LY and AA shrink codeshare agreement
Sep 28, 2014, 12:01 am
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If you're short on miles, but not by much, it would probably make sense to buy the amount you need.
Sep 28, 2014, 12:04 am
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Given TLV situation, AAdvantage really limited TLV-based members if and when they want to fly east. RJ is pretty much the only option.
Sep 28, 2014, 12:06 am
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Would AA allow me to book TLV-Europe-BKK-Europe-BKK for 60K in C, or not since it leaves Asia?
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Sep 28, 2014, 12:53 am
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Without LY, flying TLV-BKK on a one-way award is only possible with RJ (one connection) or a combination of RJ and QR (two connections).
As I mentioned before, I do hope that AAdvantage would consider making an exception for TLV in this issue because in the new reality all routes to the east have the same bottleneck of availability on TLV-AMM. AAdvantage should either make an exception or classify Israel as part of Europe.
Sep 28, 2014, 12:55 am
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You won't be allowed to route through Europe on either direction.
Without LY, flying TLV-BKK on a one-way award is only possible with RJ (one connection) or a combination of RJ and QR (two connections).
As I mentioned before, I do hope that AAdvantage would consider making an exception for TLV in this issue because in the new reality all routes to the east have the same bottleneck of availability on TLV-AMM. AAdvantage should either make an exception of classify Israel as part of Europe now.
Oh, sorry.
Without LY, flying TLV-BKK on a one-way award is only possible with RJ (one connection) or a combination of RJ and QR (two connections).
As I mentioned before, I do hope that AAdvantage would consider making an exception for TLV in this issue because in the new reality all routes to the east have the same bottleneck of availability on TLV-AMM. AAdvantage should either make an exception of classify Israel as part of Europe now.
Oh, sorry.
Maybe I'll give AA a call and see what they suggest
Sep 28, 2014, 1:13 am
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According to the existing routing rules you can do TLV-AMM-BKK or TLV-AMM-DOH-BKK and that's it.
Sep 28, 2014, 3:00 am
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I still prefer TLV-BKK on the LY 747 upstairs.
Sep 28, 2014, 3:35 am
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When I checked last year, some of the Gulf airlines had published fares ex-TLV, in which case you could book w/ AA miles (assuming no MPM restrictions are violated).
Sep 28, 2014, 3:40 am
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It will be 2X2X2 in business class, but I think lie-flat seats. See more information and some catalog pictures here.
RJ's 787-8 is already on service to LHR, so it's another decent option for travel from the UK back to Israel if trying to avoid BA's fuel-surcharge.
Sep 28, 2014, 3:41 am
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Gonna book TLV-SGN or s/w else in Asia for next summer.
Any recommondations for an Asia city w/ young children besides Thailand (been there) and Bali (no flights on my dates)?
Will be continuing on to the US from there before heading back to the US (flying LY metal w/ AA miles).
Any recommondations for an Asia city w/ young children besides Thailand (been there) and Bali (no flights on my dates)?
Will be continuing on to the US from there before heading back to the US (flying LY metal w/ AA miles).
Sep 28, 2014, 3:42 am
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RJ will start to operate their new 787-8 on the route to BKK in mid-October. It will continue to HKG. See here.
It will be 2X2X2 in business class, but I think lie-flat seats. See more information and some catalog pictures here.
RJ's 787-8 is already on service to LHR, so it's another decent option for travel from the UK back to Israel if trying to avoid BA's fuel-surcharge.
It will be 2X2X2 in business class, but I think lie-flat seats. See more information and some catalog pictures here.
RJ's 787-8 is already on service to LHR, so it's another decent option for travel from the UK back to Israel if trying to avoid BA's fuel-surcharge.
Sep 28, 2014, 4:19 am
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Whether or not they publish the fare, as long as I can book TLV-AMM, shouldn't I be able to book AMM-wherever?
Sep 28, 2014, 4:52 am
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So RJ likely would, but Etihad and Qatar, not as simple.
You could always fly to AMM on your own dime, and then book on any of these airlines.
Sep 28, 2014, 9:53 am
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As much as we rag on LY, I'm not so keen on flying RJ to AMM in order to book QR via DOH :O