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...
Last Chance To Take Advantage Before El Al Devalues Matmid Yet Again
Update 2: If you have Matmid points, you'll want to use them before they are devalued at 5pm on Sunday, 3/31. If you have...
El Al Takes One Step Closer To SkyTeam With Air France Codeshare Agreement; News On Mileage Reciprocity, Delta Lounge Access, SkyTeam, ANA, Alaska, JetBlue,...
DansDeals reported last year that Delta committed to making efforts to help El Al join the SkyTeam Alliance.
That process took another step forward today...
[Final Day!] El Al: NYC, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami To/From Tel Aviv For Just $298-$448 Each Way!
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El Al: Toronto To Tel Aviv Nonstop For US$694 Round-Trip
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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...
AWESOME! Alaska’s Bargain Pricing For Travel On El Al Is Now Live!
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...
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 Flight 1008 Has Just Taken Off From Goose Bay To Tel Aviv; Listen To The Audio Of The El Al Mayday Call!
Original post: El Al Is Sending A New Plane To Take Diverted Passengers From Goose Bay Air Force Base To Tel Aviv
El Al flight 1008...
Roundup Of El Al Flights Operating While They Are “Closed”
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Bid On Last Minute El Al Flights From Tel Aviv To NYC Or San Francisco From $450 Round-Trip!
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Thanks To Visa Waiver Program Entry, El Al Will Add More US Flights Next Year, Roundup Of Record 112 Weekly North America-Israel Flights
Thanks to Israel entering the US Visa Waiver Program, El Al is gearing up for what it expects will be a record setting year...
El Al’s London King David Lounge Has Closed And Is Now A Priority Pass Art And Lounge; Is Paris Next?
El Al's King David Lounges are one of their competitive advantages. In Tel Aviv the only other lounge option are the Dan Lounges, which...
Save On El Al Flights Via Delta Codeshare: Fly El Al Business Class From Tel Aviv To JFK For Just $2,502 Round-Trip, Fully Refundable!
The Delta-El Al partnership is now live, and there are some great deals to be had!
Delta is currently selling El Al codeshare flights for...
El Al Announces New Service Between Boston And Tel Aviv
El Al has announced that Boston will be their first new North American city to be launched in years.
There will be 3 weekly flights...
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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In Wake Of Gaza Rocket Attacks, El Al And Lufthansa Group Offering Free Changes Or Cancellations; Insane Video Of Near Miss On Route 4
Update: Lufthansa Group airlines (Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, or Swiss) have added their own Israel travel waiver for flights through 11/16. Travel can be rebooked...
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...
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...
El Al Delaying Launch Of Chicago And Tokyo Flights, Expands Flight Change Waiver, Extends Elite Status
El Al has made several announcements following Israel's new quarantine requirements.
The launch of service to Chicago will be delayed until 6/28
The launch...
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...
El Al Adds Service To Their 8th North American Destination! Roundup Of The 93 Weekly Nonstop Flights Between North America And Tel Aviv
El Al announced today that they will fly nonstop 787 service between Las Vegas and Tel Aviv starting 6/14/19. Curiously though, the service will...
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...
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 Matmid Discounted Coach And Business Class Award Tickets Between Boston And Tel Aviv
El Al is offering discounted award tickets between Boston and Tel Aviv.
Awards are discounted further for "Executives" and it's pretty easy to become an...
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...
Who Is Responsible For The Disappearance Of El Al NYC-Tel Aviv Awards Via Qantas Points? Here Are The Workarounds You Can Use!
Read this first: Everything You Need To Know About Booking El Al Awards With Qantas!
A few weeks ago I wrote about how El Al...
How To Search For El Al Awards With Qantas Points; The Trick To Booking From 15 Airports That Aren’t Bookable Online!
“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...
With US Airlines Refusing To Return To Israel, El Al Will Add More Flights
Update: Alive again!
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...
Qantas Adds The Ability To Book Same Day Award Tickets! New Comparison Of Qantas And El Al Award Rates With Taxes And Fees Included!
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Qantas Adds The Ability To Book El Al Award Tickets From 2 More US Cities! 1 Week Left For Dirt...
El Al’s Impressive New Ad Hits Home
Boy, what a difference a few years can make.
During COVID, El Al shut down, leaving United as the lifeline to the outside world. The...
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 Appears To Be Pushing Back Service Resumption Yet Again, This Time Until May 31st
El Al previously suspended all commercial service from March 27 through April 4.
They later extended that suspension through May 2nd and closed down their...
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...
The Captain Of El Al’s Flight #002 Lied To And Tricked His Own Passengers; It’s Time To Realize The Risks Of Taking These Flights
Update: Several videos have been added to the end of this post. There are has been zero evidence of any sort of physical violence that El Al claimed had occurred, nor has El Al clarified on which of their 2 problematic flights the alleged violence occurred.
The real heroes of this story once again are Rabbi and Rebbetzin Hendel of Chabad of Greece. You can donate directly to their efforts here.
When An El Al Flight Diverted To Halifax For A Medical Emergency, A Bochur Steps Up To Save The Day
El Al flight 26, operated by one of El Al's aging Boeing 777s, took off from Newark on September 18th at about 9:30pm.
Chabad Houses...
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...
El Al Will Fly Nonstop Between Tel Aviv And Tokyo For The First Time!
El Al's Dreamliners are allowing it to do exactly what Boeing promised, making "long and thin" routes that had previously not been viable into...
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...
