January 16th, 2013
El Al: New York To Tel Aviv Nonstop For $999.97 Round-Trip With Tax
Update: As predicted, Delta and United have matched and it’s bookable now on Orbitz. United operates the newest and best planes on the route and offers the most valuable mileage as well.
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-Bookable on Orbitz (with regular mileage earning, free cancellations until 10pm CT the day after you book, and price assurance refunds) or direct from the airline. Orbitz works on central time, so the day ends at 12:59am ET. A ticket bought at 1am ET would have until 11pm ET the day after, or 46 hours. A ticket bought at 11pm ET would have until 11pm ET the day after, or 24 hours.
- Earn 3 points per dollar with American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card, 3 points per dollar with The Business Gold Rewards Card® from American Express OPEN, or 2.14 points per dollar with Chase Sapphire Preferred.
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-This fare is currently valid on El Al from JFK or Newark to Tel Aviv. This fare (U class) will not earn any AA miles so don’t credit it there!
-There is a strong chance that this fare will be matched later today by Delta and United. You can lock in the El Al price and cancel later if Delta or United matches the price.
-Outbound travel is valid from 02/01-03/16.
-Travel must be booked by 01/18.
-Travel originating in Tel Aviv is about $100 extra.
Sample valid $999 dates:
02/03-02/13
02/06-02/20
02/11-02/21
02/17-02/27 (Purim)
02/20-03/05 (Purim)
03/03-03/18
03/10-03/18
03/10-04/09 (Pesach)
03/14-04/09 (Pesach)
Sample valid $1,063 dates:
04/22-05/01 (Lag B’omer)
05/09-05/20 (Shavuos)
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January 16th, 2013 at 2:52 am
Nice! Even cheaper from Houston. Found $939 for my dates (2/6-2/10). Connects in NY, then direct to TLV.
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:00 am
Finding other cheap dates from Houston, including for Pesach!
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:03 am
I need from TLV to NYC March/10/2013 and Back April/10/2013
Is that offer good?? Also from Israel or only from NY to Israel??
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:44 am
@ben: Why dont you try searching? The Orbitz search engine is pretty great…
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January 16th, 2013 at 6:32 am
Any dates for succos ?
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January 16th, 2013 at 6:59 am
u can only book up to 4 tickets at a time if u want elal to come up on orbitz
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January 16th, 2013 at 7:03 am
Hi. Can it b Upgraded to buisnes ?
Is it also from tlv to nyc ?
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January 16th, 2013 at 7:51 am
Dan,
I am holding out for sukkot. With all the Israel deals we’ve seen coming (now even including Pesach), do you think some airlines will be promoting deals then too?
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:16 am
Any ideas for student one year tickets from after Pesach this year returning for next Pesach
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:17 am
delta has already reduced to 1022$
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:21 am
any good deals from tlv- nyc march 14 trn april 8 anyone knows any good deal please post what i know is about 1130$ with stop.
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:29 am
Dan do u know if there’s any dates in June that work?
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:30 am
Anything for July?
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:32 am
ElAl is offering $949 + 50 Matmid points
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January 16th, 2013 at 9:48 am
Waiting for summer fares…..
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January 16th, 2013 at 10:16 am
dan how is it im searching on orbitz 2/20-3/5 and it comes u for 1078
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January 16th, 2013 at 10:16 am
united has it now for 1090
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January 16th, 2013 at 10:43 am
Seems like United matching on some dates for right around $1000
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January 16th, 2013 at 10:48 am
Looking from 5/26/13 till 6/2/13
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January 16th, 2013 at 10:55 am
waiting for the next “glitch”.
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January 16th, 2013 at 11:12 am
looking to go from TLV to MIA somewhere around 02/24 and returning 04/07. Any ideas?
If doable would love to use points to upgrade to business…
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January 16th, 2013 at 11:16 am
Does anybody know if it there is a minimum stay for this offer? or it will work also on a 2 day stay?
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January 16th, 2013 at 11:54 am
chase saphire card. will i get the 2.14 points ifi book on elal direct? or only thru orbitz?
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January 16th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
What am I doing wrong? No matter what I do, I can’t get these airfares to appear.
