El Al
File - El Al airplanes on the tarmac at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, October 4, 2022. (The Times of Israel: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)
January 31, 2024, 1:13 pm
El Al nixing flights to South Africa amid fall in demand, ICJ genocide charge
National carrier planning to end the only direct flights from Tel Aviv to Johannesburg from April 1 as ties between the countries continue to deteriorate.
By TOI STAFF and REUTERS
Maor Tirry admires St Kilda Shule's sukkah with Rabbi Yaakov Glasman.
October 11, 2023, 6:46 am
Visiting Jewish schools on a scouting mission
"We have marked the Melbourne market as one of our goals," he said.
By Carol Saffer
The first El Al passenger flight, LY 85, to land in Melbourne on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Photo: Peter Haskin.
March 15, 2023, 9:35 pm
Direct Melbourne to Israel flights by mid next year
El Al Airlines intends to operate three services per week, which are expected to add 44,000 seats to Melbourne each year
By AJN STAFF
An ElAL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport. Photo: Yossi Aloni/FLASH90
February 28, 2023, 4:16 pm
First Israeli commercial flights enter Omani airspace
El Al planes cross Gulf sultanate’s territory en route to Thailand, days after country opened up for overflights from all countries, shaving some 2.5 hours off flight time.
July 28, 2022, 8:10 am
El Al looking at direct Melbourne flights
With the planes no longer having to circumvent the Arabian peninsula, the flight would take just 15 hours.
By Gareth Narunsky
Photo: Peter Haskin
April 8, 2020, 10:00 am
El Al parts Aussie skies
'It was a proud moment seeing Israel’s flag on the livery of the El Al airliner next to Qantas and Virgin planes at Melbourne Airport'.
By AJN STAFF
An El Al flight landing at Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport in 2020. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 8, 2020, 9:00 am
Relief for Aussies flown home in rescue mission
After 16 hours and 24 minutes, El Al conducted its first-ever direct flight to Melbourne to bring Australian nationals home and return Israeli travellers to their families.
By Shane Desiatnik
Photo: Peter Haskin
April 2, 2020, 6:40 pm
First direct flight to Melbourne lands
After an initial rescue flight to Perth last week, a second El Al direct flight from Tel Aviv to Australia landed in Melbourne this evening (Thursday).
By Evan Zlatkis
From the WebMarch 31, 2020, 9:27 am
New Israeli rescue flight to Australia
El Al has decided to operate two additional commercial flights — to New Zealand and Australia — to pick up Israeli tourists stranded abroad, the Foreign Ministry has announced.
Passengers at Perth Airport.
March 26, 2020, 8:00 am
Australians flown home from Israel
El Al landed a passenger plane in Australia for the first time in history, bringing Aussies home from Israel and Israelis back to their families in the wake of the COVID-19 threat.
By Peter Kohn
El Al’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
November 28, 2019, 9:58 am
El Al to trial direct flights to Melbourne
'This is an exciting and important announcement that will make it easier for Australians to experience the singular beauty of Israel'.
By Evan Zlatkis
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