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US DOT: Allow US Airlines To Operate Rescue Flights To Israel; El Al Adds More Rescue Flights
Israel's Ben Gurion Airport has been closed since January 26th and remains closed through at least February 21st.
El Al has been operating rescue flights...
El Al: Fly Nonstop From Tel Aviv To NYC For $634 (42K Points) Coach Or $2,400 (156K Points) Business Round-Trip!
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Israel Allowing Student Re-entry; Will Issue “Green Passport” To People Who Have Been Vaccinated Or Recovered From COVID-19
Chaim V’Chessed reports that Israel will once again honor and issue entry permission for unmarried people with student visas to return to Israel after...
[Final Day To Transfer Points] AMEX Points Will No Longer Transfer To El Al Matmid Points In 2021
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Gulf Air Will Fly To Tel Aviv Next Month And Will Partner With El Al; Ritz Carlton Bahrain Now Offering A Kosher Menu!
Gulf Air announced plans to launch 2 weekly flights between Manama, Bahrain and Tel Aviv starting on 1/7/21.
They also signed a memorandum of understanding...
El Al Now Selling Nonstop Flights Between Tel Aviv And Dubai!
El A is now selling nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai for travel starting on December 13th.
Israelis will be able to travel to...
Should You Apply For El Al’s New US Credit Card? Here’s Why It’s A Hard Pass For Me
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[Update: More Dates And Airline Options!] Delta/El Al/United: Fly Nonstop From Newark, Chicago, Washington DC, Or San Francisco To Tel Aviv For Just $690-$695...
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In Surprise To Nobody, El Al’s CEO Will Step Down
El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin announced today that he will step down by January with a goodbye letter that says it does not identify...
El Al Targeted Offer: Save Up To $1,500 Off Flights! Fly Round-Trip From The US To Tel Aviv From $398 Coach Or $1,698 Business!
El Al is offering some truly incredible deals to targeted Matmid members, with fares that I haven't seen since the $336 round-trip El Al...
El Al, Arkia, And Israir Schedule Nonstop Flights Between Tel Aviv And Dubai! Will El Al Fly Their Dreamliner?
Just a few months ago, Israelis were not able to visit the UAE.
Now, 3 Israeli airlines will fly nonstop from Tel Aviv to Dubai!
The...
Fly Nonstop On El Al From Tel Aviv To NYC For Just $494 Round-Trip!
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Israel Travel News: Flight Sales Open, Antibody Tests Accepted, El Al Status Extension, UAE Bilateral Agreement, Etihad Israel Site+Delegation, A New Era Inshallah!
A mini-roundup on Israel travel news.
In case you missed it, here is the link for the 10/9/20 News Roundup: COVID-19 Second Wave, Flights...
[Update: Permit Granted, Board Will Be Replaced] Goodbye Borovitz, Hello Rozenberg: El Al Will Soon Be Under New Management
Update: The state of Israel has given final approval for Eli Rozenberg to control El Al. There is a condition attached that he must...
El Al Opens Form To Choose Between A Refund Or 125% Voucher, Which Will You Choose?
I wrote last week about El Al offering vouchers worth 125% of the price paid for a flight. At the time, you had to...
El Al Dirty Pool: After Eli Rozenberg Is Said To Be Replacing El Al’s Board, The Board Fights Back One Last Time
Last month I wrote about how El Al was playing dirty.
Eli Rozenberg made an offer to recapitalize the airline and the controlling Borovitz family...
El Al To Travel Agents: We Will Be Back In The Air In October, 125% Credit Voucher For Cancelled Flights
El Al operations have been suspended since March 27th, but they have told travel agents that they will begin a limited schedule in October.
Starting...
Mazel Tov: 26 Year Old Eli Rozenberg Is Reportedly The New Controlling Shareholder Of El Al!
Globes is reporting that Eli Rozenberg is now the controlling shareholder of El Al.
The airline put its' shares up on the public market today....
While El Al Idles, United Launches Chicago-Tel Aviv Service; Airlines Smell Blood In The Skies
El Al operations have been suspended since March 27th. That will come back to haunt them.
Delta and United have been gobbling up market share in...
El Al Appears To Be Cancelling Most Flights Through October 24th
With Israel's borders closed to foreign nationals through at least September 30th, El Al has closed sales for all flights (except Athens) through October...
