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Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« on: April 24, 2025, 06:39:35 AM »
I have been dreaming for years of arranging charter flights for Bachurim and/or Seminary girls JFK-TLV. I noticed that this Zman, Lalechet is offering a relative pricey Charter flight for $1029.83 (with tax) one way. I don't know if this is a first time thing or not.
Does anyone think this is an idea which has viability:
1) Get decent Kosher meals and decent Kosher entertainment.
2) Seperate seating or seperate flights.
3) Seperate check in and screening (from the rest of the airport).
4) Decent price.
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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2025, 07:49:58 AM »
Not likely unless you can convince all the schools to start the same day

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2025, 08:00:54 AM »
Definitely doable.

It helps that you, a random schmo, can charter an aircraft for half the price of Lalechet, who has been in that business for years.
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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2025, 08:06:52 AM »
Definitely doable.

It helps that you, a random schmo, can charter an aircraft for half the price of Lalechet, who has been in that business for years.
If there isnt a profit motive but a ruchnius motive, and your goal is basically not to lose too much money, it should be doable for less than a for profit outfit will do it for.

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2025, 08:54:28 AM »
You'll take such a risk for a ruchnious motive?

That's very noble...

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2025, 09:29:15 AM »
Why not solve the Shidduch crisis too ;)

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2025, 09:31:12 AM »
Why not solve the Shidduch crisis too ;)

Shadchanim flight attendants. ;D
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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2025, 10:48:46 AM »
I have been dreaming for years of arranging charter flights for Bachurim and/or Seminary girls JFK-TLV. I noticed that this Zman, Lalechet is offering a relative pricey Charter flight for $1029.83 (with tax) one way. I don't know if this is a first time thing or not.
Does anyone think this is an idea which has viability:
1) Get decent Kosher meals and decent Kosher entertainment.
2) Seperate seating or seperate flights.
3) Seperate check in and screening (from the rest of the airport).
4) Decent price.
3 is probably impossible. how can you check in separate from rest of airport? luggage? security?

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2025, 10:57:18 AM »
If they still have for $1029, it is the very cheapest direct flight available that day, and includes 2 pieces of luggage.

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2025, 12:20:55 PM »
3 is probably impossible. how can you check in separate from rest of airport? luggage? security?
They're flying out of SWF, so you basically get all of that

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2025, 12:41:19 PM »
They're flying out of SWF, so you basically get all of that
since when? site says JFK T1

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2025, 12:45:17 PM »
since when? site says JFK T1
Was originally advertised SWF, I guess they changed it

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2025, 07:04:18 AM »
You'll take such a risk for a ruchnious motive?

That's very noble...
I would think that it would be possible to get enough ultra charedi yeshivos/sems on board in advance to make it relativly low risk

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2025, 01:01:08 PM »
1. Sold Out
2. Not for profit
3. They advertised seperate check in

Finally anyone in this???? any good starting point??
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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #14 on: April 27, 2025, 02:52:18 PM »
1. Sold Out
2. Not for profit
3. They advertised seperate check in

Finally anyone in this???? any good starting point??
I've heard the Lalechet flight was cancelled, doesn't show up on any tracking site

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2025, 03:42:11 AM »
I've heard the Lalechet flight was cancelled, doesn't show up on any tracking site

Had family booked on that flight, they were given a choice of two flight options (direct and non-direct) and were rebooked and took off.

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2025, 11:00:16 AM »
Rebooked on what?
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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2025, 06:35:35 PM »
Rebooked on what?

They flew Lufthansa with a stopover in München, arriving in the mid-afternoon. They had also been offered a direct flight, but it would have gotten them in much later — and he didn’t want to miss his first day of zman.

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Re: Charter Flights for Bachurim and Seminary girls
« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2025, 06:31:02 AM »
They flew Lufthansa with a stopover in München, arriving in the mid-afternoon. They had also been offered a direct flight, but it would have gotten them in much later — and he didn’t want to miss his first day of zman.

Was there any charter aspect on the flight? or just cancel and rebook.
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