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Here is a site with updated list of airlines flying or not flying:
https://www.passportcard.co.il/article/airlines-at-war/
in Hebrew

If it says, for example:
לא (כל הטיסות מבוטלות עד ל05.09)

It means as of now they are not flying until Dec. 5, not including, meaning they are set to restart on Dec 5.

Many airlines keep on pushing off the restart date.

Airlines flying and cities currently served to TLV - as of 11/11/24 (from the passportcard site, ones verified by the DDMS are in Blue)

ELAL - Network includes (not checked for active service): Europe: Vienna Brussels Sofia Zagreb Larnaca Paphos Prague Lyon Marseille Nice Paris Batumi Tbilisi Berlin Frankfurt Munich Athens Kefalonia Patras-Peloponnese Rhodes Santorini Sitia (Crete) Thessaloniki Budapest Dublin Milan Naples Rome Venice Chisinau Podgorica Tivat Amsterdam Krakow Warsaw Lisbon Porto Bucharest Moscow Belgrade Ljubljana Barcelona Madrid Geneva Zurich London
NA:  Toronto Boston Fort Lauderdale, Miami Area Los Angeles Miami New York
Arkia
IsraAir - Network includes (not checked for active service): Tel Aviv Athens Barcelona Batumi Berlin Bucharest Budapest Chisinau Dubai Larnaca Lisbon London Paphos Prague Rome Rovaniemi Sofia Tbilisi Tivat Varna Verona Warsaw Zanzibar (havent checked what is current)
Air Haifa
- Larnaca

Air Seychelles
Azimuth Airlines
Blue Bird Airways - Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Larnaka, Prague, Sofia, Vienna
Cyprus Airways - Larnaka
Ethiopian Airlines - Adis Ababa   
Etihad Airways - Abu Dahbi
FlyDubai - Dubai

Georgian Airways - Tibilisi
Hainan Airlines   - Shenzhen
HiSKy - Bucharest, Chisinau

Red Wings - Sochi, Zhukovskiy, Moskow
Smartwings -Prague
Tarom - Bucharest
Tus Airways -  Larnaka, Barcelona , Sofia, Vienna
   
