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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_Airport#Airlinesanddestinations

Austria
Vienna – Austrian Airlines, El Al, WizzAir (begins June 2018) Bluebird Airways

Belgium
Brussels – Brussels Airlines, El Al, Ryan Air

BULGARIA
Sofia – Bulgaria Air, El Al, WizzAir
Varna – WizzAir

Canada
Montreal – Air Canada (from May to Jan.), Air Transat (summer only)
Toronto – Air Canada, Air Transat (begins June 2018), El Al
Many travelers from Canada connect via Europe – popular airlines for connecting with good fares and convenient times include Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Swiss.

China
Beijing – El Al, Hainan Airlines
Guangzhou – Hainan Airlines (begins in 2018)
Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific, El Al
Shanghai – Hainan Airlines
Shenzhen – Hainan Airlines (begins in 2018)

Cyprus
Larnaca – Arkia, Cobalt, Cyprus Air, El Al UP, TUS Air
Paphos – Ryanair

Czech Republic
Prague – El Al/UP, Smartwings,

Denmark
Copenhagen – Norweigan Air Shuttle

France
Paris – Air France, Arkia, ASL (begins summer 2018), easyJet, El Al, Transavia, XL Airways France
Lyon – Transavia, easyJet (from spring 2018)
Bordeaux – easyJet (from spring 2018)
Marseille – El Al
Nice – Air France (seasonal), Israir, easyJet (from spring 2018)

Germany
Baden-Baden – Ryanair
Berlin – easyJet (Schonefeld and Tegel), Germania (Tegel), El Al/UP (Schonefeld), Israir (Schonefeld)
Dusseldorf – Germania,
Frankfurt – El Al, Lufthansa
Hamburg – Germania
Munich – Arkia, El Al, Lufthansa
Nuremberg – Germania
Stuttgart – Arkia (seasonal), Israir (seasonal)

Greece
Athens – Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, El Al
Seasonal and charter flights are available from many of the Greek Islands

Hungary
Budapest – El Al/UP, Wizz Air
Debrecen – WizzAir

Iceland
Rejkjavik – WOW Air

India
Mumbai – El Al
New Delhi – Air India

Italy
Rome – Alitalia, El Al, Vueling, Ryanair
Milan – easyJet, El Al, Ryanair
Florence – Vueling (summer only)
Naples – easyJet
Venice – El Al, easyJet
Verona – El Al

Latvia
Riga – Air Baltic, WizzAir

Lithuania
Vilnius  – WizzAir

Netherlands
Amsterdam – easyJet, El Al, KLM, Transavia
Eindhoven – Transavia

Poland
Gdansk – LOT, Ryanair
Katowice – Wizz Air
Krakow – Ryanair, Sun DOr (El Al)
Lublin -LOT
Poznan – LOT, Ryanair
Rzeszow – LOT
Warsaw – El Al, LOT, Wizz Air
Wroclaw – LOT, Ryanair

ROMANIA
Bucharest – BlueAir, El Al, Tarom, Wizz Air
Cluj – BlueAir, WizzAir
Craiova – WizzAir
Iasi – Tarom, WizzAir
Timisoara – WizzAir

Slovakia
Bratislava – Smartwings (seasonally)

South Africa
Johannesburg – El Al
Many travelers from South Africa fly via Addis Ababa with Ethiopian Airlines

Spain
Barcelona – Air Europa (seasonally) El Al, Norweigan Air Shuttle, Vueling
Madrid – Air Europa, El Al, Iberia, Smartwings (seasonally)
Tenerife-South – Smartwings (seasonally)

Sweden
Stockholm – Norwegian Air Shuttle

Switzerland
Geneva – easyJet, El Al
Basel – easyJet
Zurich – El Al, Swiss

Thailand
Bangkok – Arkia (begins July 2018), El Al

Turkey
Istanbul – Atlas Global, Pegasus, Turkish Airlines

United Kingdom

London – British Airways (Heathrow), easyJet (Luton and Gatwick), El Al (Luton and Heathrow), WizzAir (Luton)
Manchester – easyJet, Sun DOR (seasonal)

USA
Boston – El Al (March 2022), Delta (May 2022)
Los Angeles – El Al
Miami – El Al
New York City – Delta (JFK), El Al (JFK and Newark), United (Newark)
San Francisco – United Airlines, El Al (begins May 2019)
Las Vegas - El Al
Washington DC (Dulles IAD) - United

HT: ItsYehuda
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https://www.touristisrael.com/full-list-flights-tel-aviv-israel/12331/

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2860 on: November 18, 2021, 07:18:33 PM »
I know people that escaped.
What does that mean?

