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- Bookable on Priceline. Tickets purchased from Priceline today are refundable until tomorrow at 11:29pm ET. Please see this post for directions on how to cancel these tickets.
- Also bookable on Orbitz or Expedia or direct from the airline.
- Limited seats are available on each date.
- Use a card like Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, or Sapphire Reserve to earn 2-3 Chase points per dollar spent and get free trip cancellation/interruption insurance, travel accident insurance, luggage insurance, trip and luggage delay protection, and more!
This incredible fare is sold by JetBlue and operated by American. You can search for valid dates on JetBlue’s best fare finder.
This is valid nonstop from JFK to Tel Aviv and from other US cities to Tel Aviv. Be sure to check for Shabbos and Yom Tov dates and times.
A limited number of seats are available on each date.
- Sample $247 dates:
- November 24-December 25
- January 25-February 7
- Sample $272 date:
- November 23-29
- December 7-25
- January 25-February 21
- Sample $296 dates:
- December 4-11
- Sample $338-$363 dates:
- September 18-October 3
- September 18-October 12
- September 18-October 13
- October 25-November 6
- October 25-November 8
- October 25-November 9
- October 25-November 10
- November 20-29
- November 23-December 1
- November 23-December 20
- November 24-December 5
- December 5-21
- December 8-25.
- December 11-20.
- December 11-26.
- January 4-16
- January 22-February 7
- Sample $438-$484 dates:
- December 12-20
- January 22-February 21
- February 21-28
Other cities are on sale as well. For example Los Angeles to Tel Aviv from 1/25-2/7 is $362 and Miami to Tel Aviv from 1/25-2/7 is $427!
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Just booked 247$
What dates
Dates? I can’t find the deal
Which site can you see prices b4 you choose flight time
Price line
What time did you book
Some dates are cheaper. I got 6 for $247
What dates?
what dates?
What site did you use I cannot get it
What dates are available to and from JFK?
Any for later in June??
$937 by me
Me too
Not seeing this at all
Can we get for Succos Or Summer?
No luck for succos
Sukkos dates jump up to $3,400 per ticket
Found on Jetblue.com as well
What dates on jet blue
More Departing Dates
Dec
2,4,5,6,7,9
$264 12/13-12/20
54$ tiks to Jamaica !
Prices not close to this, not sure how some people see this. About $900 I’m seeing for these flights.
Sold out
Not seeing anything close to this on priceline even the dates posted.
Dec 12-20 $314
Dec 13-21 $264
Is this bookable on Priceline or only JetBlue?
not working
Cheaper than driving two hrs
Lol, best comment here
12/11-12/20-$339
It’s going by one ways? Or round trip?
On the jet blue site from November 11 to November 28 is $287
636 lax-tlv 12/11-12/26
Where is the link?
anything for sukkos?
Why can’t I find these rates?
I just got on JetBlue app 339
It says non-refundable??
Dan I think there is something wrong with DansDeals.
It shows that there are comments awaiting moderation while showing the comment from other ppl.
Hi
Is it only for those dates.can I book from October to March?
Not seeing these prices on Priceline or Google, but Jetblue.com but I see $400-600 on jetblue.com. Maybe a mistake though because they’re saying 12:35am flight on 12/10/22 which is shabbos? That’s the flight that auto selected when I searched Dec 4-11
I made this mistake and booked tickets on shabbos by accident. Any advice?
Cancel within 24 hours?
get a heter from a rav. hefsed merubah.
cancel is usually free within 24 hour
Showing as over 1000 to go from 12/26-1/2 No idea how anyone is getting this done for less than $300.
Maybe someone can tell me what I am doing wrong
I don’t see it on Priceline but yes on JetBlue. Scroll down from the home page to the low fare finder.
Anyone know if I can fly from Texas to TLV with this price and stopover in NYC? It’s half the price of just flying directly to NY.
Can Orbitz be cancelled for a refund?
Yes
Within 24 hours
Any bein hazmanim dates?
I am here for the comments
If it doesn’t work, please try expedia, for me it worked.
