El Al Plane
Photo: Tzvika Tishler
El Al to honor mistakenly discounted tickets
Israel's national airline says it's investigating incident but has decided to honor purchased tickets
Israel's national airline says it will honor tickets purchased this week at discount prices after fares were reduced erroneously.
Lucky Mistake
Associated Press
Three-hour malfunction drastically lowers El AL airfare, prompting thousands to book flights
El Al Airlines said Thursday it is investigating the incident but decided to "honor those tickets that where purchased and ticketed" regardless.
The mistake drastically lowered round-trip airfare between New York and Israel on El Al Airlines and created a run on tickets for a three-hour period.
At least 5,000 tickets were purchased Monday after El Al posted fares for less than $400, down from an average of $1,600.
The New York Post says news of the bargain fare quickly spread through New York's Orthodox Jewish communities after a website sent out an alert.
El Al blames the mistake on a contractor responsible for posting fares.
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