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January 16th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
lag baomer dates are pricing out at about 1100, couldnt find anything cheaper prob all gone already
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January 16th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Dan ,
Why dont you post these types of deals starting from israel? (For all your israeli based fans)
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January 16th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
@Schnabs:
r u buying more than 4 tickets ?
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January 16th, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Cannot get the shavous dates, they are coming up over $100 more.
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Are these tickets upgradeable to Business/First?
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
@eli:
Works for me on Orbitz.
@Chana:
Works for me on Orbitz.
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:33 pm
…looking for the deal 500$
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January 16th, 2013 at 5:37 pm
@DAN: HOW DO YOU LOCK THE PRICE?
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January 16th, 2013 at 7:49 pm
@ Dan
Is this offer also good for flights from
Tel Aviv to JFK Round trip?
i need it from March/10/2013
a one way ticket from Tel Aviv to JFK is $1,738.00
@Dan so what’s the solution?
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:08 pm
I am only buying one from Israel to NY
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:33 pm
Can I get this for July with any of the three carriers?
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January 16th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
where do i get the united ticket
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January 16th, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Do u have anything from 5/25/13 till 6/2/13 from nyc?
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January 16th, 2013 at 9:25 pm
@chaim
I see it on Orbitz and Kayak. Better to book with Orbitz because of cancellation policy, as Dan wrote in the post.
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January 16th, 2013 at 11:17 pm
please can someone help I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I don’t see any of the deals. Trying to book for pesach TLV-JFK and all I get is like crazy prices .
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January 16th, 2013 at 11:39 pm
No United anywhere
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January 16th, 2013 at 11:45 pm
why dont i see anywhere on the booking page on orbitz that i can cancel till 11pm ET the next day? its says the tickets are non refundable.
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January 17th, 2013 at 9:05 am
United flights (for same day, similar times) are over $300 more than El Al. Is there a way to get United to price match?
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January 17th, 2013 at 10:02 am
in orbitz website it says that in case of cancelling a ticket they don’t charge a fee but there is an airline cancelation fee, is it different ?
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January 17th, 2013 at 10:05 am
@schnabs: @Malkie:
its only for starting at ny not starting tlv
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January 17th, 2013 at 10:16 am
@abe:
https://faq.orbitz.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12628/~/what-is-a-courtesy-cancellation%3F
They become non-refundable after 11pm ET the day after purchase.
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January 17th, 2013 at 10:33 am
@ruth:
Orbitz charges a cancellation fee. The exact amount is in the fine print somewhere. (around $15/ticket) It will show up on your cc statement along with the original ticket price and the refunded ticket price.
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January 17th, 2013 at 10:54 am
@Chana:
That’s only true on multi-carrier tickets or tickets that originate from outside north america, as those tickets have booking fees.
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January 17th, 2013 at 10:55 am
Dan said on his original post the fares would be about $100 more; they are over that quote.
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January 17th, 2013 at 11:56 am
Dates that I entered have $999 round from El Al but nothing less than $1,279 from United. Any way to get them to match?
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January 17th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
@Schnabs: can you please help me fine those fares Even for $100.00 more
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January 17th, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Yipee got delta round trip no stops for after peacah for 1060 a ticket
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January 17th, 2013 at 2:45 pm
@Roch: Can you tell me why I can’t see those fairs maybe I’m doing something wrong
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January 17th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Which credit card gives car rental insurance in Israel?
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January 17th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
@Chana: if u cancel on the phone vs online they wtimesaive the $15 fee per ticket. Ive done this many times and always ended up with full refund
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January 17th, 2013 at 6:39 pm
I don’t think its available for United anymore, just for Delta and ElAl.
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January 17th, 2013 at 8:09 pm
when u say u can cancel for a fee is it within the first few days or later on
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January 17th, 2013 at 9:18 pm
@live: first few days, when you go online to cancel within the grace period ur penalty its $10 per person orbitz service charge. But if you cancel on the phone you just tell them I’m making sure I’m getting the full refund and it works
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January 20th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
i need to travel from july 20 to august 3 from JFK or Newark to Tel Aviv, Israel
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January 20th, 2013 at 7:44 pm
@sarah
so buy a ticket, lol
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January 22nd, 2013 at 12:07 am
Looking for 10 tkts to Israel End of June. Is there any magic here for that?
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March 3rd, 2013 at 8:35 pm
hi im looking for good price from new york to tel aviv for july 14 to 28