Posted on July 5, 2009 by elliot
US Air has started daily flights to Israel from Philadelphia. Prices seem quite low to places other than Philadelphia. I managed to book a flight on their Israel site to Boston for $875 (via Philadelphia). Interestingly enough, the exact same flight to Philadelphia costs $200 more.
Flights leave TLV at 11:15p and arrive at PHL 5:10a [...]
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Posted on June 20, 2009 by elliot
We decided to give our readers a promo for JFK long term parking. Try it out, post your feedback and tell them we sent you! Here is what SmartPark JFK has to say about JFK parking to the TLV2JFK community:
How smart are you? Pay less for JFK Airport Parking and get more.
June 9, 2009 was [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by elliot
This post has evolved into a collection of photos, video, death notices, links and personal comments. You are invited to share your thoughts here.
A new link from the Commtouch website- Gideon Mantel’s tribute to Nahum. And from Beit Issie Shapiro, where Nahum served as Chairman (International) of American Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro.
This is my [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2009 by elliot
No – El Al is not using stealth technology on their planes, but they are trying to use stealth sneaky shady methods to steal poach the competition’s frequent flyer data. And they were not very shy about this disgraceful business tactic. From the Jerusalem Post:
El Al reached out to the travel agent community last month, [...]
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Posted on April 12, 2009 by elliot
Yes, you read that right – contributed by an avid reader who just bought 77 days of disney!
Getting discounts on Disney Orlando tickets are almost impossible. Prior to this post we knew of two ways – 1) Be a Florida resident and 2) Spend a day in a time share presentation (and a lifetime getting [...]
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Posted on March 22, 2009 by elliot
ElAl just GRU! (GRU is code for Sao Paulo, Brasil)
Starting May 2, ElAl flies 3 time a week non-stop to Sao Paulo.
Through interline agreements, passengers can continue on to most main South American destinations. That means you have one ticket and your bags are checked all the way through. It is not a code share.
SCHEDULE [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2009 by elliot
This is a good one – I just discovered it in the blogosphere. My readers are invited to try it out to see if it really helps.
The problem
Booking flights online often require immediate purchase. Buy it or lose it.
The solution is – WESTERN UNION
Scroll down for this amazing, life changing discovery, also known as “The [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2009 by elliot
UPDATE – May 12 – Full 3407 Buffalo FAA Transcript released – here.
In light of last weeks tragic crash of a Continental Connection Dash 8 near Buffalo, I decided to tackle the issue of commuter airline safety. First, the good news:
The planes themselves have good safety records. They may be claustrophobic and bounce around a [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2009 by elliot
Unlike Southwest Airlines, TLV2JFK will not stoop so low as to use an Israeli supermodel to sell our product. We simply want to solicit snappy captions for this picture. Or intelligent comments. Or in Sully-speak – “ACKNOWLEDGE”
If you are offended by this picture of a repainted Southwest Airlines 737 – in the past we [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by elliot
Its time we learn to communicate. Lets email (and talk) like Sully.
When advised to return to LGA, Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III simply answered “UNABLE” and got on with his business of saving 155 lives.
I recommend we use Pilot Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques for our business communications. It may not sound friendly or polite, [...]
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