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 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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Posted on January 15, 2009 by elliot
Breaking news:
US Air 1549 just crash landed in the Hudson River and it seems that everyone survived. This is really a miracle – only other time it happened was in 1970 -
ALM Flight 980 (DC9) – 40 out of 63 survived.
NOW – AIR CANADA – WILL YOU PUT BACK THE LIFE VESTS YOU TOOK [...]
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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 30, 2008 by elliot
There has been a lot of buzz about a new service offered by Yapta.com. Yapta stands for “Your Amazing Personal Travel Assistant”. Most of the buzz seems to be regurgitation of their press releases.
Besides their basic (airline site only) meta-search, they offer a airfare tracker. Not a predictor, like farecast. They claim that millions [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by elliot
I am often asked – whats the best way (meaning schedule and cost) to book flights online. The field is crowded with Meta-search (Kayak, farecast), Online Travel Agents (Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity) and the Airline sites.
The answer is usually a combination of all three. Todays post is about debugging a high priced domestic ticket.
STEP 1: [...]
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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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US Air Crashes into Hudson River NY
Breaking news:
US Air 1549 just crash landed in the Hudson River and it seems that everyone survived. This is really a miracle – only other time it happened was in 1970 -
ALM Flight 980 (DC9) – 40 out of 63 survived.
NOW – AIR CANADA – WILL YOU PUT BACK THE LIFE VESTS YOU TOOK [...]
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