El Al News: Another Mileage Devaluation, New 787 Flights, Premium Economy Now Bookable, And More
Lots of news coming out of El Al.
1. El Al will buy Israir, which will fly under El Al's Sun d'Or subsidiary.
Airline mergers are...
Are El Al’s Wet Leasing Practices Going To Cause A Strike?
For the past couple of years El Al has been wet-leasing planes from other airlines to cover their routes. This has led to people...
El Al Will Take United Polaris Head-On With Their First 787 Route, “We Had A Dream, Now We Have A Dreamliner”
Air Canada has been operating the best business class product from North America to Tel Aviv for some time now with their all aisle...
Here’s When And Where El Al’s 787 Dreamliner Service Will Begin
Last week El Al unveiled what business class and the new premium economy cabin will look like on their new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
It looks...
Here Is How Many Alaska Miles You’ll Need For Every El Al Route, Bargains From 7.5K Miles!
Alaska Airlines has begun rolling out their new award chart and will complete that process by 3/31. Awards will drop to as low as 4,500 miles...
El Al Matmid: NYC To Tel Aviv For 20K AMEX Points Plus $160
Update, 05/06: The rates have gone back up to 800 Matmid points each way.
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El Al is back with yet another discounted award promotion for...
Comparison Chart: Redeeming For El Al Flights With Qantas Points Versus El Al Matmid Points
For a long time, the best way to book award travel on El Al was with American miles. That relationship crumbled 4 years ago...
[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...
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...
[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!
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Fly Nonstop On El Al From NYC, Boston, Miami, Or Los Angeles To Tel Aviv On Limited July Dates From Just $298 Or 19.8K...
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Is It Actually Possible To Use Qantas Points To Save On El Al Award Flights Between North America And Tel Aviv?
A few years ago the best way to travel on El Al was to use American miles.
Then American merged with USAirways and they had...
Fly Nonstop Between NYC And Tel Aviv For 33.6K Points In Coach, 50.4K Premium, Or 62.4K Business When You Transfer Citi Points To Qantas!
Earlier today I wrote about the 25% bonus for transferring points from Citi to Qantas.
You can also transfer Marriott points to Qantas at a...
El Al Appears To Be Pushing Back Service Resumption Yet Again, This Time Until June 28th
Related post: Enough Is Enough: The Time Is Now For El Al To Issue Refunds For Cancelled Flights And Stop Violating DoT Policy!
El Al...
[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...
You Can Now Book El Al Awards With Delta Miles, But Should You?
El Al's Matmid frequent flyer program has never been particularly rewarding or competitive, though it was improved earlier this year, based on many suggestions...
Redeem Qantas Points For El Al Coach, Premium Economy, And Business Without Fuel Surcharges; Comparison Of Matmid And Qantas Point Requirements
In October, I wrote about the long and convoluted process to redeem Qantas points for travel on El Al between North America and Tel...
Final Day To Book Awards Before Qantas Program Devaluation; Updated Comparison Award Chart For Travel On El Al To Israel
Update: The new award chart will go into effect 9/17 at 10am EDT. Book your premium cabin award tickets now before rates go up!...
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...
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...
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Today Only! Get A 70% Bonus When You Purchase Alaska Miles, Fly AA Short-Haul For $96, El Al Short-Haul For $174, Or El Al...
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El Al: We May Have Broken Your Stroller…But United Breaks Guitars!
After speaking to the El Al Matmid executive that created the recent Matmid devaluation for more than 90 minutes, there's not much that will...
United Strikes Back Against El Al In San Francisco: Round 2!
United started flying between San Francisco and Tel Aviv on 3/30/16 with 3 weekly 787-8 (788) flights. The flight was so successful that it was...
Reader Question: How Do I Avoid El Al Fees For Seat Assignments On Qantas Booked Flights?
Several readers have asked what they can do about being told there is a $20 fee for getting seat assignments or even requesting mehadrin...
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...
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...
[El Al To Work Towards Joining SkyTeam And Potentially End Other US Airline Partnerships] BREAKING: El Al And Delta To Launch Mileage And Codeshare...
Update: El Al confirms via a financial filing in Hebrew that Delta has committed to "make reasonable efforts to assist the company" in joining...
Here Is Next Year’s Rollout Schedule For El Al’s Dreamliner Service To JFK, Newark, And Hong Kong
El Al currently has 2 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which they use for a daily flight between Tel Aviv and London and between Tel Aviv...
El Al Is Testing Out Sale Fares That Are Only Valid For Friday Flights
El Al doesn't operate flights on Shabbos, but they do operate flights that land close to Shabbos and take off shortly after Shabbos.
El Al...
While El Al Is “Closed” And Refusing Refunds, 95% Of Their Fleet Has Been Converted To Cargo Operating Flights 7 Days/Week
El Al claims that they are closed and that's why they haven't issued refunds for flights cancelled over the past 2 months. That ignores...
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...
Fly Nonstop On El Al From Tel Aviv To NYC This Week From Just $448 Or 29.9K Chase Points One-Way
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El Al: New 787 Routes, Route Launch Cancellation, End Of 747/First Class Dates, Sandwiches Instead Of Meals, And How To Fix What Ails It
El Al is in the midst of retiring their current long-haul fleet, which consists of aging 747, 767, and 777 aircraft. They are being...
Everything You Need To Know About Booking El Al Awards With Qantas!
“All about” posts take an in-depth look into various topics. See all of them here. Have a topic you want to read more about? Sound off in...
Ouch! Israel Will Now Allow Airlines To Delay Issuing Flight Refunds For Years
Last week Israel agreed to potentially take control of El Al if a private buyer can't be found for the struggling carrier.
El Al owes...
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...
After Reporting Record Profits, El Al Locks In More Dreamliners
Related: El Al Takes One Step Closer To SkyTeam With Air France Codeshare Agreement; News On Mileage Reciprocity, Delta Lounge Access, SkyTeam, ANA, Alaska,...
El Al: Sorry We Don’t Match American Status, If Only You Had Continental Or USAirways Status…
Disclaimer: I have absolutely nothing against El Al. I have everything against El Al’s incompetent management, which seemingly has not a clue about how...
HOT! El Al: Fly Nonstop From Toronto To Tel Aviv For $600 Round-Trip In Coach, $1,105 In Premium Economy, Or $2,669 In Dreamliner Business
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Israel Bans Visitors From Italy; El Al Suspends All Flights To Italy And Thailand, Delays Their Japan Service Launch
Israel, home to the harshest coronavirus bans on the planet, is now turning away non-Israelis arriving on flights from Italy. Israelis who have visited...
