Originally Posted by
NoDestinations
It is for next Thursday(11/23/2017), and all fare classes, with the exception of G and N, show 9.
Not particularly surprising, given that 11/23 is US Thanksgiving.
Originally Posted by
NoDestinations
should I just book ORD-SFO-FRA-TLV in your guys' opinion.
SFO is not a valid connection point on an ORD-TLV ticket, and it's likely to be extremely expensive to book this on a single itinerary. You can purchase separately ORD-SFO and SFO-(FRA)-TLV tickets. However, if your ORD-SFO flight is delayed, and you end up missing your SFO-FRA flight as a result, UA is not obligated to put you on another flight. While, in practice, they tend to be flexible, there's a good chance you'd end up back in coach. I'd leave 4-6 hours in SFO as a minimum, and overnight would be better if it's feasible.
The situation is the same on the return, but it's less of a problem because SFO-ORD runs frequently. If you miss one, there's a good chance they'd put you on the next one.
Originally Posted by
NoDestinations
Is E+ on Dreamliner for 15hr tolerable?
Hundreds of people tolerate it daily. 15 hours in any coach seat, on any airline, is going to be uncomfortable. It's simply a matter of degree.