For what dates?
do you hog all the succos dates before posting it?
Not nice comment. Be grateful.
Also – if he does book his own before posting – it’s perfectly understandable!
i Agree to Disagree
Of course. You’ve been reading DDMS long enough to know how much Dan would love to fly AA economy class with his family from NYC to Israel.
Yes. Bought ALL those tickets. Every one.
can i book it and only take the return flight and not board on the departing flight?
No
No
No it will cancel
No
From BUF (Useful for Toronto)
Nov 17/23/24/Dec 8 to Dec 13/21/25/27 $439
Mia-TLV with a stop in JFK also available.
Some dates as early as September
Booked for $339 for dates 1/4/23-1/16/23
on jetblue. only seeing $550 foe Dec 4-11. dead?
how do you book it?
Dont work 🙁
Prices are going up slowly, seeing $550 range.
Just booked 11/23-12/1 for $364 a ticket, under $2000 for my family of 5! Amazing! Thanks 🙂
From BWI to TLV or JFL to TLV?
jfk to TLV. It won’t let you try BWI to TLV. But i’m seeing that prices are rising. I’m guessing all the ‘cheap seats’ are being bought up by everyone.
I got 5 for $338 a piece. Short trip though, 3 free days and shabbos. But for the price it’s worth it for a quick get away. Unfortunately I have to get to JFK from Cleveland now.. to drive or to fly, that’s the next question.
what dates are you flying? how did you find it?
Lax-tlv $448
11/24-12/5
Can probably stack with Amex $80 off $200 at Jetblue if booked directly with Jetblue.
Can you book for a weekend
looks like its expired
anything for beginning September
anything for the beginning of September
Can it be upgraded to business class?
I would love to know
JetBlue wouldn’t do it for me and said I need to talk to AA directly. AA said they can’t do anything and any changes must be with with JetBlue since they sold the ticket. Just cancelled my tickets.
On JetBlue website it says no refundable. Is that after the 24 hours?
Yes, first 24 hours is always refundable.
It’s very difficult to cancel codeshare flights booked from JetBlue. Better to book from PL/Orbitz.
Practically, what does this mean?
Can you share how to do this? Booked multiple flights through JetBlue directly and will definitely need to cancel
Last time I had to call and ask for a supervisor to cancel within 24 hours.
Thank you
Call JetBlue or American?
I chatted with JetBlue through twitter. Not only were they able to cancel right away, they also were able to cancel only the return flight one way, so I could keep to separate bookings with the dates that worked best for me!
Even within 24 hours? Below is copied from JB website.
“If your travel was booked seven days or more prior to the scheduled departure date, you have 24 hours from the time the booking was made to cancel your reservation without being charged a cancellation fee.”
why difficult I think you mentioned its DOT policy within 24 hr to cancel for free?
also is the DOT 24h policy also true if you book with third part agencies?
How can you cancel if booked Thru jetblue, I see you cant do it online; and phone time is 2 hour wait?
I cancelled my Jetblue tickets (operated by AA) today without issue. Got an email on the spot confirming the cancellation.
Were you able to do it online or only by phone?
By phone. Don’t try online.
Correction: didn’t try online.
If booked on JetBlue.com, anyone know if Mosaics have free cancelations on this after the 24 hour period?
It does not.
Thanks, Dan. You da man. Been for a long while. Even if these get cancelled, ’twas exciting! 🙂
IDK if B6 or AA decides whether or not to honor these fares, but if it’s B6, you can be certain that they’ll be cancelled.
Tried looking up my JetBlue confirmation number… “There was an error processing your request. Please try again. If you receive this error repeatedly, please contact 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583) for assistance.”
I hope they don’t make me sads…
AA says “Status: Ticketed” :hopefully: stays that way
11/23 – 12/01
$339
showing as 490 now
Looks dead.
I found a flight I want on sale on ITA Matrix but when I go to book it doesn’t show up on Priceline, Expedia, JetBlue. Any advice?
Yeah, why the heck not https://www.jetblue.com/best-fare-finder
(It’s okay. I also didn’t closely read the post.)
