[Finnair Cancels Flights Until November 2024, AA Extends Waiver, United Postpones Return To Market] Israel Flight Change Policies And Next Bookable Flights For All...
Update, 12/4:
Finnair has officially canceled all flights to Israel through at least 10/29/24.
AA has extended their waiver to 2/14/24 with...
United Sending Out Elite Status Extension Emails To Passengers Who Fly To/From Tel Aviv
Many readers, both US and Israel based who frequently fly United between the US and Israel, have commented and shared the email that United...
[Visa Waiver May Be Suspended] US Launches Visa Free Travel For Israelis, More Than A Month Earlier Than Expected
Update, 11/16: Axios is reporting that newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew has informed Israel that the US visa waiver may soon...
An El Al Plane Is About To Land On Shabbos In Tel Aviv For The First Time In Over 4 Decades; Pray For Israel...
El Al hasn't flown on Shabbos since 1982, but we are living in times that Israel hasn't seen in the past half century.
Israel's flag...
Quick Thoughts On The Shocking Simchat Torah War In Israel; My Strategy For Helping Family Find Flights Out Of Tel Aviv
Over the normally joyous Simchas Torah holiday, word trickled in of the terrorist atrocities committed against Jews in Israel.
Hundreds killed and kidnapped? It seemed...
Were You On The First Nonstop Commercial Passenger Flight From Saudi Arabia To Israel?
Air Seychelles flight 22, an A320neo with 128 passengers onboard, departed yesterday from Mahe, in the Seychelles, at 5:19pm local time and was scheduled...
[Future Award Chart Rates And More Details Revealed!] DansDeals Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes: Here Are The Details On El Al’s Reimagined Matmid Frequent...
Please see the original post below the updates for all of the changes going into effect for Matmid in 2 weeks from now.
Update, 8/17/23: While...
DansDeals Interview With The “Haredi” Accused Of Discrimination On United; Israeli Journalist Invented A False Narrative
Update: The story below has now been corroborated by multiple witnesses.
Originally posted 8/15.
I just spoke with Nigel M, who preferred that his full name...
[More Eyewitnesses Step Forward] An Eyewitness Shares What She Saw Happen On United Flight 85, “There Was No Discrimination”
Update: I just spoke with Sol and Eva C. who were seated in seats 46E and 46F. They were among the first on the...
United Launches Their First Credit Card In Israel, Here’s How It Compares To The US Version
After El Al, United operates the most nonstop flights between North America and Israel with 28 weekly flights.
The airline has now launched its first...
[Now Matched By American] BRUTAL! United Joins Delta In Selling Basic Economy Fares To Israel
Update, 8/24: American is now selling basic economy fares to Tel Aviv, leaving Air Canada and El Al as the remaining carriers not selling...
Goodbye AA, Hello Delta! El Al Now Selling Delta Connections And Updates Reciprocity Timeline; International Secure Transit Now Bookable Via Ben Gurion!
Last month, El Al announced that it would partner with Delta and work to join the SkyTeam Alliance. The announcement meant that its days...
[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...
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...
[Report From El Al’s New Bag Drop Line] Bag Drop Arrives At Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport, Have You Tried It Yet?
Update, 6/4: El Al is now allowing the use of self check-in/bag drop lines at Ben Gurion. DDF member tavster went to check them...
After El Al Retreat, Air Canada Upgauges Israel Flights; Roundup Of 106 North America-Israel Flights
El Al stopped flying to Canada last year, but that doesn't mean demand from Canada to Israel has dropped.
Montreal-Tel Aviv seasonal service with 3...
US Will Host Passport Application Event In Israel, With Reservations Going Live Soon
The US Embassies in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv will be hosting a special passport application event on May 4th from 3-8pm.
It is notoriously hard...
US Embassy In Israel Allowing Newborn Emergency Passport Appointments Once Again
The US Embassy in Israel recently announced a change in policy that no longer allowed newborns to receive a passport on an emergency basis...
[Route Upgraded To Daily Service!] After More Than A Decade, Delta Will Resume Flying Between Atlanta And Tel Aviv!
Update, 1/13/23: Even before this route launches in March, Delta tells DansDeals that that they will increase the frequency of this route from 3...
