Flights operated by codesharing partners are NOT available on LY's website. WHY??!
Oct 13, 2011, 5:06 am
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Flights operated by codesharing partners are NOT available on LY's website. WHY??!
On the LX website, ALL flights operated in the frame of the codesharing agreement with El Al are offered for booking. The flights operated by El Al are specifically indicated as being "operated by El Al Israel Airlines".
On the other hand, the website of LY does mention only the flights operated by LY airplanes. When there is no LY flight on a given day, the system will just indicate that there are no flights on that day.....which is a total nonsense.
In the past, it was possible to see the codeshared flights if doing a search under the "Other Destinations" option, but even this (weird) system does not work anymore.
Any idea....?
Thanks!
Oct 13, 2011, 6:04 pm
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Oct 14, 2011, 2:43 am
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Try this search page:
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
Oct 14, 2011, 5:57 am
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Try this search page:
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
Oct 14, 2011, 6:37 am
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Try this search page:
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
!What is weird is that I have never seen the page you've indicated. How did you get to it?? When I try to book a flight I get here: http://fly.elal.co.il/plnext/ELALonl...verride.action.
Oct 14, 2011, 4:22 pm
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That's great, many thanks !
What is weird is that I have never seen the page you've indicated. How did you get to it?? When I try to book a flight I get here: http://fly.elal.co.il/plnext/ELALonl...verride.action.
!What is weird is that I have never seen the page you've indicated. How did you get to it?? When I try to book a flight I get here: http://fly.elal.co.il/plnext/ELALonl...verride.action.
Oct 18, 2011, 11:24 pm
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The link doesn't work, so here's another one to the "main" page: http://www.elal.co.il/ELAL/English/States/Switzerland/
http://www.elal.co.il/ELAL/English/M...rs_lobby170210
The codeshare partners is already on LY website.
Oct 20, 2011, 4:54 pm
#9
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Try this search page:
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
this feature was once available on the "old" elal website and removed.
this give super important information about pricing of flights that go out of tlv with elal and continue with other airlines !
you can also enter the airport code, and not the airport name !
Oct 20, 2011, 5:45 pm
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this is a SUPER SUPER important link !
this feature was once available on the "old" elal website and removed.
this give super important information about pricing of flights that go out of tlv with elal and continue with other airlines !
you can also enter the airport code, and not the airport name !
this feature was once available on the "old" elal website and removed.
this give super important information about pricing of flights that go out of tlv with elal and continue with other airlines !
you can also enter the airport code, and not the airport name !
yes indeed, it is very important. Btw, thanks to it, I ordered my ticket on El Al........ It was not only slightly cheaper than on the LX website (for the same flights) but it will allow me to do the online check-in in advance.
Thus...a big thank you to LiorM! But my question remains: why are there 2 different versions of El Al's website, including one which does NOT offer this famous "box"......?
Oct 22, 2011, 2:11 pm
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Nov 8, 2011, 4:52 pm
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Try this search page:
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
http://booking.elal.co.il/newBooking....do?SYSTEMID=1
and uncheck "Search only EL AL Flights" box
The mystery is still unresolved..... I have to book another flight and I still need to get to this webpage via this link... I really wonder why El Al's website could not work properly.....
Nov 8, 2011, 11:19 pm
#13
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I sometimes think that although they are privately owned they don't want to earn money...
Nov 9, 2011, 1:39 am
#14
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while sometimes it does give results with partner airlines for economy ticket, it refused to show me results for biz class tix.