award first class availability

[world2see]

my family is trying to fly from new york leaving purim night,march 20th,sunday to tel-aviv and return that thursday,the 24th. we need 5 first class seats and have plenty of amex points,it is sort of a very urgent trip and due to circumstances,needs to be direct flights. if anyone can let me know if they can find any availability i'd greatly appreciate it!!!! thanks so much!!!

[aussiebochur]

If plenty Amex means 1,500,000 then you can fly CO BF direct. Otherwise you're out of luck.

BTW, you do know that El Al is the only marketed first class direct?

[AsherO]

If plenty Amex means 1,500,000 then you can fly CO BF direct. Otherwise you're out of luck.

BTW, you do know that El Al is the only marketed first class direct?

Can't he buy those tickets for less than the value of the Amex points? This way he'd get miles for all 5 tickets.

[Dan]

Can't he buy those tickets for less than the value of the Amex points? This way he'd get miles for all 5 tickets.

It would be over $25K for 5 CO BF tickets.
1.5MM isn't too bad for that.

[AsherO]

It would be over $25K for 5 CO BF tickets.
1.5MM isn't too bad for that.

1.66 CPP. But with buying one gets tickets. All five tickets is over 50k CO.

[Dan]

1.66 CPP.

Like I said, not too bad.
None of the messy tax implications of selling miles to make an extra .09cpp

[AsherO]

Like I said, not too bad.
None of the messy tax implications of selling miles to make an extra .09cpp

There's also the $99 MR conversion fee. He's lucky it's capped, or it'd be $900... Are there any CO award booking fees?

[Dan]

21st afternoon flight has nonstop saver tickets=Plan B for BF.

[world2see]

thanks all for all the help,we do have the miles although we are debating if it's worth using the 1.5 million amex or buying the tickets outright. dan,i couldn't find  savertickets on continental's website,how'd you find them?

[AsherO]

thanks all for all the help,we do have the miles although we are debating if it's worth using the 1.5 million amex or buying the tickets outright. dan,i couldn't find  savertickets on continental's website,how'd you find them?

Hopefully we helped with the pros and cons.

[Dan]

thanks all for all the help,we do have the miles although we are debating if it's worth using the 1.5 million amex or buying the tickets outright. dan,i couldn't find  savertickets on continental's website,how'd you find them?

Depart:
3:55 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 21, 2011
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
   
Arrive:
8:15 a.m. +1 Day
Tue., Mar. 22, 2011
Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
Flight: CO84

XN=8
X=0
Sorry if you're not elite!

[world2see]

any luck with a return? thanks dan,appreciate the help!

[Dan]

any luck with a return? thanks dan,appreciate the help!

Not direct.

[world2see]

ok,thanks tons!!!!