[United’s 4th Weekly Chicago-Tel Aviv Flight Will Operate Year-Round, San Francisco-Tel Aviv Upgauged To 77W ] United Will Fly A Record Number Of Weekly...
Update, 1/4/23: United has extended their 4th weekly Chicago-Tel Aviv flight from March through end of scheduling, indicating that the route is exceeding expectations....
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Here’s How US Airlines Managed Israel Flight Scheduling For Yom Kippur This Year
Update: In the end, American cancelled their AA145 service after Yom Kippur from Tel Aviv to JFK at 12:50am. They replaced it with AA9600,...
[United Confirms Negotiations For Airport Club!] Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Will Expand Again To Accommodate Record Passenger Growth Rates
Update: United confirms that they are in negotiations with Natbag to open a club in the airport to service their 28 weekly flights between...
[Will Israel Walk Back Ban?] Israel Will Ban 747s, A340s, And A380s Next Year
Update: After up uproar and confusion in the aviation world and from IATA about the purpose of this ban, Israel is taking a step...
Delta Will Fly New Atlanta-Tel Aviv Route With Inferior Ex-LATAM A350s
Last week, Delta announced several new routes to much fanfare, including the resumption of Atlanta-Tel Aviv flights for the first time since 2011.
Everyone assumed...
Last Week Was A Very Good Week For Israeli Airlines
Israeli airlines had a whole lot of winning last week.
El Al, which has been besieged by pilot issues for years, finally came to an...
[Confirmed!] Saudi Arabia Will Reportedly Allow All Israeli Flights To Overfly Their Airspace
Update: Saudi Arabia announced that their airspace is now open to all flights!
Originally posted on 6/2:
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Israel and Saudi...
American Will Fly Dreamliner Service Daily Between Miami-Tel Aviv
The Miami-Tel Aviv route has been a big success for both American and El Al.
El Al launched the route in November 2017 with 3...
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...
Israel Health Declaration Form Can Now Be Filled Out Within 10 Days Of Flying To Israel
Israel has required a health declaration form to be filled out within 48 hours of entering the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
You...
Finally! Israel Will Drop In-Flight Masking, Pre-Flight, And Arrival COVID Testing And Quarantine!
Update, 5/16: Starting on 5/23, Israel will remove the in-flight mask mandate on flights to and from Israel. The only remaining Israeli COVID rule...
Israel Removes Pre-Flight PCR Testing Requirements For Visa Holders, But Not For Tourists
Chaim V'chessed reports that Israeli A-class visa holders, such as permanent residents, students, and their families, can now travel to Israel without a pre-flight...
[Flights Now Available For Purchase, Launch Scheduled For First Day Of Passover] For The First Time In 4 Decades, There Will Be Nonstop Flights...
Update: Flights are now available for purchase. Arkia launches service on April 16th with 2 daily E-195 flights and Israir launches service on April...
[New Requirement Announced] Finally! After 2 Years, Israel Will Reopen To Unvaccinated Tourists!
Update, 3/2: The Israeli Ministry of Health site now says that starting on March 8th, foreign nationals will need to have travel health insurance...
Mazel Tov: Israel Is Now Open For All Tourists! How Did You Do With Your Poll Guesses?
As previously reported, as of today Israel is open for all tourists for the first time since March 2020!
Tourists do still have to take...
Finally! Israel Will Reportedly Reopen To Unvaccinated Children In 2 Weeks!
Israel has been effectively closed to families with young children since March 2020.
But the country will reportedly reopen to unvaccinated children under the age...
[El Al Confirms They Will Preempt Delta In Boston!] WOW! Delta Will Add Another Tel Aviv Route, But It’s Not From Atlanta
Update, 1/27/22: El Al now officially confirms that they will resume Boston-Tel Aviv service on 3/27/22, as was reported here last October. The flights...
[Chaim V’Chessed Posts Updated Entry FAQ] A Reopening Israel Launches COVID Information Tourist Site, But Don’t Expect All The Information You Need
Update: After I wrote this yesterday, Chaim V'Chessed decided to put out their own updated FAQ of Israel's entry rules as they acknowledged the...
