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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
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 (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)
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)
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, at least for now)
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)

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #40 on: October 09, 2023, 02:14:27 PM »
Are LY and Israir flights operated by Smartwings flying?
Don't know about all but some definitely are

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #41 on: October 09, 2023, 02:16:25 PM »
how do i book israair? do i have to use an israeili card?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #42 on: October 09, 2023, 02:20:02 PM »
how do i book israair? do i have to use an israeili card?
Their site may or may not require it
If I remember correctly there is 1 OTA that shows their flights don't remember which
You can also try a travel agency you may have better luck with a. Israeli one for that

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #43 on: October 09, 2023, 03:00:16 PM »
is ethiopian airlinse relatively safe?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #44 on: October 09, 2023, 03:53:07 PM »
Security Alert - Information on Flight Availability from Ben Gurion International Airport (October 9, 2023)

TelAvivmsgforuscitizens@state.gov
10:45 PM (5 minutes ago)
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Location:  Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza
Event:  Security Alert #5 (October 9, 2023)

U.S. citizens wishing to depart Israel can check the status of Ben Gurion International Airport and the availability and status of flights here: https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/airports/ben-gurion/flight-board/?flightType=departures.  Ben Gurion International Airport remains open, but some flights have been reduced or suspended.  U.S. carriers have temporarily suspended flights to Israel.  Please check with the airlines on the availability of flights and flight status.  For more information, please visit the airport’s website here:  https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/ 

U.S. citizens can check the status of land border crossings here:

·        Allenby/King Hussein Bridge between Israel and the West Bank (https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/land-border-crossings/alenbi/) – 02-548-2600
·        Jordan River/Sheikh Hussein Crossing between Israel and Jordan near Beit Shaan (https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/land-border-crossings/jordan-river/) – 04-609-3410
·        Yitzhak Rabin/Arava Crossing between Israel and Jordan near Eilat (https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/land-border-crossings/yitzhak-rabin/) – 08-630-0555
·        Menachem Begin Crossing between Israel and Egypt near Eilat (https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/land-border-crossings/menachem-begin/) – 08-636-0999

U.S. citizens are reminded to remain vigilant and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness as security incidents, including mortar and rocket fire, often take place without warning. U.S. citizens should monitor news outlets and follow advice from local security and emergency response officials to increase their security awareness.

U.S. Embassy personnel must observe a curfew from 8:00 PM – 6:00 AM and are urged to stay as close to home as possible outside the curfew hours.  U.S. government personnel are prohibited from personal travel to the West Bank until further notice.   

U.S. citizens should take this into consideration when planning their own activities. 

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #45 on: October 09, 2023, 03:58:54 PM »
is ethiopian airlinse relatively safe?

Perfectly safe, not just "relatively".
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #46 on: October 09, 2023, 04:19:26 PM »
How about doha? For a rabbi (no hiding ...)

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #47 on: October 09, 2023, 04:34:13 PM »
I booked an Israir flight 10/10 TLV-FCO at 4:10PM haven't gotten a confirmation... anyone can help?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #48 on: October 09, 2023, 05:40:01 PM »
Amit Segal reporting talks of Israeli Transportation Minister with US Transportation Secretary regarding resuming US airlines flights to Isreal. Expecting an announcement within 24 hours.

https://t.me/amitsegal/27418
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בעקבות שיחות של שרת התחבורה מירי רגב עם שר התחבורה האמריקני: מסתמן שחברות תעופה אמריקניות עשויות לשוב ולטוס לישראל, לנתבג או במקרה הצורך לרמון. ביממה הקרובה נהיה חכמים יותר.
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #49 on: October 09, 2023, 05:44:51 PM »
Amit Segal reporting talks of Israeli Transportation Minister with US Transportation Secretary regarding resuming US airlines flights to Isreal. Expecting an announcement within 24 hours.

https://t.me/amitsegal/27418
What will this help if they cant find a crew willing to fly?

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #50 on: October 09, 2023, 05:51:45 PM »
What will this help if they cant find a crew willing to fly?
When you can sell each ticket for $3-6K you can always find a crew $willing$ to fly

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #51 on: October 09, 2023, 07:47:45 PM »
When you can sell each ticket for $3-6K you can always find a crew $willing$ to fly
Ticket prices won't stay there for long. There is now a mad rush of people trying to get back from YT and others trying to get back to EY. By next week all those people will have figured it out, no one will be flying. and prices will plummet.

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #52 on: October 09, 2023, 07:57:51 PM »
Ticket prices won't stay there for long. There is now a mad rush of people trying to get back from YT and others trying to get back to EY. By next week all those people will have figured it out, no one will be flying. and prices will plummet.

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #53 on: October 09, 2023, 08:59:42 PM »
seeing an LY flight to ATH on 10OCT but not bookable, it's visible on elal.com Anyone had any luck? it was originally on Priceline too but gave an error after payment information was submitted. Now it's only visible on elal.com but once you select it just keeps bouncing back

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #54 on: October 09, 2023, 09:33:01 PM »
seeing an LY flight to ATH on 10OCT but not bookable, it's visible on elal.com Anyone had any luck? it was originally on Priceline too but gave an error after payment information was submitted. Now it's only visible on elal.com but once you select it just keeps bouncing back
I booked people for travel this week to ATH, BUD, DXB, FCO, IST, LAX, LJU, SKG, VCE...definitely bookable. Just gotta keep refreshing and quick at entering details.
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #55 on: October 10, 2023, 12:44:05 AM »
Wow @Dan is a travel agent

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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #56 on: October 10, 2023, 12:44:26 AM »
You booked the elal to lax?

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« Reply #57 on: October 10, 2023, 12:44:54 AM »
Wow @Dan is a travel agent
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« Reply #58 on: October 10, 2023, 12:46:03 AM »
Wow @Dan is a travel agent
Desperate times, desperate measures.
Actually felt like what I imagine the rush of a slot machine is.
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Re: Simchas Torah War - Flights Discussion Thread
« Reply #59 on: October 10, 2023, 12:47:01 AM »
You booked the elal to lax?
Made a shidduch between someone who didn't need it, someone who did, and LY management.
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