Fare Alert: Less Than $300 Roundtrip To Israel

Searching via Skyscanner.com reveals that Trip.com will book New York JFK to Israel for less than $300 roundtrip in May and June. Hat tip to Secret Flying who sees $277 roundtrips on Air Serbia via Belgrade, here’s a $293 itinerary:

At this price tickets are non-refundable and change fees are greater than the cost of the fare. That means no changes. Since Air Serbia doesn’t do basic economy the fare includes a checked bag, and inflight service includes choice of hot meal and free drinks.

Secret Flying warns that this price is so low (compares to over $800 on other airlines) that i could be a mistake. I disagree, it looks like a deep discount sale to me. However the airline could get seller’s remorse so it’s a good idea to wait several days before making plans around these tickets.


Western Wall, Credit: Golasso via Wikimedia Commons

And when you’re at the Tel Aviv airport don’t forget to visit the strange McDonald’s there.

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Comments

  1. If this was any other airline, I would jump. But not Air Serbia. The corona virus is now in Italy. In a month, air travel could be severely limited. Then what? Travel insurance is only so good. Most policies are not covering Covid-19. But one could say that this is just $600 write off…….

  2. You need to get on Scott’s Cheap Flights Gary, they found these fares a week ago!

    Also I’d really recommend never linking to Secret Flying, every single deal they post is taken from somewhere else and they never give credit

  3. Duh dansdeals has had this fare on and off for more than a month. Do your homework first before posting

  4. @Chris – there’s no failure to do homework, I’m highlighting a fare that is currently available and acknowledging I saw it posted elsewhere.

  5. Trip.com is a Chinese company. They fare is cheaper for reason. If you cherish your privacy, choose other protocol instead.

  6. I was just reading reviews about Trip.com. They have horrible customer service per many posters. If you even make a mistake on a hotel date and discover it 30 seconds after the booking, they will not change it at all. And there is no “24 hour” rule for them for changing a flight.

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