Uzbekistan Airways

List sorted by destination airport code (for those who prefer this format) - Last updated 11/13 (12/15: added Aegean and Azerbaijan)
Note that daily refers to flights but not necessarily airlines. List derived from Ben Gurion flight boards but is only from Ben Gurion. Still, flights usually run both ways (anyone want to write this in, fine, but I'm done). Feel free to correct or add to the list, especially when an airline starts flying - but change the date the list was updated. North America in bold.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADD) - Ethiopian (Daily)
Sochi, Russia (AER) - Red Wings, Azimuth (Daily)
Amsterdam (AMS) - El Al (Daily)
Athens (ATH) - Arkia, El Al, Blue Bird, Israir, Aegean (Daily - as many as ten flights a day)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) - Etihad (Daily)
Barcelona (BCN) - El Al, Blue Bird (Daily except Saturday) (Israir?)
Belgrade, Serbia (BEG) - El Al (Sun D'Or) (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Berlin (BER) - Blue Bird, El Al, Israir (Daily except Saturday)
Bangkhok (BKK) - El Al (daily except Friday)
Boston (BOS) - El Al (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday until March - from April: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Budapest (BUD) - El Al, Arkia, Blue Bird, Israir (Daily except Saturday)
Batumi, Georgia (BUS) - Arkia, Israir, El Al (Daily)
Paris (CDG, see below for ORY) - Arkia, El Al (Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs)
Moscow (DME) - Red Wings, El Al (Most days)
Dubai (DXB) - Israir, Flydubai, Arkia, El Al (Daily, often more than 10x)
Newark (EWR) - El Al (Sun-Fri)
Rome (FCO) - El Al, Arkia, Israir (Sun-Fri)
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - El Al (no November flights for sale, selling Mon and Fri in December)
Frankfurt (FRA) - El Al (Mostly sold out but you might get lucky)
Baku, Azerbaijan (GYD) - Azerbaijan Airlines (daily)
Phuket, Thailand (HKT) - El Al (Mon, Tues, Thurs)
JFK - El Al (Sun-Fri)
Chisinau, Moldova (KIV/RMO) - HiSky, FLYONE, El Al (Sun D'Or) (Daily except Fri)
Krakow (KRK) - El Al, Israir (currently Mon, Wed, Fri)
Los Angeles (LAX) - El Al (Sun-Fri)
Lanarca, Cyprus (LCA) - Tus, Arkia, Cyprus, Israir, Blue Bird, El Al (Sun D'Or), AirHaifa, Aegean
Liege, Belgium (LGG) - Shows on flight board as El Al (chartered) and Challenge, but I don't see any for sale on GF
London (LHR, see below for LTN) - El Al (Sun-Fri)
Lisbon (LIS) - El Al, limited dates
Ljubljana, Slovenia (LJU) - Shows on flight boars as Israir, but no flights for sale on GF
London (LTN, see above for LHR) - El Al, Israir (Daily)
Madrid (MAD) - El Al, limited dates (?)
Manchester (MAN) - Arkia (Monday, Thursday, last flight Monday Jan 6 25)
Miami (MIA) - El Al (Sun, Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Munich (MUC) - El Al (limited flights)
Milan (MXP) - Arkia, El Al (Sun, Tues, Thurs)
Tokyo (NRT) - El Al (currently Motzei Shabbos, Monday and Wed - next month no Mon)
Paris (ORY) - Transavia (listed on flight boards, but for sale only in December)
Bucharest (OTP) - El Al, Israir, Tarom, Bees, HiSky (Most days)
Paphos (PFO) - El Al (Sun D'Or), Israir (Random days)
Prague (PRG) - Arkia, Smartwings, Blue Bird, El Al, Israir (Daily)
Suceava, Romania - Bees (Sporadic schedule)
Thessaloniki (SKG) - El Al (Sun D'Or) (Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs)
Sofia, Bulgaria (SOF) - El Al, Arkia, Tus, Blue Bird, Israir (Many days)
Shenzen, China (SZX) - Hainan (sporadic)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (TAS) - Uzbekistan (Mon-Thurs)
Tbilisi, Georgia (TBS) - Arkia, Israir, El Al (Sun D'Or), Georgian (Daily)
Podgorica, Montenegro (TGD) - El AL (Sun D'Or) (Thursday, Sunday)
Vienna (VIE) - Tus, Arkia, Blue Bird (currently Mon, Wed, Fri)
Warsaw (WAW) - El Al, Israir, Arkia (Sun-Fri)
Zhukovsky, Russia - Red Wings (Sun, Tues, Thurs)
Zhurich - El Al (Sporadic availability)

Author Topic: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread  (Read 237775 times)

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #280 on: October 12, 2023, 05:40:07 PM »
THEY ARE SENDING AN EMAIL 12:30 Am that need to be 8 am in the airport

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #281 on: October 12, 2023, 05:51:51 PM »
How does going to Athens or cypress help really ?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #282 on: October 12, 2023, 05:52:34 PM »
i have a reservation next week 7 ppl elal to europe which need to cancel. i want to give it tanother family of 6, anyway to give it over to them without losing the seats ?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #283 on: October 12, 2023, 06:01:17 PM »
Can a state governor authorize such a operation?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #284 on: October 12, 2023, 06:10:09 PM »

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #286 on: October 12, 2023, 06:12:48 PM »
i have a reservation next week 7 ppl elal to europe which need to cancel. i want to give it tanother family of 6, anyway to give it over to them without losing the seats ?
Try calling El Al and ask if a supervisor can do this for you?
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #287 on: October 12, 2023, 06:16:21 PM »
Quote from: SHL on Today at 06:10:09 PM
https://www.projectdynamo.org/evacuation-request/israel-evacuation-request/

