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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 #740 on: July 25, 2019, 10:05:31 AM »
Anyway to check potential availability now?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #741 on: July 25, 2019, 10:13:01 AM »

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #742 on: July 25, 2019, 10:58:51 AM »
its not

It is, just checked. This is only down for NYC - TLV

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #743 on: July 25, 2019, 11:32:48 AM »
Anyway to check availability for NYC - TLV now?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #744 on: July 25, 2019, 12:06:49 PM »
I was able to find TLV-EWR by doing a search for TLV-BOS. it pulled up a LY flight from TLV-EWR and a seperate AA flight EWR-BOS. When I searched for just TLV-EWR nothing came up

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #745 on: July 25, 2019, 01:16:53 PM »
trying to text them but their texting service is horrible today

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #746 on: July 25, 2019, 01:36:00 PM »
 This may be the end of the partnership

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #747 on: July 25, 2019, 01:45:34 PM »
not coming up with sms either.

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #748 on: July 25, 2019, 02:03:53 PM »
This may be the end of the partnership

-1

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Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct - NYC-TLV
« Reply #749 on: July 25, 2019, 03:03:18 PM »
Just searched dozens of dates throughout the whole summer and winter. I don't any seats in any class available for elal direct. All the options are for other partners (some using elal to connect)
Game over?
« Last Edit: July 25, 2019, 03:20:35 PM by bigG »

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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #750 on: July 25, 2019, 03:07:43 PM »
Just searched dozens of dates throughout the whole summer and winter. I don't any seats in any class available for elal direct. All the options are for other partners (some using elal to connect)
Game over?
-1   Seems to be down for TLV-NYC (& vice versa) only.

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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #751 on: July 25, 2019, 03:10:43 PM »
Thats the route I'm talking about :)
Nobody cares about TLV-PRG

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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #752 on: July 25, 2019, 03:12:30 PM »
And we needed another thread on this topic because its too difficult to look one thread down.  >:(
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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #753 on: July 25, 2019, 03:13:58 PM »
Thats the route I'm talking about :)
Nobody cares about TLV-PRG
So maybe specify before making a broad doomsday announcement :) I’m seeing availability YYZ-TLV , LAX-TLV, etc.

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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #754 on: July 25, 2019, 03:14:28 PM »
And we needed another thread on this topic because its too difficult to look one thread down.  >:(
Lol true

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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #755 on: July 25, 2019, 03:16:23 PM »
Thats the route I'm talking about :)
Nobody cares about TLV-PRG

I just booked TLV-HKG so  ::)

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Re: Zero availability on qantas booking elal direct.
« Reply #756 on: July 25, 2019, 03:19:17 PM »
So maybe specify before making a broad doomsday announcement :) I’m seeing availability YYZ-TLV , LAX-TLV, etc.

Solid point. People in the tri state area forget there is a big wide world out there :)

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #757 on: July 25, 2019, 05:04:35 PM »
Does anyone have points in an LY account that can check if it works with Matmid points?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #758 on: July 25, 2019, 07:53:47 PM »
any luck to book from nyc via phone ?

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Re: Booking El Al with Qantas - master thread
« Reply #759 on: July 25, 2019, 08:09:24 PM »
any luck to book from nyc via phone ?
tried today, no luck