Book with matrix.com
Dead
Ticket prices changed from $489.93 to $609.93. Because prices change often, we recommend booking now to lock in this price.
FROM ORBITZ
Anyone know why I can’t book a lap infant? Tells me that they x book a lap infant in international flight?? Baby will be 1
Lap infant can’t be booked online needs to use a TA
Can bo booked directly on JetBlue.com
can be booked online using amex travel
Please pay the $300 to get the infant their own seat! Will be the best $300 you ever spent.
That’s what I did! I’ve read this statement before, so I knew!
You do not want to travel to Israel with a 1 year old lap “infant”. Buy him the ticket. Thank me later. I’ve been traveling with babies since my first was 1 month old and that was the only time he was a lap infant (except for some short domestic flights). Past the newborn stage for longer flights they need their own seat so they can be in their car seat.
most date sold out
Dan
Who’s birthday today?
My Mother and my Shver!
Lol! Mazel Tov!
Mazel Tov. It’s Donald Trumps Birthday today as well
Lolol. Happy birthday
Ok. This is legit funny!
Yup! Mazal Tov!
Any succos dates available for that price?
is the Orbitz also 24 hour refundable?
Yes
If anyone sees any sukkos deals leaving jfk Thursday after yom kippir and coming back after sukkos please reply to this comment
worst possible time. there are only a handful of flights to get to israel after yom kippur. and youll easily spend $3,000.00
I can’t find this deal at all. JetBlue doesn’t even recognise TLV or Israel. What am I missing? Thanks
any dates still avail???
The prices stay low until you try to book it on any of the sites then it jumps up to almost double when you actually try to book it
Any July or August dates?
does not work for me
Should I rather book a ticket on jetblue.com or with chase ultimate rewards? Who will have better customer service if need to change anything?
Dan wrote better not on Jetblue.com – https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/israel-flights/smoking-hot-price-mistake-fly-nonstop-american-jfk-tel-aviv-just-338-round-trip/#comment-1575570
Can be booked with Chase rewards, just saw Dec. 13 – Dec 26 – $276 or points
Seems to be crazy availability now with the fare finder
what am i doing wrong when i click on its its cheap but when i try to purchase its reg price
Dang think it’s dying quickly. Loading times taking longer and keeps crashing.
ITs working on JetBlue but not on orbitz or priceline, what am i missing??
Id rather book on there bec of the 24 hour free cancellation policy
I booked sep 14-19 $489
I booked tickets individually, so I put my children in as being adults with the right birthday but wrong year. I believe I’ve read on this site that I can do that. Is that true? And can I/should I combine the tickets to one reservation? Thanks!
Yes, that’s fine.
No way to combine a reservation.
Awesome! Thanks so much!
can you post a link to that? that would help for my bachurl!
try so hard didn’t got it could u help please
The shorter trips are sold out. And I am not gonna book a longer trip and pay for hotel an extra 5 days, because I saved $4-500 on a ticket.
Keep getting this message even for different dates
Oh no, the trip you selected is no longer available.
Don’t worry though, we have plenty of other great deals for you to choose from.
Can I book a flight and only use the TLV to JFK leg of the journey or will they flag it that no one used the incoming flight?
Missing any leg cancels the remaining itinerary of any trip.
what’s the chance we can change the dates afterwards like last deal?
I booked straight with Jetblue. Do I have 24 hour cancellation (only realized after that I should’ve booked on priceline)?
If have jb plus card do i get free luggage or not since operated by AA
I also have this card. American gives u 1 suitcase anyways so doesnt matter. But points wise, best to book on jetblue
Dan said better not to book on jetblue in case need to cancel and what do u mean point wise? Can’t be booked with jetblue points as far as i know..
American only gives one carry on, checked is extra.
But my question remains if jetblue card gives extra checked bag?
