A.A July flights to/from Israel may be pushed off through Aug 31st due to war

[Shkop]

I do not know if this has been brought up yet. American Airlines has a link on it's home page regarding flights to and from Israel. If you are flying July 9 -31 you may push off until July 9 - August 31 without charge.

http://www.americanairlines.com/i18n/travelInformation/travelAlerts.jsp

Israel Travel Policy
Due to the situation in Israel, American Airlines offers the following flexibility options to our ticketed customers whose travel may be impacted by this event. Customers ticketed to travel on AA*/US flights to/from/through the airports listed below may change flights as shown below. This is only valid for US and AA*/US passengers; BA flights are not covered under this policy.

If you are traveling to, through or from:

Tel Aviv Yafo Ben Gurion International, Israel (TLV)
On the following dates: July 9 -31, 2014
And your ticket was issued no later than: July 9, 2014
You may travel: July 9 - August 31, 2014
Original inventory required? No
Stopovers Allowed? No

The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change.

To change travel dates, contact our Reservations personnel at 1-800-433-7300 within the United States or Canada. If you are calling from outside the United States or Canada, please check our Worldwide Reservations Numbers page.

[tzvicoco]

ElAl is also allowing free change of up to 6 months for free if your flight is on or before July 25:
Due to the current situation, anyone traveling to Israel on EL AL now through Friday, July 25th can reschedule their flights for up to 6 months without penalty by contacting their travel agent or calling EL AL at 1-800-223-6700. However, if there is fare difference on the rescheduled flights, that amount will be charged.
EL AL continues to maintain its regular flight schedule: Up to 5 daily nonstop flights from the USA (except for Shabbat).
Your support for EL AL is important and always appreciated.
Thank you.

[EP123]

I wonder if you can get free change to sukkos, that would be a great deal if you got a cheap ticket to fly in the summer

[sruly101]

I wonder if you can get free change to sukkos, that would be a great deal if you got a cheap ticket to fly in the summer

It will cost you the fare change, the part that is "free" is only the changing fee

[burryhood]

Anything on united?

[sruly101]

Spoke today to Austrian Airlines they said i can change the dates to Oct. 31 for free (free of changing fee).. But wont let to cancel, as I heard EL AL allows

[schoemann]

Just got cancelled for the united flight tonight

[Moshe123]

All 3 US airlines canceled today. Rocket hit Yehud today. Right near BG airport.

[myb821]

Just got cancelled for the united flight tonight

call they just switched it to an earlier flight

[Ergel]

If you want to go, call. I'm sure they will rebook you on ElAl