The US has a far more reasonable entry policy than Israel now

Either way, you are proving my point, the more the merrier.

US might be simpler, but there's no accommodation for recoverees not to get 2 doses.

I am not really following the visitor rules closely, as I am a dual citizen.

I generally agree. The more the merrier, but one has to be aware of drawbacks. For US expats taxation is a drawback. Visiting Israel with an Israeli passport makes VAT an added cost.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2861 on: November 18, 2021, 10:22:07 PM »
What is the closest non Arab/ Muslim country to fly to that is warm ( or at least warmer than Israel)
to fly to at the end of December?

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2862 on: November 18, 2021, 10:45:22 PM »
What is the closest non Arab/ Muslim country to fly to that is warm ( or at least warmer than Israel)
to fly to at the end of December?
Cyprus?

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2863 on: November 18, 2021, 11:13:35 PM »
How is the weather in Cyprus that time of year?

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2864 on: November 18, 2021, 11:47:09 PM »
How is the weather in Cyprus that time of year?
Same as Israel

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2865 on: November 19, 2021, 01:19:42 AM »
Any other suggestions a little warmer?

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2866 on: November 19, 2021, 01:24:06 AM »
Any other suggestions a little warmer?
Seychelles. 6h flight though
December can be rainy, but warm.

All places i can think off which are closer, are Muslim

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2867 on: November 19, 2021, 07:22:37 AM »
Any other suggestions a little warmer?

Etheopia? Need to look at politics though...
Not sure what's currently with flights to Rwanda

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2868 on: November 19, 2021, 08:06:34 AM »
US citizenship is expensive for expats earning money.
Depends if they're biz owners or regular salaried ppl
Regular salaried, taxes in Israel are a bit higher (although males/females have diff net tax rates), but having US citizenship gives a lot of benefits via the child tax credit.
Biz owners have extra complications due to the GILTI tax, plus all the extra reporting

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2870 on: November 23, 2021, 01:53:55 PM »
US citizenship is expensive for expats earning money.
Depends if they're biz owners or regular salaried ppl
Regular salaried, taxes in Israel are a bit higher (although males/females have diff net tax rates), but having US citizenship gives a lot of benefits via the child tax credit.
Biz owners have extra complications due to the GILTI tax, plus all the extra reporting
Add in that self employed people in israel are taxed as buisnesses.
I'm pretty sure that if the  IRS can prove that you denounced us citzenship to get out of your tax obligations, it wont be pretty, but we'll have to wait for a tax attorny here to confirm that.
also renouncing us citzenship costs close to 3 grand.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2871 on: November 24, 2021, 08:38:03 AM »
On a side note I just heard on the radio Shaked saying that from 2023 Israelis will no longer need visas to the US

https://jewishinsider.com/2021/11/inside-israels-push-to-join-u-s-visa-waiver-program/

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Yet major obstacles exist to Israel’s inclusion in the program. The percentage of Israeli visa applicants rejected annually remains high, well above the cut-off allowed and, in the past, American officials have raised concerns about Israel’s treatment of Palestinian-Americans at its borders, among other things.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2873 on: November 24, 2021, 09:06:20 AM »
I wonder why Kushner didn't get involved in this.
Meshulachim?

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2876 on: November 28, 2021, 08:58:46 AM »
the more the merrier.
The more the merrier
i have 2, waiting for my 3rd ;)

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2878 on: December 01, 2021, 06:04:52 AM »
Does anyone know what business seats are typically on the AA TLV JFK route? They have 2 kinds, one of them is apparently terrible. Also, you you have flown on the bad one, how bad is it in ur opinion.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2879 on: December 01, 2021, 07:25:31 AM »
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-urges-americans-avoid-travel-niger-poland-over-covid-19-2021-11-30/

With the US reported to only allow tests performed one day before departure, what are the options ex-tlv (besides pdf lab and besides the airport..)?