Points wise meaning 6x per dollar spent. I booked my flight & was given a check bag each. Sooo ♀️
Didn’t realize counts as a jetblue booking as it was orbitz
ahhh no it does not. I booked on Jetblue.com
Oh jetblue didn’t have the same fare for some reason..
seems like caught on all dates searching went up
@dan. please cross out most dates. just tried dec 4-11 its giving me$ $800
2 out of 5 of my reservations were canceled so far
Ouch I spent so much time and couldn’t book so maybe was better off this way. Good luck
through who did you book it?
ayayay
They were canceled because they were duplicate or overlapping itineraries. They also canceled one leg of a 3rd reservation which was the one I wanted. jetBlue chat was able to reinstate the reservation that I wanted and cancel the others
12:00Am Canceled
They cancelled your reservation?
Any dates still available?
Oh no, the trip you selected is no longer available.
Don’t worry though, we have plenty of other great deals for you to choose from.
Has anyone booked under $600 in the last 15 minutes?
CALCULATION OF REISSUES
//CHANGES BEFORE OUTBOUND DEPARTURE//
WHEN THE FIRST FARE COMPONENT IS CHANGED THE
ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING CURRENT FARES
IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THE TICKET IS REISSUED.
—–
WHEN THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE FIRST FARE
COMPONENT BUT OTHER FARE COMPONENTS ARE CHANGED
THE ITINERARY MUST BE REPRICED USING HISTORICAL
FARES IN EFFECT ON THE PREVIOUS TICKETING DATE OR
CURRENT FARES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF TICKET
REISSUE WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
Thank you!!!!! Got 3 tickets for $399 each!!!
what time did you book?
11ish
What happens after 24 hours? Is the ticket cancellable for a credit?
use the fare finder. many many dates still available. https://www.jetblue.com/best-fare-finder
which dates????
I’m not finding any…
thanks!
Priceline isn’t working, Orbitz was more expensive “but worked”
Trying for the past 40 minutes to book something for family. every-time I select dates the price goes up in front of my eyes. This is DEAD IMO
DDE
My flight got cancelled by airline. RIP
Intresting having better luck now on Orbitz than on Priceline
Dead!
Anything left or is it fully dead?
Managed to book for $399. Didn’t realize how late the flight will arrive Friday. Does it make sense not to cancel and possibly be able to change the date/time?
Just got this. Doesn’t really make sense but I guess it’s their excuse.
Our records indicate that your recent attempt to book with us, confirmation code xxxxx, was actually a duplicate of an existing JetBlue reservation. Because of this, the duplicate flight(s) has been cancelled and refunded back to the original form of payment.
Please make any future changes or updates to your originally booked reservation. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583).
Sincerely,
JetBlue
Call them? Or file a DOT complaint if it was ticketed.
Got the same thing. (see below)
To be fair, initially I booked 12/07-12/25. my wife said that is too long so I booked another set 12/11-12/25 then canceled the 12/11-12/25 itinerary.
Minutes after those cancelations were processed I got this gem:
Dear ******* ******,
Our records indicate that your recent attempt to book with us, confirmation code ******, was actually a duplicate of an existing JetBlue reservation. Because of this, the duplicate flight(s) has been cancelled and refunded back to the original form of payment.
Please make any future changes or updates to your originally booked reservation. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583).
So Dan, do you think I have a shot with the DOT?
Update:
I chatted with them and they claim my booking is still valid.
I was able to select seats, so, hopeful.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Does it show ticketed on AA.com?
Jetblue has now fully blocked American Israel inventory. Congrats whoever got in!
LOL! True!
Ty Dan booked 3 tickets gonna take family for Rosh hashana Tom kippur and sukkot now I need a hotel deal for a month that won’t break the bank
Which dates for which price
do these prices include luggage? I see for $438 on priceline want to make sure it includes luggage before booking. Thank you!
Don’t be stupid. $438 is good with or without luggage
Got em thank you Dan!
In the booking frenzy I just made up birthdays for most of the PAX. Will this be a problem? Must I change them?
It shouldn’t matter
You should definitely change them. I had a problem once when I bought my baby a ticket and I couldn’t use it in the end. I had to take him as a lap infant and pay 10% at the airport
Dan, I had an issue a few months back when flying intl and had wrong b-day for a child. Never had an issue domestically though.
