El Al was among the first to buy the gigantic jumbo with its iconic hump, and went on to break the record for most people on a flight, bringing 1,088 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This is the story of El Al 001, the flight that made the Jewish world smaller
Order comes after El Al flight attendant contracted the disease during a flight from New York and is currently in a coma with suspected brain damage due to complications of the disease
Nasreen Abu Bakr was due to travel from Berlin to participate in an exhibition in Haifa, but suffered 'degrading' treatment and did not board her El Al flight
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Another suspect, the leading figure in the case, is a senior employee in the Israeli airline's security division
As of next summer El Al will be flying direct to eight destinations in North America
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Israel Airports Authority sees 14% increase in flights to and from Israel this winter season
The situation almost certainly promised failure, and El Al stubbornly refused to implement the simple, obvious solution when it refused to let off the passengers who were concerned over desecrating the Sabbath
Airlines to make up for 'inconvenience' to travelers on the New York-Tel Aviv flight rerouted to Athens, so that religious passengers would not desecrate the Sabbath
Suspects also include a former Shin Bet official; investigation launched after drugs were seized on a flight arriving from Johannesburg
Controversy emerged over an El Al flight that diverted to allow religious passengers to disembark and avoid violating the Shabbat ■ Rabbi behind boycott threat demands formal apology and clarification of the events by Sunday night
The agreement will save the airline from massive costs as it contends with low-cost carriers
Airline’s CEO says a committee will be set up to look into why the flight diverted to Athens and the behavior of some passengers accused of acting violently
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After two years of free Wi-Fi services, El Al formally launches a campaign to charge for various in-flight internet packages
Israeli airline will offer three different packages, starting Sunday with flights to and from Europe
By threatening to shun Israel's main carrier over the reseating of women, an Israeli CEO shows the financial (and social) clout of his sector
The boycott of the airline by a high-tech giant fed up with its discrimination against women is a lesson in social responsibility
CEO’s promise comes after firestorm sparked when two women aboard a N.Y.-Tel Aviv flight were asked to move seats because ultra-Orthodox men didn't want to sit next to them
The two Israeli companies were forced to choose which set of customers they wanted to appease – the ultra-Orthodox or the secular public. It could become an increasingly common business decision
'We don’t do business with companies that discriminate against race, gender or religion,' CEO says
Thousands attended a segregated Chabad event on Rabin Square after a judge ordered the mayor to allow the partition. 'What they're saying is that we need to be tolerant of intolerance,' a legal expert tells Haaretz
An Israeli man who was aboard the Tel Aviv bound flight says the airplane took off 75 minutes later than scheduled; one man actually boarded with shut eyes and 'remained that way throughout the flight'
The airline said the cancellation of 5 flights over the past week was the result of 'operational considerations' but some observers think it could be part of a power play between management and the pilots over a new labor agreement
The crew on Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu's El Al flight to Europe this week were given a list of dos and don'ts. One guideline stood out in particular
The lighter fare, being prepared by Israeli cafe chain Arcafe, is being offered by the airline in an attempt to reduce costs
El Al shares have lost 70% of their value in the last 12 months, and the sharp rise of the cost of fuel is only one of the reasons
An examination by TheMarker shows that on some routes, the practice has permitted a high-priced monopoly with Antitrust Authority approval