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Regulator to fine El Al up to NIS 121m for price gouging

The investigation found that fares rose by an average of 16%, with some routes recording sharper increases of 6% to 31%.

El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
 El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 4, 2025.

El Al resumes flights to Eilat after more than a decade

Wizz Air plane seen on the runway

El Al claims Wizz Air Israeli base could 'hurt Israeli aviation, create competitive inequality'

 An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.

After outcry, El Al reinstates discount for shipping donated gear to Israel


Israel's national airline in historic deal to buy Airbus jets

As part of a new five-year strategic plan unveiled on Thursday, El Al is seeking to boost its fleet from a current 46 planes to 59 by 2028.

 EL AL PLANES at Ben-Gurion Airport. The major airline alliances have rejected the Israeli flag carrier’s admission several times.

Travel Advisor: The difference between innovators and disruptors

In Israel, the three airlines – El Al, Israir and Arkia – have never been thought of as disruptors.

A look inside the new El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner

El Al management and supervisors come to agreement, ending crisis

The talks concerned a potential resignation of eight supervisors, including the company’s chief pilot, without whom an air operations company cannot legally function.

AN EL AL Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Ben-Gurion Airport

The Travel Adviser: Let’s get back to basics

United and American are introducing “Basic Economy” fares this month – a new class of service most easily explained as “you get a seat and that’s it.”

Passengers sitting inside an airplane [illustrative]

El Al in billion dollar bid to pull out of downward spiral

From a 50 percent share of all flights to and from Israel a decade ago, the airline barely retains a third of the market and is losing share by the month.

El Al plane

Pilots sign deal ending El Al strike

Following 21 hours of nonstop negotiations, mediated by Histadrut labor federation chairman Avi Nissenkorn, Maimon signed a final agreement with the pilots’ representatives.

AN EL AL Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Ben-Gurion Airport

The Travel Adviser: Fight or flight

Let’s look deeper into the two most common frequent flyer programs for trans-Atlantic travelers between the United States and Israel: El Al and United Airlines.

Airplane takeoff

The Travel Adviser: El Al in 2020

Mark Feldman invites you to imagine how El Al could look five years.

El Al plane

El Al non-stop tickets to Boston on sale

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., which in November announced that it will begin direct flights between Ben-Gurion Airport and Boston in the summer, Monday published fares for flights.

An El Al airliner.

El Al profit falls 82% in 3rd quarter due to Protective Edge

During the war, a rocket that landed near Ben Gurion Airport led to a 36-hour flight ban from the American Federal Aviation Authority, as well as warnings from Europe's aviation regulator.

An El Al airliner.