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Author Topic: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread  (Read 169016 times)

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #800 on: May 03, 2018, 01:14:12 PM »
@Dan so did you book LY premium?
Even if he booked it doesnt mean he will fly.

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #801 on: May 03, 2018, 01:39:48 PM »
Even if he booked it doesnt mean he will fly.
It's not like UA, where he can just cancel as many times as he wants, free of charge...

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #802 on: May 03, 2018, 01:46:12 PM »
It's not like UA, where he can just cancel as many times as he wants, free of charge...
its a small cancellation fee

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #803 on: May 03, 2018, 01:46:31 PM »
They're both supposed to be pm.
Just the 2:25 is pm but when you leave 1:50 you arrive 6:35 am, sorry do your calculations again..

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #804 on: May 03, 2018, 01:48:30 PM »
Just the 2:25 is pm but when you leave 1:50 you arrive 6:35 am, sorry do your calculations again..
No, its from TLV-EWR so it leaves at 1:50 PM and arrives 6:35 PM local time

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #805 on: May 03, 2018, 01:49:46 PM »
@Dan so did you book LY premium?
Dan I'll be on the 1:30 out of Newark on 6/4, let me know if you go on that one I'd love to say hello.

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #806 on: May 03, 2018, 01:55:57 PM »
Dan I'll be on the 1:30 out of Newark on 6/4, let me know if you go on that one I'd love to say hello.

Hes prob going to avoid that flight now :P

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #807 on: May 03, 2018, 03:06:26 PM »
got this email from ELAl
Additional daily flight from New York (Newark) with our new Dreamliner:

New York (EWR) (LY026)-> Tel Aviv
Sunday-Thursday
Departure: 9:00 pm
Arrival: 2:25 am next day

Tel Aviv-> New York (EWR) (LY025)
Sunday-Thursday
Departure: 1:50 pm
Arrival: 6:35 am


Two questions not sure its been asked
1- who would want to arrive at an airport at 2.25am
2- if it leaves at 1.50 pm how does it arrive at 6.35am?
A lot of the last European flights arrive into TLV around then.

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #808 on: May 03, 2018, 03:42:34 PM »
got this email from ELAl
Additional daily flight from New York (Newark) with our new Dreamliner:

New York (EWR) (LY026)-> Tel Aviv
Sunday-Thursday
Departure: 9:00 pm
Arrival: 2:25 am next day

Tel Aviv-> New York (EWR) (LY025)
Sunday-Thursday
Departure: 1:50 pm
Arrival: 6:35 am


Two questions not sure its been asked
1- who would want to arrive at an airport at 2.25am
2- if it leaves at 1.50 pm how does it arrive at 6.35am?
ROFL
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dansdeals/permalink/10156081367021041/?comment_id=10156081367791041&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R2%22%7D
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #809 on: May 06, 2018, 09:06:29 AM »
Some very interesting schedule changes I'm noticing for next winter.
1) Flight 001 to JFK doesn't switch over to the 789 until Mar 31st! Will be flown by the 772 (maybe to satisfy the few F costumers?)
2) Second daily flight to Newark next winter is cut 3 times weekly (ouch!) and will be operated by a 772. Even stranger is that those 3 additional weekly flights will not be departing TLV in the afternoon, but at 12:15am. Yes, there will be a 772 at 12:15am to EWR, a 772 at 12:30am to JFK, and a 789 at 1:00am to EWR! The additional return flight from Newark will stay scheduled for 9pm, though.
3) As of Jan 6, both daily flights to LHR will be operated by the 789. And as of Feb 1, the PE on the route will officially start being marketed as PE (though for some reason, the PE fare classes are still all showing at 0 availability)

Anyone notice any other changes?

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #810 on: May 06, 2018, 09:48:42 AM »
Doing the calculations, it's actually not such a capacity cut to the NYC area in general (though the timing from TLV-EWR is extremely awkward). Original schedule was 22 weekly 789 flights to the NYC area, and now it's 11 789's and 9 772's.

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #811 on: May 13, 2018, 05:57:28 AM »
@DAN, in case you're still hoping for LY X class on the return, a small tip is that LY often has better availability on Motzei Shabbos or Monday....

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #812 on: May 13, 2018, 07:17:45 AM »
@Dan, in case you're still hoping for LY X class on the return, a small tip is that LY often has better availability on Motzei Shabbos or Monday....

Is ELAL known to release more availability as the dates get closer?

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #813 on: May 13, 2018, 08:16:17 AM »
Is ELAL known to release more availability as the dates get closer?
Not necessarily. Just like other airlines, it's pretty much based on space. What I'm saying about MS and Monday is for all available, not just award.

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #814 on: May 13, 2018, 12:06:55 PM »
@Dan, in case you're still hoping for LY X class on the return, a small tip is that LY often has better availability on Motzei Shabbos or Monday....

That is an AYLOR issue (definitely during the summer).
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #815 on: May 13, 2018, 12:24:50 PM »
That is an AYLOR issue (definitely during the summer).
Exactly why?

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #816 on: May 22, 2018, 06:26:01 PM »
has anyone flown elal 787 premium economy?  thoughts?

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #817 on: May 23, 2018, 08:23:29 AM »
MIA getting 787-9 Dreamliner service starting Oct 29 (probably has to do with LY delaying the SFO flight)

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #818 on: May 23, 2018, 08:27:49 AM »
787-9 service to LAX to begin Oct 28

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Re: El Al 787 Dreamliner Master Thread
« Reply #819 on: May 27, 2018, 11:24:26 AM »
When are they officially bringing the 787-9 to JFK?