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An El Al Boeing 777-200ER lands at Ben Gurion International Airport. Two more El Al aircraft can be seen in the background.

El Al was established by the Israeli government in November 1948. [1] Initially offering a weekly service between Tel Aviv and Paris in 1949, [2] the airline began flying to many European destinations the same year, with services to the United States and South Africa starting in 1951. [1] Following delivery of their first Boeing 707–420 in May 1961, [3] the carrier started flying scheduled New York City–Tel Aviv flights—the longest non-stop route flown by any airline at the time. [4]

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., trading as El Al, is the flag carrier of Israel. Since its inaugural flight from Geneva to Tel Aviv in September 1948, the airline has grown to serve over 50 destinations, operating scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights within Israel, and to Europe, Middle East, Americas, Africa, and the Far East, from its main base in Ben Gurion Airport.

Tel Aviv City in Israel

Tel Aviv is the second most populous city in Israel—after Jerusalem—and the most populous city in the conurbation of Gush Dan, Israel's largest metropolitan area. Located on the country's Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 443,939, it is the economic and technological center of the country.

Boeing 707 Narrow-body jet airliner family

The Boeing 707 is a mid-sized, long-range, narrow-body, four-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1958 to 1979. Versions of the aircraft have a capacity from 140 to 219 passengers and a range of 2,500 to 5,750 nautical miles.

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El Al flies to 51 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Following is a list of airports served by the carrier as part of its scheduled services. [5]

