Originally Posted by MrHalliday

Thanks ! I had missed the mid-east zone option.
It is a lot of extra non-points earning travel time,
but in Business, OK !

The leg LCA-TLV is still $330 or more, it seems,
and the 75K miles are probably worth $1K min,
so Egyptair may remain the best value if I can stand the pain.
I had heard of cheap fares ex-Cairo in years past,
but I think it was mostly re: RTW fares,
and is no longer such a bargain.

So I am still pondering, but thanks again for the help ! ^