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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

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2300 on: October 20, 2020, 02:20:48 PM »
1. Adds inordinate amount of time required before flight departure time.
2. Can't bring any food onto flight.
3. Requires secure section of terminal, typically without lounges or sufficient facilities.
4. Issues with immigration means you miss your flight.
And more...
Despite all these I would rather have pre-clearance.

1. and 4. are time issues, and I would much rather waste time before the flight and after. Especially when I travel with the kids, after 12-13h flights I'd much rather go straight to luggage pick up than wait for up to an hour at immigration.

2. Not relevant to me

3. Regarding the lounges perhaps they can have them before pre-clearance, and then an hour before boarding they call ppl from the lounge.

If I had US citizenship and global entry obviously I wouldn't want that

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2301 on: October 20, 2020, 02:23:30 PM »
Thanks. So why would international airports want to add that?
1. US pressure.
2. Most people don't realize the cons.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2302 on: October 20, 2020, 02:26:20 PM »
1. US pressure.
2. Most people don't realize the cons.
Never realized. Always appeared airports were eager for it
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2303 on: October 20, 2020, 02:41:37 PM »
Never noticed you can't fly LGA-LAX?

https://www.google.com/search?q=LGA+perimeter+rule

TBH, I haven't looked into flying to the left coast in many years. I think the last time I flew west from NY we met at a not very happy occasion.
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2304 on: October 21, 2020, 12:19:08 PM »
No!!!  >:(
Delta is really  starting with Basic Economy to Israel

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2306 on: October 21, 2020, 12:24:58 PM »
Year old:
https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/israel-flights/delta-launches-first-basic-economy-fares-north-america-tel-aviv/
I know thats were I saw it and knew it was coming but never actually saw it being applied until today.
Was wondering when it was starting.... I guess now.  ::)

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2307 on: October 24, 2020, 01:26:36 PM »
In his speech post signing agreement with Sudan, Bibi pointed that "the skies of Sudan are now open, which will decrease flight times to Latin America".

He's got a point, for when flights to latam restart.

I believe the below is roughly accurate (in a very amateurish way needless to say) except for the western part of Africa / Cameroon
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2308 on: October 24, 2020, 02:37:18 PM »
I drew my map first  ::)

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2309 on: October 25, 2020, 11:21:57 AM »
https://www.ynet.co.il/economy/article/S1HgdlQuw

Refund period to be brought back to 30 days from 90 days

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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2310 on: October 25, 2020, 11:56:21 AM »
https://m.ynet.co.il/articles/58329640

Israir planning to be the first regular commercial (daily) flights to the UAE starting Dec 2. RT price $280.

FWIW apparently only $100 extra for J.

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« Reply #2311 on: October 25, 2020, 12:33:07 PM »
TLV getting Covid-19 testing stations.



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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2312 on: October 25, 2020, 12:41:19 PM »
https://m.ynet.co.il/articles/58329640

Israir planning to be the first regular commercial (daily) flights to the UAE starting Dec 2. RT price $280.

FWIW apparently only $100 extra for J.

Source about J?

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« Reply #2313 on: October 25, 2020, 12:43:06 PM »
Source about J?
I saw on hul_mehudar WhatsApp, for what it's worth

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« Reply #2314 on: October 25, 2020, 02:30:13 PM »
Source about J?
Do they sell J online?
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« Reply #2315 on: October 25, 2020, 02:30:31 PM »
So Israir starts December 2 and Arkia starts January 3?
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Re: Ex-TLV Routes and Flights Discussions
« Reply #2316 on: October 25, 2020, 02:53:21 PM »
Israir reported to be working on direct flights to Morocco

https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/813493

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« Reply #2317 on: October 25, 2020, 02:56:11 PM »
So Israir starts December 2 and Arkia starts January 3?
Correct

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« Reply #2318 on: October 25, 2020, 03:03:04 PM »
Do they sell J online?

No, but only because until now (the J retrofit to be eligible for tenders) there hasn't been a J...

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« Reply #2319 on: October 25, 2020, 03:04:42 PM »
Israir reported to be working on direct flights to Morocco

https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/813493

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