El Al extends cancellation of regular flight schedule until April 18

Israel’s flagship carrier El Al cancels its regular flight schedule through April 18, citing current restrictions on operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport amid the ongoing war with Iran.

In accordance with guidelines by state authorities, scheduled flights planned to depart through April 18 are canceled, as an emergency flight schedule is currently in effect, the airline says.

As part of the emergency flight schedule, El Al is operating a limited number of flights to several central gateways, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Bangkok, London, Paris, Rome and Athens.

Flights departing from Ben Gurion Airport to these destinations are permitted to carry a maximum of 100 passengers as of midnight. Arriving flights to Israel from these gateways are operating without passenger quantity restrictions.

“Due to the limited number of available seats, passengers awaiting assignment are being accommodated based on priority according to the original ticket issue date, with priority given to exceptional humanitarian medical cases,” El Al says.

Ticket sales for departing flights from Israel are closed through April 18. Sales for inbound flights are available for purchase, subject to seat availability, the airline says.