Airlines around the globe are struggling to stay in business with the current pandemic. EL AL has been in an especially tough spot, as the airline hasn't been able to secure government funding, and more or less had to temporarily cease operations...…
EL AL's troubles have just become a whole lot worse, as the airline has now been banned from operating cargo flights. EL AL hasn't operated a scheduled passenger flight in several weeks, and as of now these flights are banned until June 20, 2020. As…
As reported by Haaretz, EL AL pilots are arguing that if they're expected to make the biggest concessions in light of the current pandemic, they should also have the most upside during good times. Like so many airlines around the world, EL AL is in a…
In late November I wrote about how EL AL announced that they planned to "trial" nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Melbourne, and we now have the details of what this will look like. EL AL will be operating three roundtrip nonstop trips between Tel…
Today (November 3, 2019) EL AL is operating their last ever 747 flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. It's even operating with a special flight number -- LY1747. The 747 is an iconic plane, and to me will always be one of the most special planes to ever grace…
An interesting lounge change has just been made at Heathrow Airport. Up until now EL AL has operated their own lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, which they used primarily for passengers on their two daily flights to Tel Aviv. Within the past week it looks…
Well this is a bit of a surprise. As of July 1st 2019, El Al passengers will have the option to credit flown miles to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, rather than El Al's own Matmid frequent flyer program.
In 2017, EL AL and Qantas launched a partnership, allowing reciprocal mileage redemptions. This really came in handy, given how few airline partners EL AL has. American AAdvantage used to partner with EL AL, though that ended in 2014. Not only is it…
At the moment EL AL is refreshing their fleet thanks to the nine Boeing 787-9s that they’re taking delivery of, which are replacing their aging 747s. This is allowing the airline some expansion opportunities, and is also greatly improving their product. I…
At the moment EL AL is refreshing their fleet thanks to the nine Boeing 787-9s that they're taking delivery of, which are replacing their aging 747s. This is allowing the airline some expansion opportunities, and is also greatly improving their product.…
At the moment EL AL is refreshing their fleet thanks to the nine Boeing 787-9s that they're taking delivery of, which are replacing their aging 747s. This is allowing the airline some expansion opportunities, and is also greatly improving their product.…
EL AL is having a rough couple of weeks. Last week EL AL was in the news for their horrible handling of a flight that ended up diverting in order to observe Shabbat, and now they're in the news because one of their 787s took off 80,000 pounds heavier…
EL AL has been in the news a lot the past few days regarding last Thursday's flight from New York to Tel Aviv. Here are the two posts I've written about this: If you want all the details check out those posts, but essentially what happened is that an…
Yesterday I published a post about the bizarre incident that occurred on an EL AL flight from New York to Tel Aviv this past Thursday. I admit that at first I didn't get all the details right, and apologize for that. That's because I drafted the post…
EL AL doesn't operate flights over Shabbat (from Friday evening until Saturday night), so when you look at their schedule, you'll see there's always a gap there. Planes on the ground in Israel will stay there, while planes at outstations will simply…
Unfortunately in most parts of the world there are limited government regulations when it comes to how airlines have to compensate passengers in the event of flight delays or cancelations. The EU is an exception, as they dictate the compensation that…
EL AL is in the process of refreshing their longhaul fleet. Up until recently, EL AL's longhaul fleet consisted of four 747s, six 777s, and seven 767s. The airline has started the process of taking delivery of new 787s, which they're using to replace…
At the beginning of the month, EL AL announced their intention to launch flights between Tel Aviv and San Francisco in late 2018. While we knew that they wanted to add 3x weekly flights as of the last quarter, they hadn't revealed more detailed plans…
I recently flew EL AL for the first time, and thought they had a really cute safety video, with over-the-top animations of the crew. What I hadn't realized is that EL AL just introduced a new safety video a few weeks ago, and it's pretty awesome. The…
EL AL announced today that they'll be adding 3x weekly flights between Tel Aviv and San Francisco in the fourth quarter of 2018. While no schedule or launch date has yet been announced, I suspect they'll actually follow through on this. San Francisco…
I boarded through door L2, where I was greeted by the inflight service manager. Since I was first onboard, I snapped some pictures of the business class cabin. While EL AL's 787s features gorgeous new business class seats, the 777 is outdated. Business…
In the last installment I reviewed EL AL's first class lounge at Ben Gurion Airport, which I had access to since I was in first class. However, I also briefly checked out EL AL's business class lounge. The business class section of the lounge is also…
The morning of my flight to London I got a phone call from EL AL asking if I wanted a car to the airport. I didn't realize this was something that was available on award tickets, though based on looking at the terms on EL AL's website it appears like…
We boarded through door L2, where we were greeted by Adi, the inflight service manager. He pointed me towards my seat in the business class cabin, though since the cabin was still empty I quickly snapped a picture of premium economy, located immediately…