List

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Austria Vienna Vienna International Airport Passenger [5]
Belarus Minsk Minsk National Airport Terminated [6]
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport Passenger [5]
Brazil São Paulo São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport Terminated [7]
Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport Passenger [5]
Canada Montreal Montréal-Mirabel International Airport Terminated [8]
Canada Montreal Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Terminated [9]
Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Passenger [5]
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Passenger [5]
Croatia Zagreb Zagreb Airport Terminated [10]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Passenger [11]
Cyprus Nicosia Nicosia International Airport Terminated [1]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague Passenger [5]
Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport Terminated [10]
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport Terminated [12]
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Terminated [13]
France Marseilles Marseille Provence Airport Passenger [5]
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Passenger [5]
France Paris Orly Airport Terminated [14]
Germany Berlin Berlin Schönefeld Airport Passenger [5]
Germany Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport Terminated [10]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Passenger [5]
Germany Hanover Hannover Airport Terminated [6]
Germany Munich Munich Airport Passenger [5]
Greece Athens Athens International Airport Passenger [5]
Greece Athens Ellinikon International Airport Terminated [10]
Greece Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Terminated [15]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Passenger [5]
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Passenger [5]
India Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminated [10]
India Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Passenger [5]
Iran Tehran Tehran Mehrabad International Airport Terminated [15]
Israel Eilat Eilat Airport Terminated [16]
Israel Eilat Ovda Airport Terminated[ citation needed ]
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport Hub [5]
Italy Milan Milan–Malpensa Airport Passenger [5]
Italy Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport Passenger [5]
Italy Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport Passenger [17]
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport Terminated [18]
Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport Terminated [6]
Kenya Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Terminated [6]
Latvia Riga Riga International Airport Terminated [19]
Luxembourg Luxembourg City Luxembourg Findel Airport Terminated [6]
Mexico Mexico City Mexico City International Airport Terminated [15]
Moldova Kishinev Chișinău International Airport Terminated [20]
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Passenger [5]
Poland Krakow John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice Terminated [20]
Poland Warsaw Warsaw Chopin Airport Passenger [5]
Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Portela Airport Terminated [10]
Romania Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Passenger [5]
Russia Moscow Domodedovo International Airport Passenger [5]
Russia Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Terminated [20]
South Africa Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport Passenger [5]
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Terminated [6]
Spain Barcelona Barcelona–El Prat Airport Passenger [5]
Spain Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Passenger [5]
Switzerland Geneva Geneva International Airport Passenger [5]
Switzerland Zürich Zürich Airport Passenger [5]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger [5]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Terminated [10]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Atatürk International Airport Terminated [6]
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk International Airport Terminated [6]
Ukraine Kiev Boryspil International Airport Passenger [5]
Ukraine Odessa Odessa International Airport Terminated [6]
United Kingdom London London Heathrow Airport Passenger [5]
United Kingdom London London Luton Airport Passenger [5]
United Kingdom London London Stansted Airport Terminated [21] [22]
United Kingdom Manchester Manchester Airport Terminated [10]
United States Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Terminated [6]
United States Baltimore/Washington, D.C. Baltimore/Washington International Airport Terminated [10]
United States Boston Logan International Airport Passenger [23]
United States Chicago Chicago O'Hare International Airport Terminated [10]
United States Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Passenger [5]
United States Miami Miami International Airport Passenger [24]
United States Newark Newark Liberty International Airport Passenger [5]
United States New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport Passenger [5]
United States San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Resumes 18 November 2018 [6] [25]
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport Terminated [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "World airline survey – El Al Israel Airlines". Flight International : 581. April 15, 1965. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "El Al progresses". Flight : 781. June 27, 1952. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brevities". Flight : 683. May 18, 1961. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012. El Al took delivery of its first Boeing 707–420 in a formal ceremony at Boeing Field. Seattle, on May 7.
  4. ↑ "Brevities". Flight : 912. June 29, 1961. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012. An El Al Boeing 707 has inaugurated what is claimed to be the world's longest non-stop air service, between New York and Tel Aviv, with a flight of lOhr 20min.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "El Al Flight Schedule". El Al. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Directory: world airlines – El Al". Flight International : 67. March 23–29, 2004. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "El Al cancels direct flights to Brazil". Globes . August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Canadian hub saves El Al money". Flight International : 7. June 28, 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  9. ↑ "El Al Spring Schedule (Effective 28 March 1971 –June 19, 1971) –To Europe, Canada & the United States of America". Airline timetable images. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "World Airline Directory – El Al Israel Airlines". Flight International : 58. 3–9 April 1996. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. 
  11. ↑ "El Al Israel Airlines Resumes Larnaca Service from Nov 2013". Airline Route. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Israeli airlines halted flights to Cairo since 2012". Egypt Independent . April 10, 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "El Al Spring Schedule (Effective 28 March 1971 –June 19, 1971) –To Iran & Africa". Airline timetable images. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  14. ↑ "1974: El Al Route Network". Airline Route. December 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "World airline directory – El Al Israel Airlines". Flight International : 1370. April 28, 1979. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  16. ↑ "El Al to halt all Eilat flights due to safety concerns". Globes. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "El Al Israel Airlines Adds Venice Service from Nov 2013". Airline Route. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "The 1990s". El Al. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "El Al loses routes as Israel begins deregulation". Flightglobal.com. Flight International. May 20, 2002. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012. Ephraim Sne, the Israeli minister of transport, announced last week that Arkia, Israel's largest charter airline, will become the sole designated carrier on the route to Copenhagen. Meanwhile Israir, the country's second charter carrier, has been designated the sole Israeli carrier on the route to Riga, Latvia. A ministry of transport source says that the designation of the two private carriers on the ex-El Al routes, "is only the beginning".
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Arrivals & Departures". El Al. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007.
  21. ↑ Shure, Jan (March 26, 2009). "El Al to fly from Luton". TheJC.com – The Jewish Community Online. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  22. ↑ Krieger, Candice (March 25, 2009). "El Al plan Luton-Tel Aviv flights". TheJC.com – The Jewish Community Online. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  23. ↑ Szaniszlo, Marie (June 29, 2015). "El Al's Hub-to-Israel flights take off". Boston Herald . Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. 
  24. ↑ "El Al resumes Miami flight from Nov 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  25. ↑ Liu, Jim (1 February 2018). "El Al opens San Francisco booking for Nov 2018 launch". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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