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You can transfer AMEX Or Citi points to Qantas at a 1:1 ratio, Barclays points at a 1.4:1 ratio, Capital One points at a 2:1.5 ratio, or Marriott points to Qantas at a 60K:25K ratio.

Qantas doesn’t charge fuel surcharges for El Al flights.
Infants are free (besides taxes). They also get a regular checked baggage allowance of 23 kg.

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Flights are bookable from NYC, BOS, MIA, and LAX.

SMS is the easiest way to contact Qantas. The number is 1-478-772-6827. This can be used for airports that are unavailable online.

NYC-TLV is 37.8k points each way in Y, 63k in premium economy and 78k in J.
On 9/18/19 premium economy will be going up to 70.8k and J will be going up to 90k (each way).
Cancellation fee is 6k points.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1141 on: January 02, 2020, 06:00:26 AM »
Care to explain how to do it the right way?
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1142 on: January 02, 2020, 06:00:53 AM »

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1143 on: January 13, 2020, 09:56:33 AM »
Looking for two tickets next week Sunday or Monday  in j ewr-tlv and Thursday From tlv- nyc.
Anyone see any availability?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1144 on: January 13, 2020, 12:45:12 PM »
Can someone please share the WhatsApp number for booking seats. I called Elal to select seats and they said to call Qantas because it was booked through Qantas. I knew they were wrong but I called Qantas anyway and they of course said Elal has to do seat selection as the operating carrier. So instead of going in circles I'd like to contact them via WhatsApp.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1145 on: January 13, 2020, 12:46:28 PM »
Can someone please share the WhatsApp number for booking seats. I called Elal to select seats and they said to call Qantas because it was booked through Qantas. I knew they were wrong but I called Qantas anyway and they of course said Elal has to do seat selection as the operating carrier. So instead of going in circles I'd like to contact them via WhatsApp.
+972 53-566-3033

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1146 on: January 13, 2020, 11:38:03 PM »
+972 53-566-3033

Thanks! Can I text them in English or should it rather be in Hebrew?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1147 on: January 13, 2020, 11:39:27 PM »
Thanks! Can I text them in English or should it rather be in Hebrew?
Either you're using Google translate or they are. It's better if you use it, so basically, text in Hebrew.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1148 on: January 14, 2020, 08:09:34 AM »
Either you're using Google translate or they are. It's better if you use it, so basically, text in Hebrew.
they require Hebrew
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1149 on: January 14, 2020, 10:08:04 AM »
I did Hebrew and was able to do the seat selections with them. For the life of me I don't get why they can't allow me to select/change seats myself like every other normal airline does. It's so annoying and they changed aircrafts on me a few times already and messed up our seats.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1150 on: January 15, 2020, 12:47:34 AM »
Why is there not a single seat on any return flight TLV-EWR?? #DDMS Effect :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1151 on: January 18, 2020, 09:05:03 PM »
I booked my family on LY11 Tlv to jfk with some in J and some PE. Those in J are the ones who are in PE on the outbound (so that I give everyone a fair chance in J) and it happens to be some of my teens and kids.

Elal did an equipment change on LY11 on my date and there is now no PE on that flight so all of us in PE were moved to LY7 earlier in the day. I'm fine with that time, however I'm not fine with the fact that my kids in J remained on LY11. What's my recourse here?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1152 on: January 19, 2020, 02:24:27 AM »
I booked my family on LY11 Tlv to jfk with some in J and some PE. Those in J are the ones who are in PE on the outbound (so that I give everyone a fair chance in J) and it happens to be some of my teens and kids.

Elal did an equipment change on LY11 on my date and there is now no PE on that flight so all of us in PE were moved to LY7 earlier in the day. I'm fine with that time, however I'm not fine with the fact that my kids in J remained on LY11. What's my recourse here?
Call Elal and ask them to change everyone to LY11

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1153 on: January 20, 2020, 09:51:46 AM »
Is it just me?
Every time I try to log into my Qantas account, it freezes. I haven't been able to log in for like two weeks.
I tried different browsers and I tried different computers. Nothing works.

Anyone else get this?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1154 on: January 20, 2020, 05:12:57 PM »
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1155 on: January 20, 2020, 05:45:38 PM »
Is it just me?
Every time I try to log into my Qantas account, it freezes. I haven't been able to log in for like two weeks.
I tried different browsers and I tried different computers. Nothing works.

Anyone else get this?
You Probably entered a wrong password more than once and they blocked your account. So either call them up or try resetting your password.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1156 on: January 26, 2020, 06:19:01 PM »
2 pax booked on LY using QF miles, would like to change the flight for 1 pax, is it possible to cancel/change just 1 pax if 2 pax on a reservation?
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1157 on: January 26, 2020, 06:21:18 PM »
2 pax booked on LY using QF miles, would like to change the flight for 1 pax, is it possible to cancel/change just 1 pax if 2 pax on a reservation?
Yes.

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« Reply #1158 on: January 26, 2020, 06:22:16 PM »
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1159 on: January 26, 2020, 06:30:32 PM »