El Al Will Add A 4th Mileage Partner, And It May Just Be A Game Changer!
El Al and Japanese carrier ANA announced they will begin a codeshare partnership in Spring 2024.
More excitingly, the airlines also announced plans to sign...
[Now Live!] DansDeals Exclusive: El Al Will Bring Back Their Awesome Flexible Vouchers Next Week, With A Catch
Update, 5/14: This is now live on El Al's booking site. If you find this option on any other online travel agencies, post a...
[Update: Route Launch In June 2024!] El Al To Trial Nonstop Test Flights Between Tel Aviv And Melbourne!
Update, 3/15/23: El Al and the Australian Government have come to an agreement that will bring nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Melbourne by...
Taking AAdvantage Of American’s Surrender, El Al Will Launch Fort Lauderdale Service And Expand Miami Flights To Israel!
Update: El Al will allow free changes with no difference in fare if you are booked between Miami and Tel Aviv to switch to...
Etihad Launches Award Travel On El Al With Excellent Availability; Redeem El Al Points On 3 Airlines
It's been in the works since 2020, but Etihad and El Al are now full frequent flyer partners. You can earn and redeem miles...
El Al: Fly One Way Between The US And Israel From Just $348 Or 23.2K Chase Points!
Update: More dates have been added below!
Originally posted on 1/24:
Bookable via El Al. Also bookable on Priceline, Orbitz or Expedia.
Limited seats are available on each date.
Use...
[Ends Today!] El Al New Year’s Sale: Fly Round-Trip From NYC, Los Angeles, Miami, And Many More Cities To Tel Aviv From Just $798...
Update: This sale ends today! Valid dates for nonstop flights have been updated below.
Bookable via El Al. Also bookable on Priceline, Orbitz or Expedia.
Limited seats are...
[Final Hours To Lock In Transferable Voucher Flexibility, But Free Changes Will Continue] El Al’s Awesome Ticket Voucher Exchange Program: Will You Lock In...
Update, 12/30: El Al tells me that all tickets that have a 12/31/22 or earlier purchase date based on the location of the purchase...
[Points Validity Extended, Earn Points To Bring Them Into New Program] DansDeals Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes: Here Are The Details On El Al’s...
Update: If you have points set to expire before the new program begins on 9/1/23, El Al will extend those points to 8/31/23, though...
[Ends Tonight!] El Al Black Friday Sale: Fly Round-Trip From Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, DC, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, NYC, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San...
Update: This sale ends tonight!
PS...
https://twitter.com/DansDeals/status/1598088991773200392
Originally posted on 11/24:
El Al Black Friday Sale
Bookable via El Al. Also bookable on Priceline, Orbitz or Expedia.
Limited seats are available...
[Ends Today!] El Al: Fly Round-Trip From The US To Tel Aviv For Just $798 Or 53.2K Chase Points Round-Trip, Including Yeshiva Week/Winter Break!
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
WOW! Wide Open Partner Award Space On El Al’s New Tokyo Route
Earlier today I wrote about El Al's plans to launch Tel Aviv-Tokyo/NRT service on March 1, 2023.
I just took a peek at the flight's...
El Al Will Once Again Sell Inaugural Flights To Tokyo, Is The Third Time The Charm?
El Al originally planned to launch service to Tokyo in March of 2020 before the Olympics with 3 weekly flights. Then COVID hit, the...
WOW! El Al Adding Present Location Zmanim To The 787 Entertainment System!
Judaism has specific rules for times and directions for the morning, afternoon, and evening prayers. And like everything in Judaism, there are endless opinions...
Trip Notes: Flying Business Class On An El Al Dreamliner From JFK To Tel Aviv, My First El Al Flight!
I have flown to Israel as an adult on airlines like American, Continental, Delta, Lufthansa, Swiss, United, and USAirways and been on thousands of...
El Al Says Goodbye To Canada, Eh?
El Al will stop flying to Toronto this fall, ceding the Canadian market to Star Alliance member Air Canada. Canada's flag carrier offers year-round...
