El Al

Russia bars El Al route to St. Petersburg as punishment for blocking Aeroflot flights - report

El Al's push for a new flight route to Russia comes after the suspension of the Tel Aviv-Moscow route in June due to the security situation amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

El Al airplane.
Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a strike was announced, August 20, 2026.

Disruptions at Ben-Gurion Airport continue with missing baggage, canceled flights

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026; Illustrative.

El Al cancels Tel Aviv-Hanoi flight route after Shin Bet denies security authorization

Niv Sultan and Deni Avdija for FLY CARD.

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Former El Al chief rejects monopoly, price gouging claims after Iran war profits

"Two crises in five years, each of which lasted two years plus, with a small break in the middle. That's extreme and had a dramatic impact on the aviation sector."

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

El Al cancels all scheduled flights till April 18 due to war in Middle East

El AL's decision follows a government announcement easing flight restrictions, with additional departures now available under the emergency flight schedule currently in place.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

El Al demands changes to passenger compensation law

According to the company's estimates, on days when there was no commercial flight activity at all, the direct damage was about $5 million per day.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.

Israeli industry groups seek priority outbound flights for business delegations amid wartime limits

The request was made in a formal letter to the head of the Home Front Command, as recent wartime rules have sharply limited departures from Ben-Gurion Airport.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

Many Jewish Americans have holiday plans canceled as others seek path home from Israel

War-driven chaos leaves some stranded, others rerouted through Egypt and Jordan, and many with ties to Israel forced to celebrate apart from their families.

Lily Feinstein and Noa Haron, co-founders of Mini Mitzvahs, at an army base in the south of Israel, 2025.

El Al Airlines to operate at 5% capacity after Israeli government limits traffic

Late on Sunday, Transportation Minister Miri Regev opted to scale back the number of takeoffs and landings from Ben-Gurion to one incoming flight and one outgoing flight per hour.

An El Al aircraft sits on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on March 23, 2026.

El Al urges opening of Ramon Airport as Ben-Gurion flights drop to 50 passengers

Until now, 120 to 150 passengers were allowed on a departing flight, but as of Monday morning, only 50 passengers will be allowed.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.

US State Department partners with El Al to return American citizens from Israel

According to the State Department, El Al has returned over 2,000 Americans to the United States since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, in flights exclusively designated for US citizens.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.

Twenty thousand Israelis still stranded abroad as Operation Roaring Lion develops

The only Israeli airline that can carry out the mission on a significant scale is El Al, which has the largest fleet of wide-body aircraft in Israel, including Dreamliners and Boeing 777s.

ISRAELIS RETURN in the first El Al flight to Israel since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

El Al brings back 35,000 travelers, adds 5 US rescue flights

El Al is bringing 35,000 passengers back home during wartime, offering fixed-price rescue flights despite restrictions and prioritizing US-bound flights for stranded travelers.

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