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NYC-TLV is 37.8k points each way in Y, 63k in premium economy and 78k in J.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1560 on: February 01, 2024, 02:54:58 PM »
Can I change just one leg of round-trip booking? Or do i have to cancel and rebook?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1561 on: February 08, 2024, 10:01:12 PM »
So I found out that when there is an infant in the booking, QF needs to issue the tickets manually.
I sent them a message through twitter and they issued within 2 hours

Thanks for the heads up! I just messaged them via FB and hopefully will have this resolved soon!

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1562 on: February 13, 2024, 09:58:05 AM »
Not sure if you resolved this yet but i had the same issue. I booked an awards business ticket with an infant and downgraded to economy shortly after booking. They told me it would take between 24-48 hours for the booking to be ticketed. The ticket was still unticketed for over a week. I wasted a bunch of time on the phone with the agents who promised me this would be resolved as the end of each phone call. In the end, it still wasn't ticketed for almost 2 weeks and i asked them to just cancel the flight and i will rebook it myself (wish i thought of this earlier). Even once i cancelled, it took a few days for me to get my points back (I messaged them on facebook which seemed to get things moving)
Overall, i have never encountered or experienced issues like this with any airline. Will keep this in mind when booking Qantas in the future.

Thanks for the heads up! I just messaged them via FB and hopefully will have this resolved soon!

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1563 on: February 13, 2024, 02:08:55 PM »
Cancelled a ticket online, messaged them on FB the next day to ask for them to refund the points and they were back in my account within 24 hrs.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1564 on: February 13, 2024, 05:21:08 PM »
Thanks for the heads up! I just messaged them via FB and hopefully will have this resolved soon!

Just an update - they replied to my FB message over Shabbos asking for passenger names, flight details, etc. I responded after Shabbos and still no response from them.

I tried calling the help center yesterday and they said it was never sent to ticketing (as we all know by now) but they were going to put it in the cue and it should be ticketed in 24-48 hours. 24 hours later and no ticket yet…..

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1565 on: March 03, 2024, 09:19:32 AM »
Booked LY J with Qantas, ELAL changed the schedule to an hour earlier, would they be able to put me onto different flight with no award space? And is there any upside of clicking "confirm change" or rather not if my plans will change?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1566 on: May 10, 2024, 06:19:38 AM »
Reps telling me I need to leave over a balance after booking and cannot use all the points in my account. First rep even said I have to have 5k over cost left afterwards. After pushing them and HUCA it was “manually” done. Took very long… Is this a legit rule?

B) they never asked for passenger DOB. Is that normal? Why is it this way?

C) Is there any chat option with them, the texting number in wiki seems outdated?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1567 on: May 10, 2024, 04:12:05 PM »
Reps telling me I need to leave over a balance after booking and cannot use all the points in my account. First rep even said I have to have 5k over cost left afterwards. After pushing them and HUCA it was “manually” done. Took very long… Is this a legit rule?
I booked a 90k award online with just 90k in my account without any issues, I once used the Points Plus Pay option to pay some of the taxes and they allowed me to use it but 1 point needed to remain in the account

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1568 on: May 10, 2024, 04:15:11 PM »
I booked a 90k award online with just 90k in my account without any issues, I once used the Points Plus Pay option to pay some of the taxes and they allowed me to use it but 1 point needed to remain in the account
Forgot to mention, was doing by phone, website wasn’t working. But thanks, it 1 point avoids this error that’s good to know. Thanks

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1569 on: May 10, 2024, 04:19:29 PM »
Forgot to mention, was doing by phone, website wasn’t working. But thanks, it 1 point avoids this error that’s good to know. Thanks
I also did the points plus pay online, might be over the phone there's a secret minimum

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1570 on: May 10, 2024, 04:27:40 PM »
I also did the points plus pay online, might be over the phone there's a secret minimum
I have a hunch it’s no min, the more knowledgeable rep said any amount and even that he bypassed somehow.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1571 on: May 30, 2024, 11:34:16 AM »
Booked LY J with Qantas, ELAL changed the schedule to an hour earlier, would they be able to put me onto different flight with no award space? And is there any upside of clicking "confirm change" or rather not if my plans will change?
@ShimonFly What ended up happening? I have the same thing and  would like to change to an earlier flight that does not have availability.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1572 on: May 30, 2024, 11:26:09 PM »
@ShimonFly What ended up happening? I have the same thing and  would like to change to an earlier flight that does not have availability.
Update: I spoke with QF tonight and they rebooked me on the earlier flight! It turns a 10.5 hour stopover into 4.5 so that's a major win!

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1573 on: May 30, 2024, 11:30:04 PM »
Update: I spoke with QF tonight and they rebooked me on the earlier flight! It turns a 10.5 hour stopover into 4.5 so that's a major win!
Is it a flight not otherwise available to partners?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1574 on: May 30, 2024, 11:44:05 PM »
Is it a flight not otherwise available to partners?
It is not available to be booked on any partners with miles (otherwise I would have booked it myself in the first place).

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1575 on: May 30, 2024, 11:47:45 PM »
It is not available to be booked on any partners with miles (otherwise I would have booked it myself in the first place).
Can you give out the details?

Which flight was changed and what did you get instead?

Thanks

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1576 on: May 31, 2024, 12:00:52 AM »
Can you give out the details?

Which flight was changed and what did you get instead?

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CDG-TLV
Original flight was 12:40 AM
Schedule change to 1:45 AM

Switched to 6:45 PM flight a day (6 hrs) earlier

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1577 on: May 31, 2024, 12:04:47 AM »
(otherwise I would have booked it myself in the first place).
Could’ve been on partners but not Qantas and more expensive/worse flexibility

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1578 on: May 31, 2024, 12:08:56 AM »
CDG-TLV
Original flight was 12:40 AM
Schedule change to 1:45 AM

Switched to 6:45 PM flight a day (6 hrs) earlier
Fantastic

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #1579 on: May 31, 2024, 12:42:32 AM »
Could’ve been on partners but not Qantas and more expensive/worse flexibility
It wasn't either on AS. I didn't try anyone else

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