Delta Bails On Boston-Tel Aviv In The Winter, While El Al Triples Down
Delta is battling JetBlue to transform Boston into a global hub. As part of that strategy, they announced on 10/3/21 that they would add...
[El Al Reinstates 2nd Newark Flight With Morning Departure From Israel] Exclusive: Here’s What El Al Is Saying About The Newark To JFK Flight...
Update, 4/27: El Al shares the following statement,
"Beginning June 12, the arrival time of EL AL flight LY 25, TLV to EWR, has been...
El Al Has A New CEO After Just One Year; Here’s My Advice To Her
Last week, El Al CEO Avigal Soreq announced that he would be stepping down after just 1 year at the helm.
It didn't take long...
El Al Adds In-Flight iPads With Artscroll Learning Content
El Al announced that they will carry iPads fully loaded with Artscroll's library between NYC and Tel Aviv. The iPads will features the entire...
El Al Will Trial Sanctioned Minyanim On Long Haul Flights, But What Else Can Be Done To Solve Potential Issues?
In 2018, then secular owned El Al accused chareidim of physical violence which led to the flight being delayed and later diverted due to...
HOT! El Al Buy One Get One Free Sale On Paid And Award Tickets: Fly Round-Trip From NYC To Tel Aviv For $414 Or...
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
Finally: El Al Joins TSA PreCheck!
TSA PreCheck makes flying much easier. Shorter lines, no need to remove your shoes, belt, jacket, or hat. You can keep your laptop and...
[Matched By United] El Al: Fly Nonstop Round-Trip From Tel Aviv To NYC Or Miami For Just $499 Or 33K Points, Or Tel Aviv...
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
El Al Adds Online Changes And Holds, Will Once Again Sell Inaugural Flights To Chicago And Tokyo
El Al was supposed to launch service to Chicago and Tokyo in the spring of 2020 before the Olympics. Then COVID hit, the Olympics...
EL AL: Fly From Tel Aviv To Miami For $599 Or 39.9K Chase Points Round-Trip
Bookable on Priceline. Tickets purchased from Priceline today are refundable until tomorrow at 11:29pm ET. Please see this post for directions on how to cancel...
EL AL Finally Allowing Travel Agents To Process Refunds For Cancelled Flights
EL AL, along with many other airlines, took away the ability for travel agents to process refunds on cancelled flights in March of 2020.
But...
[Update: Confirmed!] Will El Al And Etihad Codeshare And Have Mileage Reciprocity?
Update, 7/1/21: El Al and Etihad have launched codeshare sales on each other's flights, which will further expand starting in August.
Additionally the airlines confirm...
Redeem El Al Matmid Points For $1 Each Off Of Airfare This Month, Fly Round-Trip From JFK-Tel Aviv For 592 Points+$101 Round-Trip!
El Al is offering the ability to redeem Matmid points at a value of $1 each off economy airfare.
El Al normally charges executives 1,760...
El Al Finally Reopens Israeli Call Center!
El Al closed their call centers when they suspended service last March.
For a while it was nearly impossible to reach them, but they reopened...
El Al Offering Free Tickets To First Degree Relatives Of Those Who Passed Away From The Tragedy In Meron
It's with a heavy heart and many tears that I've watched the gut-wrenching videos and pictures of the tragic crush in Meron that has...
Israel News: All Students Can Enter, Ben Gurion Railway Station Reopens, El Al To Fly Nonstop To Phuket!
Chaim V'Chessed reports that Israel is finally reopening to all students. That includes single students and new students who have been locked out of...
Israeli Government Will Prepay For $210 Million Of El Al Tickets!
While airlines across the globe received truly massive bailouts with few strings attached, the Israeli government hasn't offered that kind of assistance to their...
[Final Day To Transfer Points] AMEX Points Will No Longer Transfer To El Al Matmid Points In 2021
Update: Today is the final day to transfer points to El Al. Will you transfer any points?
El Al says that they are "replacing" this...
Should You Apply For El Al’s New US Credit Card? Here’s Why It’s A Hard Pass For Me
Airlines around the globe have tapped the lucrative US credit card market to sell tens of billions of dollars worth of miles to major...
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...
[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...
