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Old Oct 10, 2015, 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by HkCaGu
UA can bring Israelis to the SFBA and LA on one itinerary. El Al can take you to LA, but...
LY can take you past BOS/JFK/EWR/LAX with connections, specifically B6, as noted below...

Originally Posted by mduell
El Al can bring Israelis to SFBA on one itinerary too. Looks like their preferred routing is TLV-LY-BOS-LY/B6-SFO on the cheapest fares, but other fares allow
TLV-LY-LAX-VX-SFO
TLV-LY-NYC-B6/VX/LY-SFO
TLV-LY-BOS-VX/LY/B6-SFO
TLV-LY-MUC/FRA-LH-SFO
TLV-LY-LON-VS-SFO
etc
Yes, though that's interlined booking. UA can do the whole shebang on their own. So technically LY can do it in one booking, not as seamless as UA

Originally Posted by Kacee
But with an inferior angle-flat business class product.
And an inferior FF program and everything (though technically the seats do go fully flat now), but that wasn't the question mduell was answering. But ya, avoid LY generally (though I find their actual in-flight service to be much better than UA - just the food, amenities, and IFE is much worse)
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