnt aa discontinue stopovers when they introduced one ways?

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2011, 12:40:12 PM »
too early to know forsure http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=207944
That would be a shame. 

also, didnt aa discontinue stopovers when they introduced one ways?
Not at the US gateway.
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2011, 12:43:16 PM »

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2011, 12:48:52 PM »
Theoretically I could have booked TLV-NYC(Stop)-DFW-HNL for the same rate if I wanted to.
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2011, 01:08:33 PM »
so if i want to book one way jfk-tlv, i could do lax-jfk stop jfk-tlv for the same price?

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2011, 01:10:44 PM »
so if i want to book one way jfk-tlv, i could do lax-jfk stop jfk-tlv for the same price?
Seemingly.  Let us know what happens when you try.
I had no problem booking the JFK stopover for CLE-TLV on a RT ticket.
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2011, 01:15:30 PM »
Or if you are going on the nonstop tlv-lax you can take a free leg from lax-(anywhere in Hawaii)  ;D

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2011, 01:15:55 PM »
why only seemingly and not forsure? is that not the rule?
i already have three tickets ticketed in biz on elal, so to add it would entail redeposit fees (3 tix from two accounts) so not sure if its worth it. especially if no seats in j lax-jfk are available

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2011, 01:27:07 PM »
is it one stopover in the gateway per one way?

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2011, 01:30:28 PM »
135k isnt that high - i though you could get roundtrip tick for 90k

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2011, 01:33:32 PM »
why only seemingly and not forsure? is that not the rule?
I never tried it on a OW ticket.

135k isnt that high - i though you could get roundtrip tick for 90k
135K is for business ("J") 90K is for coach ("Y").
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2011, 02:18:02 PM »
done.
it works for each one way
so for 150 change fee +36 in extra taxes (per person) , i got a biz ticket yyz-lax-jfk

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2011, 02:20:31 PM »
done.
it works for each one way
so for 150 change fee +36 in extra taxes (per person) , i got a biz ticket yyz-lax-jfk
YYZ-LAX-JFK(stop)-TLV in J for 67.5K?
Not bad at all!

Exceeds the MPM for YYZ-TLV by 48%!
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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2011, 02:32:25 PM »
Is there only availability when you book so far in advance because thus far I have never been able to use my aa points for a flight in elal bus. class once had availability in coach  - I never book my tickets more than 2 weeks in advance, usually less.  Are there any tips to help find availibility?

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Re: El Al Seats For Sukkos
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2011, 02:35:15 PM »
Are there any tips to help find availibility?
Elal.com
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