Hi all, long time reader first time poster.
My son is getting married iyH mid September in Israel. I need to buy a bunch of tickets to Israel but need advice from the travel experts here how to go about it. On one hand I like using American carriers in part because if they need to cancel the flights due to security situations they must give me a refund. That is significant when spending this much money. On the other hand, El Al and maybe others wont cancel as easily due to security situations, ensuring that we can get there for the wedding, but may have different and more difficult rules about getting a refund (I don't want a credit) in case they too cancel flights. I was in Israel during the Iranian attack and experienced having my flights cancelled and having to find my way back home on my own (33+ hours, airlines refunded my money but they were no help at all trying to get me back home. European airlines and El Al were up and running the next day). In the past I would buy cancel for any reason insurance but my experience is that it is not always easy to get a claim paid and there are very few options now due to the security situation in Israel.
Does anyone have any advice for me how to go about this?