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El Al to operate flights from China to Italy
El Al signs agreement with logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel, agreeing to operate 150 flights between April and October.
12 million surgical masks airlifted from China to Israel
60 tons of medical equipment now making their way from China to Israel.
17-hour flight from Australia brings Israelis home
Longest-ever El Al flight lands in Israel, bringing 180 stranded Israelis home.
El Al to send rescue flight to Colombia
Flight is expected to depart Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. from Bogota with about 150 hikers stranded in Colombia due to coronavirus pandemic.
El Al pilot recounts mission to bring Israelis home
El Al pilot describes how four pilots helped bring over a thousand Israelis home in unprecedented operation.
1,000 Israelis stranded in Peru to return on special flight
About 1,000 Israelis stranded in Peru after it announced that it would close its borders will return home on a special El Al flight.
El Al cancels flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Israel's airline cancels flights to San Francisco, Berlin, Barcelona and Zurich.
1,000 El Al employees to lose jobs
Israeli airline announces layoffs, management salary cuts in response to lower air travel due to the Coronavirus.
El Al cancels flights to Cyprus over coronavirus
Israeli airline reduces flights following drop in demand.
El Al may lay off 1,000 employees over Coronavirus
Travel restrictions, loss of costumers over fears of Coronavirus outbreak cause Israeli airline to consider laying off 1/6 of its workforce.
El Al CEO: 'Painful decisions' may be required
CEO of El Al says airline faces 'trying times' due to coronavirus outbreak. Transportation Minister Smotrich calls on state to help.
El Al to allow passengers to reschedule flights to China
Following spread of new coronavirus, El Al announces decision to allow free rescheduling of flights to China.
El Al flight from US to Israel forced to land in Canada
Flight from Newark bound for Tel Aviv forced to make unscheduled landing in Halifax, Canada.
El Al to allow travelers to change tickets for free
Israeli airline announces customers can change their tickets to allow them to vote in Israel's upcoming elections.
Las Vegas: El Al plane grounded after striking electric pole
An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner sustains serious damage to its wing when being towed to a parking space.
El Al to begin direct flights to Australia
In first, El Al plans to test feasibility of direct flights to Melbourne, Australia.
El Al flight diverted to Athens due to unruly passenger
Plane traveling from Israel to Berlin makes unplanned landing in Athens where unruly passenger arrested by local police.
Technical malfunction on El Al flight to Prague
Pilot discovers technical malfunction an hour and a half after takeoff, returns to Israel.
Aviation blogger Sam Chui on EL AL 747 departure flight
Tourism expert Efraim Kamisar meets the famous aviation blogger during the special departure flight of El Al Boeing 747
El Al cancels compensation deal for 'Shabbat flight' passengers
Following exposure of compensation deal, El AL attorneys announce: 'Deal is canceled.'
El Al to compensate passengers for infamous 'Shabbat flight'
Israel's national airline to reach settlement with passengers falsely accused of assaulting crew on flight which landed after Shabbat began.
El Al passengers get stuck in Switzerland on Shabbat due to fog
An angry passenger said: 'El Al isn't aware that there's fog in Europe at the end of October?'
Plane malfunction causes passengers to celebrate holiday in US
El Al Flight 008 from New York to Israel cancelled due to a technical glitch and will only take off after the holiday.
Direct flights to the 'Land of the Rising Sun'
El Al launches sale as it offers first-ever tickets for Tel Aviv-Tokyo flights.
Sara Netanyahu demanded to enter plane cockpit
Report: PM's wife claimed the captain on the flight to Ukraine did not greet her, sought to talk to him. PM's office: A distorted report.
El Al stewardess dies after being infected with measles
Stewardess infected with measles virus during flight from New York to Israel dies.
El Al hires its first Druze flight attendant
Druze woman from northern Israel says she overcame community traditions to pursue her dream.
Watch: Israeli 747 passenger jet demolished
El Al 747 passenger plane is retired from service - and demolished.
El Al passengers offered Sivan Rahav-Meir Torah portion lectures
Passengers can now enjoy lectures on the portion of the week by media personality Sivan Rahav-Meir.
El Al launches direct flights to Tokyo
Direct Tokyo-Tel Aviv flights to take between 11 and 12.5 hours.
