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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.

QF runs regular transfer bonus promos. Be sure to transfer 500 points into your account and opt in for emails to get targeted.

Search availability on elal.com
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 #40 on: September 28, 2017, 01:16:10 AM »
No he meant should one try to book one or not worth it bec high cancellation fee
And that's on top of how many hours spent trying to book and get it actually issued?

It sounds all too hypothetical at this point.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #41 on: September 28, 2017, 01:39:26 AM »
What's the cancellation policy for these tickets should one try to book one?
6K points for cancelation and 5k to change.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #42 on: September 28, 2017, 09:35:41 AM »
So Lucky posted that he was succesful

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #43 on: September 28, 2017, 09:38:29 AM »
So Lucky posted that he was succesful
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #44 on: September 28, 2017, 09:38:38 AM »
So Lucky posted that he was succesful
Not for NYC
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #45 on: September 28, 2017, 10:37:43 AM »
So Lucky posted that he was succesful
LOL -1, thanks for playing  ;D
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #46 on: September 28, 2017, 11:01:23 AM »
Not for NYC

Yup. TLV-LHR. I didn't say NYC. Was LHR always possible?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #47 on: September 28, 2017, 11:02:17 AM »
Yup. TLV-LHR. I didn't say NYC. Was LHR always possible?
Everywhere besides NA can be done on QF.com
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #48 on: September 28, 2017, 11:07:43 AM »
Everywhere besides NA can be done on QF.com
What did the competent rep tell you over the phone?
PUTPAC = PITA

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #49 on: September 28, 2017, 12:45:55 PM »
What did the competent rep tell you over the phone?
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #50 on: September 28, 2017, 01:34:22 PM »
What did the competent rep tell you over the phone?
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #51 on: September 28, 2017, 01:57:32 PM »
What did the competent rep tell you over the phone?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #53 on: September 28, 2017, 08:10:01 PM »
He probably posted about it on the super seekrit forum

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #54 on: September 29, 2017, 06:08:15 AM »
Not sure what's going on here but I was successful in booking MIA-TLV with qantas points, took over a week with a few hours on the phone in total

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #55 on: September 29, 2017, 06:27:39 AM »
Not sure what's going on here but I was successful in booking MIA-TLV with qantas points, took over a week with a few hours on the phone in total

Booked and ticketed?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #56 on: September 29, 2017, 08:04:23 AM »
Not sure what's going on here but I was successful in booking MIA-TLV with qantas points, took over a week with a few hours on the phone in total
in J/F?

That's an important detail

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #57 on: September 29, 2017, 08:06:00 AM »
in J/F?

That's an important detail
Yes, people have been booked and ticketed in J/F. Though "they" don't want all us plebs to know.
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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #58 on: September 29, 2017, 08:10:34 AM »
Yes, people have been booked and ticketed in J/F. Though "they" don't want all us plebs to know.
And were you one of those lucky people?
PUTPAC = PITA

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #59 on: September 29, 2017, 08:13:53 AM »
And were you one of those lucky people?
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