I would assume this is due to the 767 being taken off earlier than planned.. they would have to make up for some of these routes (Boston, Johannesburg)
Or just due to the new CEO who's such an idiot, he makes Smisek and David Maimon look good.
How can he judge lack of sales on a route (SFO) 6 months in advance of the first flight? Most flights don't start to fill until minimum 3-4 months before the flight....
Cutting TA commissions when it's no secret that they're the ones who have been pushing their product all along even when they had terrible aircraft etc...
Raising prices twice in a single month on their most valuable route, in addition to increasing change and refund fees...
Does this guy really think this will save El Al from their crisis? DL and UA exTLV are now $1000 (lowest fare), while El Al is $1089 (lowest fare). If the TAs aren't getting commissions, who exactly will be pushing their product over the competition?