THEY SHUT IT DOWN. CANT BOOK ANYMORE ON JETBLUE!
This room is small, we can all hear you. No need to shout.
does this include luggage. I see it for $438 on priceline, I want to make sure it includes luggage before booking. Thank you
which dates?
12/13-12/21
I booked by mistake for a flight on rosh hashana is there anyway to change that?
Nope. Sorry.
Any dates left? I can’t find a thing anymore below 820
And I booked two Itinerary’s through jet blue has anyone had luck canceling yet?
Watch out those of us who double booked seem to be ripe targets for cancelation
They usually don’t give you problems.
What dates did you find?
ANYONE SEE ANY DATES STILL AVAILABLE FOR LESS THAN $600?
Sep 14 19 still $489 on orbitz
Why are you yelling?
Orbitz still allows bookings
Booked January, about 600 each is this a good deal?
Yes!
Wow Dan smoking hot in truest sense! Hope this works out for everyone.
is the deal over
Any deals for October 3-18?
Dan, if they make a schedule change.. will they allow me to change the date? I’m asking bc I booked 7 tickets to depart on a Friday.
Yes. Same for a weather waiver.
Why would you book on a Friday?!
you are asking for trouble.
Booked 2 reservations, same outbound date, different return date, on the second reservation they cancelled the outbound flight and left me just with the return flight, anything to do if I want to keep the second return date?
Can get auto cancelled for duplicate booking
Same. Working on it. Keep me posted if you’re successful
Seems dead now. Calendar doesn’t show up on JetBlue.com
I tried every weekend. Working on it since 11 pm. No luck 🙂
What airline should these be credited to jetblue or Aa?
Dead!
B6 removed all availability from their stock.
Isn’t amex platinum better card to use, with 5x points?
alright, looks like we missed this one at this point. If its meant to be Hashem will send it again! Thank you Dan- you should be gebentched!!!
BEWARE!
THE RETURN DATE ON JET BLUE WAS CHANGED TO A DAY EARLIER. IF YOU SEARCHED ON JET BLUE FOR FEB 4-FEB 10, ON YOUR CONFIRMATION WILL BE WRITTEN FEB 9 FOR RETURN DATE, HOWEVER ON AA IT WILL STILL SHOW FEB 10
Dead!!!
Booked 11/23-/1/29 through Expedia. If I cancel after 24 hours will I get a JetBlue 12 travel bank credit, or AA 12 month travel credit?
@dan I was wondering the same
Good morning, just woke up and saw this great deal! I’ll check it out after drinking my coffee and doing the Daf, I’m sure there’s no rush.
Possible to cancel within 24? How do I do this?
Yes I see I just logged in to manage my reservation on Expedia and it says free cancelation within 24 hours.
The best way to cancel a AA ticket purchased on JetBlue.com
1. Download the JetBlue app.
2. Login with your username and password, start chatting, (bottom right, More>help>Chat with us)
3.System will tell you that there is long wait time, put the app on background, go about your day, within 20 minutes to an hour.
4. Leave the app on background and go about your day.
5. you should receive a notification that if you would like to continue chatting please respond. respond.
6. and an agent will come into the chat, message him you JetBlue booking number and that you would like to cancel your itinerary. he will do it on the spot.
In most cases that’s the fastest and easiest way to cancel, however Make sure to set a reminder if Chat doesn’t work out within a few hours to call.
You missed the wait for a supervisor because the first agent will say they can’t cancel any AA flights.
#BTDT
Or just give a few hours and Jetblue will do it themselves…
From: JetBlue Reservations
Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 2:03 AM
Subject: Your itinerary has been cancelled.
Duplicate reservation?
No reason given just straight up cancelled.
Was it ticketed? Contact them?
It was ticketed. I was planning on calling in the morning to cancel when I woke they had already done it for me. Any chance the comp for canceling?
Via chat today…
The department of Transportation (DOT) canceled this flight and since there were no options to exchange it was refunded to the original form of payment. I am sorry.
