12/02/2020
EL AL Israel Airlines Announces Schedule Modifications
Gonen Usishkin, EL AL CEO:
"We are continually monitoring the reports from China. We hope that the recent cautious optimism as reported in the global media will indeed continue in the coming days. Nevertheless, we at EL AL have decided to make commercial adjustments to the schedule in the Far East and increase frequencies to North America and Europe with a focus on the upcoming Passover period."
Beijing – following the previous announcement of temporary suspension of the flights until March 25,2020, will now extent until April 24, 2020.
Hong Kong – following the decision to allow customers to change or cancel their flights without a penalty, the airline will now temporarily suspend its flights until March 20, 2020.
Bangkok - EL AL will continue its flights to Bangkok, however, will reduce frequencies from double daily to one daily on certain dates.
Tokyo - EL AL is preparing to inaugurate the launch of the historic Japan route on March 11, 2020 as planned.
EL AL will do all possible to assist its passengers holding tickets for the changed or canceled flights, finding alternative flights as needed.
As soon as the situation allows, EL AL will reinstate its flights to Beijing and Hong Kong even prior to the dates mentioned.
About EL AL
EL AL Israel Airlines, Israel's national airline, established in 1948, offers more nonstop flights than any other airline to/from Israel. EL AL currently flies to 40 destinations from Israel, serves hundreds of other destinations throughout the world via codeshare, and interline partnerships with many other carriers. As part of EL AL’s fleet renewal, the airline purchased 16 new Dreamliner aircraft, 14 of which are already in operation today, while the remaining planes will gradually enter service in early 2020. New destinations to be served by EL AL on nonstop flights in 2020 include: Tokyo, Chicago, Dublin and Dusseldorf. In 2018, EL AL flew over 5.6 million passengers. EL AL embodies Israel’s values of innovation and caring and is known for its genuine Israeli hospitality.