El Al announced that at this stage it will not operate flights to Taba due to a severe travel warning and the lack of approval from Israeli security authorities. "Without security clearance, no flight will take place," the company said. "It should be clarified that there is a severe travel warning for Egypt and a ban on Israeli airline flights to the country. El Al operates solely in accordance with security authority guidelines and places the safety of its passengers above all other considerations. With the reopening of Ben Gurion Airport, El Al is committed to returning all its customers to Israel at no additional cost from more than 20 different destinations around the world," the statement added.

