Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread

[ShimonFly]

Aegean cancelled until Aug 6

[yochai]

If you trying to get out of Israel, you can fly ELAL to LCA on Sun for $278 and then ask UA to reroute you from there home on partner airlines.

LCA is a bad option people mistakenly used after 10/7. If you have the choice, it’s much better to go to a transatlantic gateway like FCO, ATH, or further Central European cities.

[ShimonFly]

LCA is a bad option people mistakenly used after 10/7. If you have the choice, it’s much better to go to a transatlantic gateway like FCO, ATH, or further Central European cities.

If one has a confirmed flight out of LCA it's not an issue
The problem after 10/7 was that people took a flight to LCA without any onward flight, then they got stuck there due to limited flights out of there with so much demand

[yochai]

If one has a confirmed flight out of LCA it's not an issue
The problem after 10/7 was that people took a flight to LCA without any onward flight, then they got stuck there due to limited flights out of there with so much demand

I agree, but in the current situation there are other European options with onward North American flights that people should consider before LCA.

[tavster]

Elal is adding flights in order to accommodate stranded passengers

https://www.elal.com/eng/about-elal/news/recent-updates/#29090

We are expanding our flight schedule to accommodate the increased demand and capacity on our flights.
To assist passengers whose original flights with other airlines have been canceled, the new flights will be offered at a standard price for one-way tickets to Israel in economy class:

One-way flights from Larnaca to Tel Aviv cost $228 for a Lite ticket.
One-way flights from Athens to Tel Aviv cost $283 for a Lite ticket.

[Darth1]

Aegean cancelled until Aug 6

Where did you see this? Flights look cancelled for 3-4. I have a flight on the 6th that still shows confirmed.

[ShimonFly]

Where did you see this? Flights look cancelled for 3-4. I have a flight on the 6th that still shows confirmed.

From Aegean's site:
Flights from/to Tel Aviv: Due to the current situation in the Middle East we are cancelling all flights to and from Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv until August 6, 2024. All passengers with tickets from/to Tel Aviv, up until 30/08/2024 are entitled to either a full refund or ticket change at no cost through our call center at (+30) 210 6261000 or to apply through aegeanair.com for credit voucher or full refund.

Could be they mean until the 6th exclusive

[YED]

ELAL has lowered their one way fares due to the situation, we where able to book one way tickets for some of our clients for as soon as yesterday and this upcoming Sunday for as low as $995 (although not all flights where at that rate)

Requests for space on Direct ELAL flights (including if you are willing to make use of an open Delta ticket that you have purchased) can be submitted by filling this short form:
https://forms.gle/MwpUc6EwTcFn4ndX7

[AsherO]

https://x.com/jerusalem_post/status/1819821024440885530

[Darth1]

Another DP: My relatives were booked on Brussels (Ticketed by UA). After they cancelled, I called Cap1 Travel and they rebooked them (for after tisha bav) through ATH on UA and Aegean.

[be happy]

Dear Travel Partner

 Due to the current situation, new Ticket Time Limits have been
implemented and are effective immediately. The updated time limits are
as follows:



0-1 days before departure: Ticketing must be completed within 1 hour
of reservation.
2-7 days before departure: Ticketing must be completed within 3 hours
of reservation.
8-30 days before departure: Ticketing must be completed within 24
hours of reservation.
Over 31 days before departure: Ticketing must be completed within 3
days of reservation.



When making a new reservation or modifying an existing one, the system
will automatically generate an OSI message indicating the applicable
Ticket Time Limit.



Thank you for your continued support and partnership.

[Darth1]

Aegean now cancelled until the 8th

[UKinNYS]

Elal isn’t part of sky team.

any dp's on ITA booked with Virgin if they will rebook on elal?

[TimT]

Ryanair canceled all flights

[2035]

Ryanair canceled all flights

But Wizzair reinstated!

[mochada]

https://news.delta.com/delta-pause-flights-between-new-york-jfk-and-tel-aviv-through-august-31

DL pauses all flights to TLV from NY through 8/31

[Jkhein]

Have a delta flight booked from tlv-jfk, they are willing to put me on an ElAl flight but claim that the flights bookable to delta are all sold out they checked each day, first available is 8/21.

Is it true that they are limited which elal flights they can put me on or if there is availability someone there should be able to put me on?

[YED]

Its true that all ELAL flights are overbooked up until that date, I f you booked through a TA the TA may be able to work on getting the seats confirmed from ELAL and then getting Delta to reissue the tickets.

[Kobe Bryant]

My flights on 8/4 is still showing as scheduled.

Delta rebooked me on AF. I checked the app the night before my departure date and flight disappeared. Chatted with DL and they informed me that AF removed me and will not allow DL to ticket on AF. Thankfully turned out to be untrue and agent successfully reissued my ticket.

[Jo 08701]

My flight is 8/21 booked with Delta via Priceline. I spent already hours on the phone with Delta most reps are claiming that the flight is not canceled yet, and they can't place me on ElAl.
I argue with them that it's all over the news that Delta canceled till September, but so far I speak to a wall.
Anyone has an official Memo from Delta where I can refer to?