LOL @ DOT cancelling a flight months from now. Yeah, I don’t think so. File a complaint or something. Might get some miles.
“Yoel1
The best way to cancel a AA ticket purchased on JetBlue.com
1. Download the JetBlue app.
2. Login with your username and password, start chatting, (bottom right, More>help>Chat with us)
3.System will tell you that there is long wait time, put the app on background, go about your day, within 20 minutes to an hour.
4. Leave the app on background and go about your day.
5. you should receive a notification that if you would like to continue chatting please respond. respond.
6. and an agent will come into the chat, message him you JetBlue booking number and that you would like to cancel your itinerary. he will do it on the spot.
In most cases that’s the fastest and easiest way to cancel, however Make sure to set a reminder if Chat doesn’t work out within a few hours to call.”
This doesn’t work – psa if you plan on cancelling within 24 hours , call early, hold time is 2 hours
What’s the deal with the $25 service charge per person just for waiting on hold???
Chat is also available on the Desktop version
anyone know of any dates still avail for under $500? Tried going through each website.. pretty flexible
$550 In Feb is a good price?
For anyone asking, this includes a free suitcase and free seat selection (on aa.com). Meals can be selected within 30 days of the flight.
Well, I ain’t been cancelled yet.
Hopefully I get to be on my first Dan’s Deals flight, where we all know exactly why we’re all on this same flight! Do we sing too?
Still ain’t been cancelled. Wow. Pleasantly surprised. I guess they can’t because AA near-instantly ticketed me. Lucky!
I booked with chase sp however will likely downgrade due to annual fee, will i still get the benefits?
I understand that Dan has a partnership with booking sites and I appreciate of all that he does, but he has to stop recommending that we go through booking sites if the same prices are available directly through the airlines. These booking sites go out of there way to make it difficult to do anything with your reservation once made and the airlines won’t speak to you either. Especially with these cheaper airfares. Book direct to avoid issues!
Priceline/Orbitz/Expedia: Cancellable online.
JetBlue: Not cancellable online, prepare to spend hours cancelling these.
That is one plus outweighed by many negatives, none of which are in your control but I think it would be helpful if on these postings @Dan noted that you cannot add an infant on international flights on Priceline or really make any other changes. I just wasted an hour on the phone with Priceline being stonewalled and now have to cancel tickets that I was excited about.
Why in the world would you not book a seat for the infant at this price?
Anyway, you can also add an infant later or even at the airport.
@Dan I never said I was the brightest bulb, and in my defense I was also moving very quickly to make sure I locked it down. Can you please provide additional information on adding the infant later? I just spoke to Priceline and they were pressuring me to just cancel my tickets and I have to decide within the 24 hours whether to do so. Thanks!
Did you try calling JetBlue and/or AA to add an infant?
Otherwise, it should be doable at the airport, just show up with plenty of time to arrange that.
Pity you didn’t buy a seat, that’s a must in these cases. What’s the cost of a seat now?
I called AA first and they bumped me to JetBlue and then JetBlue said because booked through Priceline, I need to speak to them. Priceline then said to speak to Jetblue, so now I’m back on hold with Jetblue, should be speaking to them in an hour…Is there any way to confirm whether I can add the infant at the airport? I suppose I can ask Jetblue when I speak to them. I would hate to take off work, book hotels and pack for a trip to Israel only to be rejected at the airport.
Lesson learned. I have a 1yo so this is pretty new. Cost of a regular ticket is now $1,000+.
We booked tickets ($600 RT) to Israel via Royal J (a deal from Dan).
Instead of booking our 6-month-old a seat, for cheaper, we booked the extra leg room seats for us adults & those seats come with a bassinet for young kids (on the side of the plane vs in the middle row of the plane where people walk through) for $500 RT, we also have a toddler, so it will be nice to have extra leg room for games, reading etc. Win. Win.
To be clear, yes you can add an infant later for free.
Did you have luck with adding the infant? Hope it worked out.
FYI JetBlue Text messaging is very convenient.
It doesn’t take hours to get ahold of somebody?
