Tag: El Al

The recently amended Aviation Act allows airlines to offer vouchers instead of refunds, but the choice of whether to accept them is up to the passengers.

On Oct. 12, El Al plans to resume flights along its main routes to New York, London and Paris.

The Israeli airline is extending the unpaid leave of most of its 6,080 employees • El Al CEO: “There is still a significant way to go until the restart of scheduled flights.”

Brother, can you spare $400 million?

The lawsuit claims that the way El Al treats its customers reflects a hostile attitude whereby the company ignores their complaints and expects them to understand its plight.

So far, the airline’s parent company, Knafaim, has rejected the 30-year-old son of U.S. businessman Ken Rozenberg’s offer.

The deal is conditioned on El Al signing collective bargaining agreements with its employees that reflect efficiency measures required by the Finance Ministry.

“This is a diplomatic achievement with significant economic impact on the State of Israel,” the Foreign Ministry stated Thursday.

The Finance Ministry demands a salary reduction across the board of El Al's management and Board of Directors, as well as taking away their privileges such as free flights in Business and First Class.

“In light of the low demand for passenger flights, the company has decided to extend the temporary cessation of flights,” said the airline.

That loss came before the coronavirus, which has only grounded planes and cost the airlines even more money.

Flights won't resume due to regulations barring entry to foreigners and requiring returning Israelis to self-isolate for two weeks, airline says • Israeli Health Ministry to review policy on May 15.

ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav said, "Last week there was even a case where people paid $270,000 for a private flight."

EL AL will continue to operate “rescue flights” to retrieve stranded Israelis, in addition to the ongoing cargo flights.

The total number of laid off employees will depend on the number of flights the company will be operating, which currently stands at about four daily flights, based on demand.

The Israeli airliner has reported to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that the epidemic could cost it $70 million in lost revenue from January to April.

This crisis couldn't have come at a more opportune time for El Al, which will divert the planes from its Asian destinations to its European and American routes, just in time for the lucrative Passover season.

“We are soon organizing direct flights over Sudan. It may be possible to shorten flights to Latin America by three to four hours.”

Coronavirus cases recorded in Taiwan, Germany, Vietnam and Japan involved patients who had not been to China.

EL AL flight LY26 from Newark, New Jersey to Ben Gurion Airport was forced to land at Halifax Airport in Canada, following a smoke alarm on board the plane.

Due to the severe damage, the year-old aircraft has been suspended, which will dramatically disrupt the company's flight schedule in the coming weeks.

Video from the flight.

"The people who do not observe the Shabbat played out the first act claiming there was violence, and there really wasn't. "

The pilots realized something was wrong at 20,000 feet, when the computer recommended an altitude of 38,000 feet rather than the usual 34,000 feet.

"El Al does not take note of its customers' affiliation to any sector, gender or nationality."

"To my chagrin, it has been a week since the event in which the entire Torah observant public was soiled for all to see for things that never happened."

Once again, El Al's Haredi passengers are furious at Israel's national carrier, this time also about ruining their Shabbat, but in a new way: According...

Observant Jewish passengers, as well as several journalists, said the report was a lie.

New Olim arrived in Israel.

The man had been refused entry into Israel and sent back to SA on the next plane.