Dozens of haredi passengers sue El Al
Haredi passengers stranded in Athens in November sue El Al for damages. El Al: We operate in accordance with the law.
Smoke causes El Al flight to divert to Cyprus
El Al plane making its way to Vienna lands in Larnaca due to the smell of smoke on board the plane.
El Al launching a nonstop flight to Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a popular tourist spot for Israelis and El Al is meeting the demand.
El Al plane forced to make emergency landing at Ben Gurion
Passenger plane carrying 138 people suffers hydraulic malfunction, forced to make emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport.
El Al sets up special vaccination clinic at Ben Gurion Airport
Israel’s Health Ministry orders local airlines to vaccinate staff against measles.
Condition of El Al flight attendant with measles worsens
43-year-old otherwise healthy woman in a coma with encephalitis, a swelling of the brain, as a result of measles
Passenger opens emergency door on El Al flight
Flight crew prevent man from jumping out of plane which had just landed at JFK airport in New York after he opens emergency door.
El Al flight attendant hospitalized with serious case of measles
Flight attendant unconscious, on a respirator after contracting measles on a flight from Tel Aviv to New York.
'Loud noise during takeoff' as bird hits airplane
Bird enters El Al plane engine as it takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport; takeoff aborted and plane departs only after treatment at airport.
Israel’s tourism triumphs BDS: The air bridge
Arab state okays Israeli flights
Netanyahu reveals that Oman has given Israeli airline El Al permission to enter its airspace, after Saudis permit Indian flights to Israel.
El Al passengers stranded in Ukraine
Flight scheduled to take off from Kiev was delayed; passengers to remain in Kiev until Shabbat ends.
El Al Shabbat flight blunder discussed in Knesset
Knesset debates El Al Shabbat flight to learn lessons. 'I praise El Al for not flying on Shabbat, but when in doubt - don't fly.'
Haredi MK asks El Al to uphold women's rights
'There are women whose rights are trampled by fact they're forced to sit next to men,' MK Israel Eichler tells airline representatives.
New committee to probe issues of Shabbat, modesty on El Al
Joint committee of haredi and El Al representatives will address issues of Shabbat and modesty on El Al flights, after infamous incident.
Cost of El Al Shabbat debacle: NIS 1.7 million
Beyond compensation for passengers, it seems company preferred to pay significant price to avert haredi boycott.
El Al offers 'Shabbat Flight' passengers free tickets to Europe
Israel's national airline says it never tried to place blame on religious passengers for mishaps during infamous 'Shabbat Flight' from NYC.
Leading haredi rabbi rips up El Al Frequent Flyer card
Rabbi Shalom Ber Sorotzkin and activists gather at Ben-Gurion Airport, tear up El Al's Frequent Flyer cards.
Rabbis commend Chabad emissary family aiding stranded in Athens
'No matter where a Jew finds himself, he can count on Lubavitch to help. No matter our differences, we are one nation under G-d.'
Watch: El Al incident video altered, maligning haredim
Video of haredi passengers singing joyfully on plane edited, replacing soundtrack with hostile confrontation.
Senior rabbi: Either El Al apologize or face boycott
Haredi community threatening massive boycott on Israeli carrier if it does not apologize for forcing religious Jews to desecrate Shabbat.
Media anti-haredi bias made it easy to spread fake news
El Al CEO admits: Haredim didn't riot on 'Shabbat Flight'
El Al CEO speaks with senior rabbi who was on board the "Shabbat Flight", tells him "there was no physical violence."
Haredi passengers file multi-million dollar suit against El Al
Passengers sue Israel's national airline over Sabbath flight controversy, demand airline admit no violence took place on flight.
El-Al sponsored Sabbath of Unity
What really happened on delayed El Al flight?
Arutz Sheva chairman and former MK Yaakov 'Ketzale' Katz gives a first person account of alleged haredi violence on El Al flight.
Haredim to El Al: You lied to us
Haredim say El Al lied to them, promised flight would land in Israel before Shabbat began.
El Al flight lands on Shabbat due to 'pikuach nefesh'
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef grants permission for El Al flight to land in Israel after Shabbat due to health of one of the passengers.
El Al flight diverted to Europe after Shabbat scare
Flight from JFK was delayed by snow, leading observant travelers to worry about arriving in Israel after Shabbat's onset.