Took me 45 min, but not on hold. they just text message you when an agent becomes available. also you can see online the minutes going down.
Easier to dm them on twitter got an answer in under 10 min
His name checks out
You’re not wrong. With these third party tickets and often bulk ticket pricing (which you won’t know you have) it’s very hard or impossible for airlines to do anything to them. A regular (not basic) economy ticket directly with the airline is very flexible.
Yes, he is wrong.
This is a codeshare ticket sold by JetBlue on AA. Getting JetBlue to deal with it is a bigger hassle than getting an OTA to deal with it.
Not if you want to make any changes. It might be easier to cancel <24 hours but beyond that priceline/expedia/etc are a nightmare to deal with.
Nope, changes with codeshare tickets are always a nightmare. Been there, done that and it’s taken DOT intervention in the past. C’est la vie.
Ticket stock holder makes the changes. From what I hear from people, priceline and Expedia are impossible to get a hold of.
Easier to get ahold of than JetBlue. And more options for online servicing vs JetBlue that doesn’t allow anything.
I appreciate your honesty. Maybe you should find a different deal site to stick to if you don’t like his advice,
Once you know how to recognize airline ticket stock, you’ll know who *has* to make the changes (if the particular ticket rules allow for changes). If they refuse (common with Priceline, Expedia, etc) ask politely for a supervisor. They often send to airline when they are the ones that have to make the changes (and they know it).
+1 @Dan. I booked direct through JetBlue, I used the callback option at 11:30 pm last night. They didn’t call me back until 5 am, but once I did reach a rep they canceled it fairly quickly. If I would’ve booked through Priceline or Expedia etc. the cancellation process would have taken me less than two minutes.
How come the Jetblue best fares flight search doesn’t show any tickets to Tel Aviv?
Looking for advice. Assuming these tickets stick, this would be my fourth trip to Israel. I’m thinking of splitting my trip between Israel and Greece (first time). Good idea or bad idea? Family of 6. Two weeks. Would you go somewhere else nearby? I’d be paying cash for the fares or maybe using BA Avios.
Plenty to see in Israel for 2 weeks.
But otherwise, Greece is good. Maybe consider Sharm? Cairo/Pyramids? Cyprus? UAE? Maldives? Seychelles?
Thank you, Dan! Agreed. I’ll investigate those destinations! Thanks!!
Hi Dan, I just want to say a tremendous thank you for this deal. I booked my flights to Israel for just over $300. I am thrilled as I could not afford it at the 1,000+ price range and was so grateful that your post made it possible!!!
My pleasure, nesiah tova!
Ditto
Thanks, Dan. You da man. Been for a long while. Even if these get cancelled, ’twas exciting!
:salute:
@Dan – what happens after 24 hours? Are these tickets cancellable for a fee credit?
Same question, booked through Expedia
Dan, thank you so much! I wasn’t able to replicate the $300 price, but I did manage to snag tickets for my entire family in November for $458 each on Jet Blue’s website. Do you think Jet Blue will cancel the tickets?
Also, the system didn’t allow me to book a lap ticket for my infant so I bought her a $458 regular ticket- would Jet Blue convert it to a lap ticket and refund the difference?
If I do decide to cancel the tickets, how would I do that?
Every hour that passes is a small good sign.
thanks! booked tickets for 500 plus including tax. what do i do if I didn’t get my son’s ticket. now it’s twelve hundred plus dollars. if i want to add him, can i wait? are tickets likely to get cheaper or can i book mileage tickets?
Called JetBlue requested a automatic call back, received a call back after 2 hours.
Excellent Agent.
Booked 2 tickets same outbound flight, different return dates, system automatically cancelled the first part of the second reservation because of duplicate, agent helped me to cancel the 2nd leg of the first reservation, refunded me half price, now have 2 separate 1 way reservations
@Dan, it’s time for a DD Podcast on all of this, why does it happen to airlines, and are these really price mistakes, do you see a pattern on when it happens (i think I do) and HOW DO YOU FIND THEM?
