An El Al Boeing 777-200ER lands at Ben Gurion International Airport. Two more El Al aircraft can be seen in the background.

El Al was established by the Israeli government in November 1948.[1] Initially offering a weekly service between Tel Aviv and Paris in 1949,[2] the airline began flying to many European destinations the same year, with services to the United States and South Africa starting in 1951.[1] Following delivery of their first Boeing 707–420 in May 1961,[3] the carrier started flying scheduled New York City–Tel Aviv flights—the longest non-stop route flown by any airline at the time.[4]

El Al flies to 51 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Following is a list of airports served by the carrier as part of its scheduled services.[5]

COVID-19 outbreak

On 30 January 2020, El Al suspended flights to Beijing because of the outbreak of COVID-19.[6]

In March 2020 the airline saw reduced demand and cancelled flights to Europe. El Al proposed in early March 2020 to lay off 1 in 6 of its 6,200 employees. Israel has discontinued the entry from some nations of all non-Israelis and mandated that Israelis who return from said nations put themselves into a self-imposed two week quarantine.[7]

Due to the special circumstances caused by the coronavirus outbreak, and the recommendations by the Ministry of Health (of Israel) to the public, we are compelled to make commercial adjustments to certain flights, although as part of this we are providing alternative options on other flights. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.

— El Al, 2 March 2020

On 11 March, El Al suspended 8 in 10 employees, and drastically reduced operations. The remaining employees, who include all pilots, will be paid 20% less.[8]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
AustriaViennaVienna International Airport[5]
BelarusMinskMinsk National AirportTerminated[9]
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels AirportTerminated[5]
BrazilSão PauloSão Paulo/Guarulhos International AirportTerminated[10]
BulgariaSofiaSofia Airport[5]
CanadaMontrealMontréal–Mirabel International AirportTerminated[11]
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportTerminated[12]
TorontoToronto Pearson International AirportTerminated[13]
ChinaBeijingBeijing Capital International AirportTerminated[14][5][15]
CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportResumes 21 April 2024[16]
ZagrebZagreb AirportTerminated[17]
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International Airport[18]
NicosiaNicosia International AirportTerminated[1]
Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague[5]
DenmarkCopenhagenCopenhagen AirportTerminated[19]
EgyptCairoCairo International AirportTerminated[20]
EthiopiaAddis AbabaAddis Ababa Bole International AirportTerminated[21]
FranceMarseilleMarseille Provence AirportTerminated[22]
NiceNice Côte d'Azur Airport[23]
ParisCharles de Gaulle Airport[5]
Orly AirportTerminated[24]
GeorgiaTbilisiTbilisi International Airport[25]
GermanyBerlinBerlin Brandenburg Airport[5]
Berlin Schönefeld AirportAirport Closed
Cologne/BonnCologne Bonn AirportTerminated[19]
DüsseldorfDüsseldorf AirportTerminated[26]
FrankfurtFrankfurt Airport[5]
HanoverHannover AirportTerminated[9]
MunichMunich Airport[5]
GreeceAthensAthens International Airport[5]
Ellinikon International AirportAirport Closed[19]
RhodesRhodes International Airport[27]
Hong KongHong KongHong Kong International AirportTerminated[28]
HungaryBudapestBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport[29]
IndiaDelhiIndira Gandhi International AirportResumes 27 October 2024[30]
MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportResumes 27 October 2024[30]
IranTehranTehran Mehrabad International AirportTerminated[27]
IrelandDublinDublin AirportTerminated[31]
IsraelEilatEilat AirportAirport closed[32]
JerusalemAtarot AirportTerminated[33]
Tel AvivBen Gurion AirportHub[5]
ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa Airport[5][15]
NaplesNaples International AirportTerminated[5][15]
RomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport[5][15]
VeniceVenice Marco Polo AirportSeasonal[34][5][15]
JapanTokyoNarita International AirportResumes 6 March 2024[35]
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International AirportTerminated[36]
KazakhstanAlmatyAlmaty International AirportTerminated[9]
KenyaNairobiJomo Kenyatta International AirportTerminated[9]
LatviaRigaRiga International AirportTerminated[37]
LuxembourgLuxembourg CityLuxembourg Findel AirportTerminated[9]
MexicoMexico CityMexico City International AirportTerminated[27]
