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 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 6, 2009 by elliot
It seems like the weak economy combined with drop in price of oil left the airlines with no choice but to reduce fares. ElAl’s website and promotional emails list so many deals – I have to pinch my computer to make sure I am not dreaming. Besides the ElAl Spontani deals ($599 to US), they [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by elliot
Readers complained that I got political with my gaza post. Sorry, but we did have a war. Back to the spirit of this blog – tips for the frequent flyer to the US.
Looking around for the best airfare to the States often results in a stopover in Europe. If the stopover is more than 5 [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2009 by elliot
Our readers are frequent flyers, living in New York and Israel whose daily lives are impacted by terrorism, so I am taking the liberty of addressing the war in Gaza. Just a few non-original thoughts for our readers and friends and enemies or just those confused and troubled:
Given the choice of targeting soldiers or civilians, [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by elliot
I am definitely a fan of the
ElAl Spontani and they have some very good fares to Europe for this weekend. Flights leave Thursday night or Friday morning and return Monday or Tuesday. Great idea for people working with the US. Monday is Martin Luther King Day Day and Tuesday is Inauguration Day, so it is [...]
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Posted on January 13, 2009 by elliot
A look back at 2008, for the TLV to JFK frequent flyer.
Airfare shot up with fuel prices but didn’t really come down. But there have been some good fare sales lately on domestic flights. To save money, airlines charged for everything – from pillows to bags to water to food to movies. That [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2008 by elliot
Readers may be concerned about todays reports that the FAA plans to downgrade Ben Gurion Airport’s safety ranking to level two (the official term is air safety oversight category).
According to the FAA – a category 2 rating means:
A Category 2 rating means a country either lacks laws or regulations necessary to oversee air carriers in [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by elliot
Here’s a deal from ElAl right in line with the current financial reality:
Invest $10,000,000 in a low interest uninsured bank account and get more ElAl points then you can ever use. Don’t believe me? – here is the link. I am also interested in knowing how I got on the mailing list for this [...]
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Israel FAA downgrade – Fire Shaul Mofaz!
Unfortunately, I was wrong in my November, 2008
post. I am shocked that Israel was, in fact, downgraded to a category 2 country. And there is no category 3 – we are as bad as it can get. Here is the FAA’s press release. And some discussion in the blogosphere.
I am further shocked this has [...]
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