There was actually an interview from Nesanel Ganz a few weeks ago in the ami that went through these issues with Dan!
Anyone know the cancelation policy once the 24 hours passes? Booked through Expedia
Is it a AA voucher or do you need to rebook travel within 12 months?
Got this response from Expedia
According to the cancellation policies from the airline the tickets are non refundable however for the cancellation a credit for a future flight will be applied. At the time of rebooking the reissue fee will be waive however difference in prices may apply. The new flight has to be rebooked within 1 year from the original ticket issue date. You must keep the same type of route as the original reservation., in this case international. The validating carrier for this trip is JetBlue airways however since the original flight is operated by American Airlines the new flight can also be rebooked with American Airlines.
Let me first start by saying thanks to Dan & JJ for another money savings opportunity. I booked $550 R/T during Yeshiva Week in January.
I booked initially on Priceline, originating JFK
I also booked same itinerary on Jet Blue website, this time originating in another city ($615 R/T) and flying thru JFK on same flights as booked on Priceline. My intention was to fly to JFK instead of driving from out of town.
However….Jetblue autocancelled the 2nd reservation. The American website showed a flight credit being issued, not a refund. Here’s how I was able to secure a refund:
Chatted with JetBlue (60 minute wait). Chat agent had to speak with supervisor; turns out she wasn’t able to do the refund…asked to call me on the telephone, we spoke and then she transferred me to Jet Blue’s “InterLine Department” – another 30 minute wait on hold but voila….they were able to put thru the refund.
I guess I’ll be driving to NY. Overall savings $300 based on current flight costs for my dates.
Check your e mail confirmation carefully that what you paid for in the website. I booked a return flight leaving Israel and returning Friday morning. The e mail confirmation changed everything to Shabbos. I called them and spoke to a supervisor who said they show a Shabbos return even though I booked a Friday return. I had to cancel.
How smart from them, they want to avoid honoring those tickets so they change them to shabbos flights…
No. Don’t attribute to malice what can more easily be explained by stupidity (or incompetence in this case).
I saw the same thing happen after I clicked on flights on the best fares calendar of availability. This was not a post-booking Enron thing. This is just a website failure.
I booked by mistake with my chase freedom instead of my chase sapphire, is there anyway to change it?
When I logon on aa.com with my ticket number it shows cancelled. does it mean its cancelled? still shows active in GDS
Can you book with Jetblue points for this deal even though its operated by AA?
@Dan is there any way to upgrade to business on American with $ or points if I booked economy (through the deal on Tuesday night)?
Update: 06/19 8:00PM
(Right after Dan’s update that the tickets are honored)
Just got the following email:
Thanks for choosing JetBlue. We’ve made some changes to our schedule which will impact your upcoming trip with us on confirmation code: xxxxxx
Please know that we do everything we can to create flight schedules that will meet our customer needs and deliver the JetBlue experience you know and love.
………
What actions do I need to take?
Learn more about our schedule change policy on jetblue.com and then select one of the following:
CONFIRM MY FLIGHT: Acknowledge the change and confirm your reservation.
MANAGE MY TRIP: Change or cancel your flight, add extras like Even Mores Space or pets, update your seat assignment and other traveler details.
Please note, we make every effort to keep your seats the same, however, there are times when your original seat may not be available. View your seats or change your seat assignment.
Thanks for your understanding and thanks again for choosing JetBlue.
Kate Hart
Director, Customer Experience Operations
JetBlue
Anyone else just get this?
Don’t see anything change to my flights B”H
not mean people got in on it [at least for the cheapest rates] probably not worth it for them to rart cancelling and fghting with people
My tickets seem to have stuck as well, BH. Thank you Dan! My first DD flight! Booked my family of 5 for $364 round trip, each. With insurance, total came out to $1900. I was able to choose seats and everything on AA app. I booked directly through JetBlue’s website.
@Dan I booked the ticket with my Chase Freedom instead of Chase Sapphire, Is there any way to change it, so I should be able to receive the benefits of the Sapphire?
Where should this be credited b6 or Aadvantage?