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…
We got to Newark Airport at 9AM for our 1:15PM flight to Tel Aviv. This was my first time flying EL AL, so I had no sense of how long security would take, etc. Terminal B was quite empty at this hour, though at the far left of the terminal I saw some…
Hello from London! A bit over a week ago I shared my thoughts on EL AL's impressive 787 business class based on my flight with them from Newark to Tel Aviv. The plane was brand new, the service excellent, and the food much better than I was expecting.…
Yesterday I shared my experience flying EL AL's new 787 from Newark to Tel Aviv, which was a pleasant surprise. One of the things I was most apprehensive about was how the security screening process would be. I wasn't worried because I have anything…
Hello from Israel (at last — I’m so excited to finally be here)! My mom and I just flew EL AL’s new 787 business class from Newark to Tel Aviv, and I wanted to share my initial impressions in this post. EL AL began flying their 787 to the US just a few…
Well, it's finally happening, and I'm excited! While actually visiting Israel has been on my radar for years, I've been going back and forth about redeeming miles on EL AL, given how outdated the products on their 777s and 747s look, and how high their…
While EL AL certainly isn't the world's best airline, they're an especially useful airline for getting between the US and Israel, given how few nonstop flights there are between the two countries. Up until 2014, the best way to redeem miles on EL AL…
For years I've been wanting to visit Israel and fly EL AL. For many of my trips, the journey is the destination, so I can easily review several airlines with just a day or two on the ground. Israel is different, as it's a country where I'd like to spend…
