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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 #1120 on: May 22, 2018, 01:55:55 PM »
Re ORD, being that LY has 2 destinations on the west coast, and 5 destinations on the east coast, they don't have much to gain in the center, other than to stop UA from taking the route (which doesn't necessarily make it worthwhile)

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1121 on: May 22, 2018, 01:58:10 PM »
Re ORD, being that LY has 2 destinations on the west coast, and 5 destinations on the east coast, they don't have much to gain in the center, other than to stop UA from taking the route (which doesn't necessarily make it worthwhile)
In other words, I don't think there's enough non-stop traffic from ORD that it's worth adding just another option for connections.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1123 on: May 22, 2018, 09:12:58 PM »
At least UA started paying Corp commission on this route...

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1124 on: May 23, 2018, 07:08:28 AM »
According to local press the launch is delayed until May 2019

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1125 on: May 23, 2018, 07:12:25 AM »
Link?
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1127 on: May 23, 2018, 07:24:25 AM »
https://m.calcalist.co.il/Article.aspx?guid=3738687
Interesting that they note the lack of aircraft as the main reason (in addition to struggling with the competition). They also pushed off switching LY 1 to the 787-9 until April and the additional Newark flights next winter will be operated by a 777. So it does seem like they're short on Dreamliner aircraft.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1128 on: May 23, 2018, 07:55:28 AM »
Confirmed. Availability on LY to SFO shows all zero until May 13.

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1129 on: May 23, 2018, 01:13:20 PM »
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EL AL wishes to inform you that the launch of the new route to San Francisco will be postponed to May 2019 due to unforeseen operational reasons.
 
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1130 on: May 26, 2018, 11:13:08 PM »
British Airways in this week’s schedule update is adjusting operational aircraft on London Heathrow – Tel Aviv route, for winter 2018/19 season. From 28OCT18, BA163/162 will be operated by a mix of 787-8/-9, replacing 777-200ER.

BA165 LHR0805 – 1450TLV 777 D
BA163 LHR2035 – 0320+1TLV 789 6
BA163 LHR2035 – 0320+1TLV 788 x6

BA162 TLV0725 – 1050LHR 789 7
BA162 TLV0735 – 1100LHR 788 x347
BA162 TLV0740 – 1105LHR 788 34
BA164 TLV1645 – 2005LHR 777 D

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1131 on: May 27, 2018, 09:52:24 AM »
El Al have started a 30 trial of Salad or a Sandwich on select flights.
DME-TLV on Friday was offered a chicken Sandwich or Spelt salad in Y class
Wasn't too hungry (had some local Russain KSML in the lounge) + fruit - so the salad + drinks were fine.  Wasn't offered the usual crackers (Abadi) with my drink...

FYI https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5271908,00.html#autoplay in Hebrew

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1133 on: May 30, 2018, 02:28:57 PM »
Wiki Updated

Great list!
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1134 on: May 30, 2018, 04:57:05 PM »
Wiki Updated

Great list!

How times have changed:

For example, I had no idea that Korean Air has a direct flight to ICN from TLV a few days every week. Anyone ever take this route?
Never took, but booked many people there.

The only airline flying direct to Asia besides LY.
Though now it's missing from the wiki.

IINM there are additional Turkish cities with service to /from TLV such as AYT by Pegasus. Also GYD (almost the same language language :) ) by Azerbaijan.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1135 on: May 30, 2018, 05:16:26 PM »
Wiki Updated

Great list!
Ukraine
Kiev: Ukraine Intl, Elal
Odessa: Ukraine Intl, Elal (Sun Dor)
Zaporizhia: Ukraine Intl
Vinnytzia: Ukraine Intl
Lvov: Ukraine Intl
Kharkiv: Ukraine Intl
Dnipropetrovsk: Ukraine Intl

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1136 on: May 30, 2018, 05:47:33 PM »
Russia
SVO
LED
ROV

all served by SU

Not sure where LY flies to, but they definitely have service to Moscow. And I believe other Russian cities also have service (not sure which airline, but recall hearing arrival/departure announcements on TLV PA system.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1137 on: May 30, 2018, 07:04:23 PM »
Russia
SVO
LED
ROV

all served by SU

Not sure where LY flies to, but they definitely have service to Moscow. And I believe other Russian cities also have service (not sure which airline, but recall hearing arrival/departure announcements on TLV PA system.
El Al flies to DME (Moscow)

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1138 on: May 30, 2018, 07:10:52 PM »
El Al flies to DME (Moscow)
Don't really follow LY, I just knew they did when I was trying to see if S7 flies to TLV and found out that they codeshare with LY.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #1139 on: May 31, 2018, 01:31:35 PM »
LY cancelled  double daily flight to EWR from Oct .28