AFAF anyone know anything about this?
https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/israel-flights/roundup-flights-operating-israel-week/
@Dan your article only covers Florida residents this project Dynamo seems for anyone, Is it legit?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #289 on: October 12, 2023, 06:18:04 PM »
@Dan your article only covers Florida residents this project Dynamo seems for anyone, Is it legit?
Misread. No idea.
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #290 on: October 12, 2023, 06:25:17 PM »
Read thread. He speculates that ATH might play a role in restarting flights to TLV with crews not willing to stay overnight at TLV.

https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1712263093533774060?s=20
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #291 on: October 12, 2023, 06:34:39 PM »
BREAKING!


Subject: Your Flight Assignment 13 October Departure

Location:  Ben Gurion Airport, Israel

You have been assigned to a flight to Athens on 13 October.  Please arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport Terminal 3 no later than 8:15 AM.  U.S, Embassy personnel will be present to direct you. 
I really think that with the current Supreme court we can win a discrimination lawsuit against the govt for offering you only a flight that will make you mechallel shabbos #SHAME

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #292 on: October 12, 2023, 06:40:29 PM »
I really think that with the current Supreme court we can win a discrimination lawsuit against the govt for offering you only a flight that will make you mechallel shabbos #SHAME
Why?
They will say evacuation means true life or death emergency (which pushes away shabbos) vs not being able to return on your own
Just because a different country decided that they are evacuating due to a humanitarian crisis doesn't mean that it an EMERGENCY

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #293 on: October 12, 2023, 06:43:42 PM »
Why?
They will say evacuation means true life or death emergency (which pushes away shabbos) vs not being able to return on your own
Just because a different country decided that they are evacuating due to a humanitarian crisis doesn't mean that it an EMERGENCY
That's why we need the CURRENT Supreme court. {Gorsuch ruling on Covid}

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #294 on: October 12, 2023, 07:14:39 PM »
For all those people who are complaining about what the state department is offering, and its too little and too inconvenient and therfore they must be anti semites...

How does it compare to what other countries offered? To what the US has offered in other countries...?
My guess is its standard practice...

(not refering to the delay getting it up and running...)

Evacuations are generally a beggars cant be choosers situation.

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #295 on: October 12, 2023, 07:18:12 PM »
I reserved a ticket for a chartered flight this Motzei Shabbos at 11:15 from Tel Aviv to Newark for $2949 that I won't be using, if any is interested in taking it over for that price...

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #296 on: October 12, 2023, 07:23:49 PM »
United: United let me change my flight to any city in Europe for free, not just to the 3 airports listed on DDMS.

Had to get through to a supervisor though to get it done.
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #297 on: October 12, 2023, 07:25:51 PM »
I reserved a ticket for a chartered flight this Motzei Shabbos at 11:15 from Tel Aviv to Newark for $2949 that I won't be using, if any is interested in taking it over for that price...

If tickets are still available might wanna post details in case other people are interested as well
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #298 on: October 12, 2023, 07:49:16 PM »
Flight was arranged through Plane Talk travel agency and is currently scheduled to depart Ben Gurion at 11:15 PM, arriving at Newark Airport at 7:15 AM (with possible refueling stop in Madrid). Seat assignments will be made at the airport. It is an Airbus-330 with 260 seats. Cost is $2949 including tax, with 1 checked bag + carry-on. Second bag @ $100. Only regular vegetarian meals, drinks and snacks are available. There are no kosher meals, so bring along sandwiches. If flight fails to operate, refunds will be made, less $50 processing fee.

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #299 on: October 12, 2023, 07:55:37 PM »
Someone with 6 coach tickets on El Al from TLV-MIA on motzash and 1 business class ticket from TLV-JFK on Sunday said they don't need the tickets.

PM me if you want to buy the tickets and I'll help make the transfer.
still avail??