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New Arkia route breaks El Al's exclusivity in Israelis' favorite destination
Competition for Japan heats up: Arkia announced that it will launch direct flights to Tokyo in October 2026, ending El Al's monopoly on the route; Ticket prices between the two companies on some dates can be significant
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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06.02.26
Direct route to Silicon Valley: El Al's newest destination
The 15-hour direct flight is designed to meet growing demand from the Israeli and business communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley; flight number departing Israel will be LY49, a nod to the local football team, the San Francisco 49ers
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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06.01.26
Class action request: 'El Al refunds canceled flights in installments, against the law'
An attorney who bought her daughter an El Al ticket to Poland says the airline refunded a canceled flight in future installments despite full payment, turning passengers into a 'source of financing'; El Al says it has not received the lawsuit
Lital Dubrovitsky
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05.17.26
El Al starts selling tickets to Buenos Aires: here’s the price for its new route
El Al opened ticket sales today for its new direct route to Buenos Aires, set to launch in November as its longest flight, alongside sales for its new Seoul route
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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05.07.26
Kosher food at 40,000 feet: El Al inaugurates world's largest kosher airline food plant
What's the deal with airline food? The plant will be able to produce approximately 50,000 meals a day and will broaden the variety of meals served on flights
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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05.07.26
One passenger, two seats? The photo reigniting the airline seat debate
Large-bodied passenger was seen spilling into the next seat on European flight, setting off fierce online debate over passenger shaming, airline policy and who should pay when standard plane seats do not fit body
Roee Elman
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05.03.26
Opening Jerusalem embassy and lighting Independence Day torch: Argentina's president arrives in Israel
Javier Milei will land on Sunday morning, when he will announce a direct flight route to Buenos Aires and sign the 'Isaac Accords'; Later he will participate in dress rehearsal of torch lighting ceremony, but will fly home before the main event
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Itamar Eichner
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04.19.26
More seats for longer flights: El Al expands its Dreamliner fleet
The airline announced that it will exercise an option to purchase six additional Boeing 787 aircraft, with the option to acquire up to six more later in a move designed to increase the supply of seats on long-haul flights and improve their availability
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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04.16.26
This is what El Al's upgraded luxury lounge at Ben Gurion looks like
The lounge in Terminal 3 is available to the airline's top tier customers; Access to the lounge cannot be purchased on a one-time basis and is granted solely as a status benefit
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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04.15.26
Lions of war: 4 endangered lions flown to Israel from Czech Republic
They arrived on an El Al cargo flight, as part of a European program for species conservation; they were transferred to the Haifa Educational Zoo, where they will undergo a several-week acclimatization period; pilot: 'A special sense of mission in tasks like this'
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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03.26.26
El Al cuts flights to 7 destinations, shifts to essential operations as Ben Gurion Airport limits tighten
Flights reduced to a minimum as Ben Gurion caps departures and passenger numbers; El Al limits service to major hubs while Israir operates only nearby routes, prioritizing humanitarian cases
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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03.23.26
Arkia shifts flights abroad, El Al scales back amid wartime airspace limits
Airlines shift operations to Aqaba and Taba and limit Ben Gurion flights to humanitarian routes as new rules cap passengers at 50 per flight and one departure per hour, leaving many travelers stranded ahead of Passover
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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03.23.26
Outgoing flights from Israel to resume Sunday
Transportation Minister Miri Regev says move 'subject to security reality'; it comes shortly after the first rescue flights bringing stranded travelers back to Israel landed; El Al won't operate rescue flights on Shabbat
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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03.05.26
First rescue flights land in Israel after five days of total airspace closure
El Al plans rescue flights from about 22 global destinations, while Israir will operate from Rome, Berlin, Rovaniemi, Athens and Batumi
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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03.05.26
Rescue flight plan for Israelis stranded abroad begins: this is how it will work
The rescue flight operation to repatriate Israelis stranded abroad is expected to begin Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, with Israeli airlines preparing to operate dozens of flights to Israel: this is how it will happen
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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03.04.26
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