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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 473

Gonen Usishkin

Grounded El Al planes at Ben Gurion Airport on April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Moshe Shai/ Flash90)
July 1, 2020, 11:23 am
El Al grounds all flights amid labor dispute, financial crisis
Israeli national carrier scraps passenger, cargo flights after talks with pilots committee blow up; CEO said to order all planes back, including those mid-trip
By ToI Staff
El Al planes at the Ben Gurion International Airport, April 12, 2020. (Flash90)
May 14, 2020, 3:54 pm
El Al issues ‘going concern’ warning as losses pile up
National carrier says 90% of its staff laid off, and if government doesn’t step in, it will no longer be able to function
By ToI Staff
Grounded El Al planes at Ben Gurion Airport on April 6, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (Moshe Shai/ Flash90)
May 13, 2020, 1:15 pm
El Al chief entreats Netanyahu for lifeline, criticizes treasury’s loan offer
CEO Gonen Usishkin says Finance Ministry conditions for $400 million aid package, which hinge on far-reaching cost-cutting reforms, ‘will cause us to collapse’
By ToI Staff
Empty departure halls at Ben Gurion Airport. on March 4, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
March 4, 2020, 10:30 pm
El Al axes hundreds as carrier feels crunch from coronavirus crisis
Some 600 permanent employees, hundreds of temporary staffers laid off as virus outbreak batters global travel; Tourism Ministry reports usual number of travelers in February
By Luke Tress
Rabbi Sholom Ber Sorotzkin speaks during a conference of the Ateret Shlomo Torah network in Holon, Israel on October 26, 2016. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90 )
November 24, 2018, 5:11 am
Prominent rabbi threatens El Al with boycott over ‘Shabbat’ flight
Shalom ber Sorotzkin says airline has until Sunday to issue ‘clear apology’ to religious passengers who were accused of violence ‘that never happened’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An El Al airline plane at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 17, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 20, 2018, 3:14 am
El Al opens probe into events surrounding ‘Shabbat’ flight diverted to Athens
CEO of the airline says the situation developed quickly and was not entirely under the control of the company, regrets the Shabbat scare incident has led to ‘polarizing discourse’
By ToI Staff
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