Tag: El Al
El Al captain tells passengers: ‘Holocausts can happen in dictatorships’
The captain of an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to New York on Tuesday was recorded telling passengers in an announcement that “things like Holocausts are potentially to be occurring in dictatorships, and we are...
Commercial flight to Israel crosses Saudi airspace for first time since Riyadh opened skies...
A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv on Thursday became the first commercial plane to traverse Saudi airspace en route to Israel since the kingdom fully opened its skies to airlines...
El Al to start flights from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Tokyo, renew Boston...
Israel’s El Al Airlines announced that it will launch direct flights to Tokyo and Chicago starting in April 2022.
The airline had wanted to start the flights last year but the coronavirus outbreak delayed the...
Israeli airlines launch first direct flights to Morocco
Two Israeli airlines, El Al and Israir, launched the first regular direct flights from Israel to Morocco on Sunday.
Israir Flight 61 took off first at 8:15 a.m, followed by El Al flight 553, which...
Israeli Finance Ministry announces $120 million bailout for El Al
Israel’s Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday a $210 million bailout for the country’s national carrier, El Al, to help the airline overcome the losses it suffered as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The tickets...
El Al’s flight simulator made wheelchair-accessible for ‘Good Deeds Day’
In honor of “Good Deeds Day,” the pilot’s seat of EL AL’s Boeing 737 flight simulator was replaced on Tuesday with a wheelchair to give Israelis with disabilities the experience of piloting a plane.
A...
El Al to operate first direct flight from Israel to Morocco
El Al Airlines announced on Sunday that it would operate its first flight to Rabat, Morocco on Tuesday.
The flight will carry a joint U.S.-Israeli delegation, reported Reuters.
The direct flight should take around six hours and...
Israir to launch Tel Aviv-Dubai flights in October
The Israeli airline Israir is planning to launch Tel Aviv-Dubai flights beginning in October, pending receipt of an official permit.
Israir says that it will offer Israelis a four-night vacation package starting at $700, according...
Historic flight from Israel arrives in UAE
The first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates touched down in Abu Dhabi on Monday, carrying a delegation of U.S. and Israeli officials.
El Al Flight #971—numbered to represent the UAE’s international...
Reflections on ‘aliyah’
This week marks the 43rd anniversary of my aliyah. In July 1977, I arrived in Israel for what I had thought was going to be a 12-month stint. But when I completed the one-year program...