El Al

Israel's flag-carrier airline. Played a key role in airlifting Jews from Ethiopia and Yemen. Privatized in 2003

Chameleon First Response: Helping soldiers mentally return from the war zone

HEALTH AFFAIRS: Sean founded Chameleon First Response in the hope that no other soldier would lose his freedom or life over a situation that is avoidable.

 CHAMELEON FIRST RESPONSE founder Sean P. appeared on an episode of ‘Dr. Phil’ to discuss his organization’s work and the realities of life in Israel.
El Al flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025

El Al resumes ticket sales to and from Israel following 12 day Iran war

 AN EL AL flight takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport. Israel is grappling with a profound social crisis, increasingly reflected in a growing wave of emigration. Yet, the global presence of Israelis holds significant value for Israel, the writer maintains.

El Al to operate flights to return Israelis at fixed prices as Ben-Gurion Airport reopens

 TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev holds a news conference in Tel Aviv last week. Asked about stranded Israelis, she replied: ‘You’re abroad. Enjoy your vacation.’ That is not leadership; that is contempt, the writer retorts.

'Enjoy your vacation': Miri Regev, the gov't hold Israelis in contempt - opinion


Israel closes skies amid Iran missile threat; El Al diverts Paris jet, Israir freezes all flights

The country’s two largest carriers, El Al and Israir, will halt every scheduled flight and divert aircraft already in the sky, stranding thousands of Israelis abroad.

 El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 4, 2025.

Israel’s Dunkirk moment demands national solidarity, not fragmented efforts - editorial

Israel must now decide what kind of nation it wishes to be in this hour of trial. One that rescues its own or one that leaves them to fend for themselves.    

 View of the almost Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

Miri Regev says shipping giant MSC agreed to aid in rescue of stranded Israelis

MSC responded, stating that "a request was received from the Transportation Ministry on the subject, and it is being reviewed."

 An MSC cargo ship, carrying containers, including some from the United Arab Emirates, docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

NGO: Travel is essential right, must be provided, even on Shabbat

Israel Hofsheet also demanded the particular provision of transport options to the around 150,000 Israelis stuck abroad after Israeli airspace was closed at the start of Operation Rising Lion.

 View of the almost empty Ben-Gurion Airport, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

El Al, Arkia to launch evacuation flights from Europe for stranded Israelis on Wednesday

These flights are only for incoming flights to Israel, and there are no outgoing flight operations.

El Al flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025

Delta Air pauses flights between New York and Tel Aviv due to Middle East tensions

The emergency directive comes amid fears of Iranian retaliation for recent Israeli military activity.

 FILE PHOTO: Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured outside the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, US, June 1, 2022.

El Al cancels all flights, tells passengers not to come to airport amid Iran threat

The company confirmed it is acting in accordance with instructions from the country's security and aviation authorities.

 UP, UP, and away with El Al profits.

El Al faces class action lawsuit over alleged price gouging since October 7

The class action claims that by the end of the first quarter of 2023, El Al's pricing practices caused damages estimated at approximately 600 million shekels.

 An El Al Boeing Dreamliner is prepared for its next flight at Ben Gurion Airport.

El Al to launch direct flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina's rabbi-ambassador says

El Al will begin flying between Argentina and Israel, in both a powerful symbol of the countries' alliance and a practical boon for travelers like Rabbi Axel Wahnish.

An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

United, Delta resume flights to Israel as others delay returns

United and Delta are among the few airlines that are resuming flights to Israel in recent weeks.

A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner

El Al systems temporarily crash, affecting check-in, boarding process

Systems appear to have come back online as of the time of writing, but there is a fear of a potential chain reaction of delays affecting the check-in process.

 El Al plane