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Link to form that needs to be filled out within 48 hours of flight to Israel

Accordingly, the FINAL criteria For entering Israel are as follows - you must meet ONE of these conditions in order to enter Israel:

1. Vaccinated within 180 days of the trip with either a second vaccine or a booster and it must be at least 14 days after the shot.

2. Recovered within 180 days of the trip with DIGITAL proof of a positive PCR result and more than 11 days have passed since the positive result. This type of proof only exists in the EU. The UK will likely have it as well.

3. Recovered anytime – even more than 180 days before the trip - with DIGITAL proof of positive PCR result AND vaccinated with at least one dose within 180 days of the trip. Again at the moment the digital proof only exists in the EU and possibly the UK shortly.

Your vaccination or recovery CANNOT expire while in Israel, which means you may not be in Israel more than 180 days after your vaccine or recovery have expired.

CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF ENTRY: VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE CRITERIA CAN MEAN SANCTIONS INCLUDING BARRING YOUR ENTRY TO ISRAEL FOR 5 YEARS.

Link to pay for the Covid test that you'll take upon arrival in TLV

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #960 on: February 08, 2021, 08:50:31 AM »
When did they stop?
A day after they started. Israel cracked down on the loophole.

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #961 on: February 08, 2021, 08:51:04 AM »
A day after they started. Israel cracked down on the loophole.
was it posted on DDMS?

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #962 on: February 08, 2021, 08:54:39 AM »
So how does a US citizen get from TLV to US?

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #963 on: February 08, 2021, 08:54:58 AM »
So how does a US citizen get from TLV to US?
Thru Frankfurt
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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #965 on: February 08, 2021, 08:58:19 AM »
only option?
'rescue' flights to the US have been discussed, but not approved yet

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #966 on: February 08, 2021, 09:06:06 AM »

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #967 on: February 08, 2021, 09:30:17 AM »
A bunch of LY flights approved to fly tlv-ny
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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #970 on: February 08, 2021, 10:08:46 AM »
I’m totally confused. Do US citizens need special permission to leave? How is one supposed to get a ishur before tomorrow’s flight?!
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« Reply #971 on: February 08, 2021, 10:10:07 AM »
I’m totally confused. Do US citizens need special permission to leave? How is one supposed to get a ishur before tomorrow’s flight?!
Didn't need previously. Typo on LY site?
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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #972 on: February 08, 2021, 10:13:00 AM »
Didn't need previously. Typo on LY site?
IINM it was always required but no one cared if you had received it as long as you had foreign passport. I could be wrong but this is what I remember reading.

But in any case approvals are granted / rejected quite fast so no downside in trying

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« Reply #973 on: February 08, 2021, 10:21:15 AM »
I wonder if UA will also receive approval to carry pax, or if Israel will be only allow LY. Would be mean not to, but i can picture it happening

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #974 on: February 08, 2021, 10:24:30 AM »
How is UA selling seats on UA 91 tomorrow night?

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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #975 on: February 08, 2021, 10:29:53 AM »
How is UA selling seats on UA 91 tomorrow night?
Will likely get cancelled

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« Reply #976 on: February 08, 2021, 10:32:20 AM »
How is UA selling seats on UA 91 tomorrow night?

Will get cancelled imho
But likely to be replaced by repatriation flights, which haven't been announced yet



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« Reply #977 on: February 08, 2021, 10:35:42 AM »
UA must be holding onto hope for an exception.
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Re: ISRAEL AIRPORT CLOSING ON MONDAY!
« Reply #978 on: February 08, 2021, 11:25:42 AM »
Well it seems like non of these rescue flights are actually available to TA's at all.

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« Reply #979 on: February 08, 2021, 11:31:54 AM »
In my personal opinion there's a HUGE opportunity here for good blockchain technology to be implemented on this. The biggest challenge would be to get governments and world organizations to agree on a single avenue for this, but I think it's the only way to go.

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