9/2/20 News Roundup: UAE Peace Deal, El Al Sale, COVID Reinfection, Flight Simulator, 737MAX Rebranding, Ransomware, Tesla Hack, #Bonvoyed, And More!
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Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some coverage....
[Update: Flight Landed!] El Al Gets Permission For Its First Flight Over Saudi Arabian Airspace To Abu Dhabi; The Shocking Reason It Will Fly...
Update: El Al's flight 971 flew over Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi, cutting the flight time from over 7 hours to just 3 hours...
El Al Will Reportedly Operate The First Ever Commercial Flight From Israel To The United Arab Emirates Next Week!
The AP is reporting that the first ever commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will fly next week and it will...
[Update: Now Confirmed] El Al Is Cancelling All Flights Until October
Update, 8/18: El Al has finally officially confirmed that they are cancelling all flights through September 30th. Meanwhile, their competitors are operating sold out...
So You Want To Rescue El Al? Be Prepared For A Dirty Fight
El Al is broke.
Their operations have been suspended since March 27th and all flights have been wiped off the schedule until October. They're being sued...
8/5/20 News Roundup: COVID-19 Updates, United 232 Survivor’s Guilt, Hyatt Woes, All You Can Fly Deals, El Al Meals At Home, Corona Cruises, Hyatt...
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Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some...
Israel Grants Permit To Eli Rozenberg To Buy El Al, But Will El Al Sell?
Globes is reporting that Israel has approved Eli Rozenberg's application to buy a controlling stake in El Al.
Getting that permit was a precondition for...
Israel Is Expected To Grant Entry Permission For Foreign Students; Are Some Institutions Insisting On Students Flying El Al?
Chaim V'Chessed reports that Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced that foreign students will receive permission to enter the...
30 Year Old Eli Rozenberg Tenders Offer To Buy Controlling Stake In El Al For $75 Million
Globes is reporting that Eli Rozenberg has tendered an offer to buy El Al.
The offer is $75MM for a 45% share of the airline....
[Update: Now Confirmed] El Al Appears To Be Cancelling All Flights Until September!
Update: As speculated below, El Al has now confirmed that all flights are suspended through August 31st.
Originally posted on 7/5:
With Israel's borders closed to foreign...
$400MM Class Action Filed Against El Al For Refusing Refunds, Have You Received A Refund Yet?
A $400MM class action suit has been filed against El Al for refusing refunds on cancelled flights.
With no end in sight for Israel's lockdown,...
United Is Now Selling Seats Nonstop From Chicago To Tel Aviv, While El Al Raises The White Flag; Plus, Scheduling Explained
A few days ago I wrote about the launch of United's newest nonstop route to Tel Aviv, from their hometown of Chicago.
United will start...
Will El Al Will Be Nationalized Again Or Should It Be Allowed To Fail And Start With A Clean Slate?
El Al's board has finally agreed to accept the government's bailout terms.
The headlines all say the airline will be nationalized are misleading.
A $250MM loan...
After Pilot Dispute, El Al Calls Their Bluff And Suspends All Flights Indefinitely
El Al has been at the negotiating table for months with their labor unions to extract concessions that would allow for the airline to...
Sunday News Roundup 6/28/20: New LGA, El Al Bailout, Hong Kong, Credit Card Approvals, Goodbye Qantas 747s, Buried Treasure, And More
The last few updates have focused on COVID-19, so I figured it's time for other stories that didn't get their own post, but should...
Will You Accept A 120% Future Travel Voucher From El Al In Lieu Of A Cash Refund?
The Marker is reporting that El Al will offer travelers the option of accepting a travel voucher equal to 120% of the ticket price...
El Al Appears To Be Cancelling Some Flights Through March 2021 And Beyond
With Israel's borders closed to foreign nationals through at least June 30th, El Al remains in hibernation mode. The airline is negotiating with the...
COVID-19 News Roundup 5/25/20: Super-Spreaders, Second Wave, Immunity Passports, El Al In Turkey, Worldwide Restrictions Roundup, Amare Stoudemire, And More
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COVID-19 News Roundup 3/14/20: New Travel Bans, Airline Suspensions, Israel Shutdowns, An Alternate COVID Approach, JetBlue Ban, TSA Changes, Poll, And More
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El Al Adds June Flights To JFK, Los Angeles, London, And Paris
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El Al Has Started Processing Refunds For Cancelled Flights!
A few weeks ago, I called out El Al for not issuing refunds on cancelled flights, in violation of US law.
El Al said they...
