Israel’s El Al Poised to Maintain Vital Air Link
As other airline’s cut flights to Israel, El Al has spent well over $100 million preparing itself for threats and maintaining a link.
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El Al Airlines, Delta Air Lines Announce Partnership
Delta Air Lines and El Al Israel Airlines recently announced a strategic partnership between the two international carriers. The partnership will benefit customers by allowing them to check in for a flight and have their baggage checked through to their final destination. The partnership will also allow the potential for additional routes to be opened […]
EL AL to Begin Non-Stop Flights between Tel Aviv and Fort Lauderdale
EL AL is increasing its U.S. operations with seasonal service between Tel Aviv (TLV) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) starting September 13, 2023. This new service will initially run between September and October to cater to Jewish High Holidays. The airline will operate more than 40 flights a week to Israel and expand its offerings in […]
El Al Reintroduces Boeing 777 Commercial Passenger Flights to Meet Rising Demand
El Al — the Israeli flag carrier — has announced it will bring back its Boeing 777s, as demand for travel continues to rise. The airline had said earlier in the year that it would refit the fleet, with the airline’s new cabin product, in order for them to be ready should they be needed for […]
Etihad, El Al Sign MOU As UAE Airline Announces Service to Tel Aviv
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Etihad Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with El Al Israel Airlines. The MOU follows the signing in September in Washington D.C. of a historic ‘normalization of relations’ agreement between the two states. Announcing the virtual signing of the MOU Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer of Etihad […]
Israeli Parliament Passes Bill to Save El Al from $400 Million Lawsuit
Customers have taken up a class action lawsuit against El Al Israel Airlines at the Central District Court over its actions to refund customers whose flights have been canceled due to pandemic-related restrictions, the airline announced in a statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on 12 July. Israel’s flag carrier airline owes its customers a total […]
El Al Israel Airlines Agrees to Taking Government Assistance
Just days after announcing they would be indefinitely suspending all operations, El Al Israel Airlines agreed to become nationalized. This development is part of a plan regarding a bailout for the airline that has had significant financial struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Israel-based carrier and its controlling shareholder Knafaim Holdings had been in […]
El Al Suspends Operations Indefinitely
El Al Israel Airlines has canceled all flights and suspended operations indefinitely. All flights, including passenger and cargo services, have been stopped. The announcement comes as the carrier reported massive losses over the first half of 2020 and after the airline’s pilots refused to fly amid a labor crisis. El Al’s CEO, Gonen Usiskhin, ordered […]
Coordinating Back-to-Back 787 Critical Cargo Flights
It usually takes months, if not years for airlines to gain approval to operate international routes. Between securing the right ground service equipment at the airport to coordinating with the respective governments, there are many boxes that need to be checked off before an international flight can take flight. The current COVID-19 crisis, however, has […]
El Al Bids Farewell to Long-Standing Boeing 747 Fleet
Israel’s flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines has become the latest airline to retire the Boeing 747-400 aircraft, bringing an end to a 48-year association between the aircraft and carrier. To mark the last flight of the 747, registered as 4X-ELC, the flight-crew took off from Rome-Fiumicino and flew back to Tel Aviv. Prior to […]
