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british airways options
« on: June 04, 2011, 10:07:47 PM »
can you book elal flight using british airways points. i need 2 business class seats from tlv-jfk on aug 23 and i see availablity but with elal to london and british back to jfk.

would they book this itinerary?

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Re: british airways options
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 10:24:19 PM »
I don't think ElAl and BA are partners. ElAl is not a OW member, although AA and Qantas are FF partners with ElAl.

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Re: british airways options
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 10:40:43 PM »
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: british airways options
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2011, 11:31:35 PM »
i appreciate your help thx

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Re: british airways options
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2011, 04:33:36 PM »
I don't think ElAl and BA are partners. ElAl is not a OW member, although AA and Qantas are FF partners with ElAl.

Will Qantas charge YQ on LY?
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Re: british airways options
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2011, 11:56:19 AM »
Will Qantas charge YQ on LY?
Don't know. I don't have enough miles with qantas to price it out.

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Re: british airways options
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2011, 11:31:00 PM »
Qantas doesn't charge YQ on LY.  I priced out TLV-LHR on Qantas and called AA to compare and the miles & $$ needed were identical.