MoldovaChișinăuChișinău International AirportTerminated[38]
MoroccoCasablancaMohammed V International Airport[39]
MarrakeshMarrakesh Menara Airport[40]
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol[5]
PolandKrakówKraków John Paul II International AirportTerminated[38]
WarsawWarsaw Chopin AirportTerminated[5]
PortugalLisbonLisbon Airport[5]
RomaniaBucharestHenri Coandă International Airport[5]
RussiaMoscowMoscow Domodedovo Airport[5]
Saint PetersburgPulkovo AirportTerminated[38]
SeychellesMahéSeychelles International Airport[41]
South AfricaJohannesburgO. R. Tambo International Airport[5]
South KoreaSeoulIncheon International AirportTerminated[9]
SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport[5]
MadridAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[5]
SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva Airport[5]
ZürichZürich Airport[5]
ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport[5][15]
PhuketPhuket International Airport[42]
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportTerminated[19]
IstanbulIstanbul Atatürk AirportAirport Closed[9]
Istanbul AirportResumes 1 April 2024[43]
UkraineDniproDnipropetrovsk International AirportTerminated[9]
KyivBoryspil International Airport[5]
OdesaOdesa International AirportTerminated[9]
United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airport[44]
United KingdomLondonHeathrow Airport[5]
Luton Airport[5]
London Stansted AirportTerminated[45]
ManchesterManchester AirportTerminated[19]
United StatesAtlantaHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportTerminated[9]
BaltimoreBaltimore/Washington International AirportTerminated[19]
BostonBoston Logan International Airport[46][47]
ChicagoChicago O'Hare International AirportTerminated[48]
Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International AirportSeasonal[49][50]
Begins year-round April 15 2024
Las VegasHarry Reid International AirportTerminated[51][52]
Los AngelesLos Angeles International Airport[5]
MiamiMiami International Airport[53]
NewarkNewark Liberty International Airport[5]
New York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport[5]
OrlandoOrlando International AirportSeasonal[54]
San FranciscoSan Francisco International AirportTerminated[9]
UzbekistanTashkentTashkent International AirportTerminated[38]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "World airline survey – El Al Israel Airlines". Flight International: 581. April 15, 1965. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "El Al progresses". Flight: 781. June 27, 1952. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brevities". Flight: 683. May 18, 1961. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012. El Al took delivery of its first Boeing 707-420 in a formal ceremony at Boeing Field. Seattle, on May 7.
  4. ↑ "Brevities". Flight: 912. June 29, 1961. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2012. An El Al Boeing 707 has inaugurated what is claimed to be the world's longest non-stop air service, between New York and Tel Aviv, with a flight of lOhr 20min.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "El Al Flight Schedule". El Al. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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  8. ↑ "El Al to suspend 80 percent of workforce, scales down operations". International Flight Network. March 11, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Directory: world airlines – El Al". Flight International: 67. March 23–29, 2004. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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  11. ↑ "Canadian hub saves El Al money". Flight International: 7. June 28, 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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  14. ↑ "Airlines Suspends China flights due to Coronavirus outbreak". Reuters. February 12, 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Airlines Suspends China flights due to Coronavirus outbreak". Reuters. March 7, 2020.
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  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "World Airline Directory – El Al Israel Airlines". Flight International: 58. April 3–9, 1996. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. 
  20. ↑ "Israeli airlines halted flights to Cairo since 2012". Egypt Independent. April 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.
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  39. ↑ "Israeli airlines launch direct route to Morocco's Marrakesh". See News. July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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