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Lufthansa Group, Air France cancel Israel flights amid escalating tensions

German aviation group announces cancellation of all flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport through Thursday, French flag carrier cancels 2 flights scheduled for Wednesday amid fears of regional conflagration after thousands of Hezbollah pagers explode

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 09.17.24

El Al restructures flight schedule as Israelis let AI plan their vacation

NYC, Paris, London and Bangkok are the most sought-after travel destinations for Israelis, prompting El Al to come up with lucrative new travel options; The AI revolution is making its way into users' vacation planning efforts, as search terms such as 'AI cheapest flights finder' soar in popularity

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 09.16.24

El Al to offer set prices for 4 destinations amid outrage

National carrier to offer tickets to Cyprus for $199, Athens for $299, Dubai and Vienna for $349; critic says low prices already exist in competition and El Al must lower cost to Paris, London, Amsterdam, NY where no options available

Iris Lifshitz Klieger | 08.21.24

Ryanair, Lufthansa Group cancel flights to Israel until September

Foreign airlines continue to cancel scheduled flights to Tel Aviv amid tensions in the Middle East and worry of Iranian retaliation in the area; Here's an update on who's flying and who's not

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.19.24

Transportation Minister says she 'won't send a plane everywhere' but she will help Israelis get home

Stranded Israelis, whose flights home from places around the world were cancelled due to the security situation, will find flights leaving for Israel, 24/7, from Greece; according to Miri Regev; Some 3,000 Israelis abroad are currently stuck without a way home

Dan Raban | 08.05.24

Frequent questions for frequent flyers: Who's entitled to compensation?

International airlines start to cancel flights to Israel due to the growing security tensions; Adv. Ehud Pie, who specializes in tourism and aviation, told us who deserves compensation and for what

Adv. Ehud Pie | 08.03.24

More airlines ground Israel flights as regional conflict heats up

Lufthansa and Fly Dubai join United Airlines and Delta Air Lines in flight suspensions; Austrian Airlines flight turns back mid-air en route to Ben Gurion Airport

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.01.24

Beirut flights cancelled, delayed amid fears of Israeli attack

German Lufthansa says it suspended five routes to and from Lebanon's capital by the group's carriers Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowing and Lufthansa in 'an abundance of caution

Reuters | 07.29.24

Israir looking to schedule flights to Thailand, New York

Company officials approach Airbus in bid to purchase aircraft to facilitate long flights, aiming to resurrect competition in the sector

Navit Zomer | 07.25.24

Ignoring safety? Survey finds air travelers tune out pre-flight briefings

74% of respondents in US survey think using both armrests unacceptable; 47% believe it's acceptable to unbuckle seat belts when seatbelt light off

Ynetnews | 06.24.24

סינגפור תמונות מתוך המטוס של טיסת המערבולת של סינגפור איירליינס מ לונדון

Climate change exacerbating turbulence during flights, experts warn

Severe turbulence incidents, like the one on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that resulted in one death and several injuries, have prompted concerns

Ynetnews | 05.27.24

EasyJet cancels all Israel flights until end of October

British low-cost carrier EasyJet cancels its flights to and from Israel for the summer season, less than a month after it returned to Ben Gurion Airport. 'Affected passengers have no cheap alternative for other flights and will be forced to pay ridiculous prices or postpone their vacation'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 04.16.24

EasyJet grounds all flights to Israel until April 21

Following Saturday's Iranian attack which closed Israeli airspace for 7 hours, domestic and foreign airlines revise operations in Israel and the region

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Roi Rubinstein | 04.15.24

El Al probed for price hikes amid war

National carrier controls 80% of market after airlines suspend flights to Israel after October 7; company claims prices fair and befitting circumstances

Meirav Crystal | 04.03.24

A string of in-flight malfunctions raises global concern about air travel

Although 2023 was declared the safest year in commercial air travel in history, a string of malfunctions over the past 10 days, including 4 incidents involving United Airlines' aircraft, has sparked major concerns regarding passenger safety

Daniel Bettini | 03.13.24