From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
El Al preparing massive scale-up of operations, repatriation flights after ceasefire
Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel
El Al is preparing to operate an air train to return tens of thousands of passengers to Israel, following the ceasefire agreement with Iran and amid plans for the gradual resumption of operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
El Al is readying to expand its flight schedule to and from Israel starting today, and will operate its fleet of aircraft around the clock to add thousands of seats in the coming 24 hours.
Israel’s flagship carrier will ramp up the frequency of flights to eight destinations where most El Al passengers are stranded — Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Bangkok. In addition, El Al will start to operate repatriation flights from Budapest and Bucharest tonight.
Once the assignment of El Al passengers on repatriation flights is complete, the carrier will open sales of tickets to the general public.
El Al has set fixed prices for one-way incoming flights for those who are not El Al passengers, which are valid until the end of June. The flights from Los Angeles went on sale today on the El Al website and through travel agents.
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