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El Al

An El Al plane lands at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, Aug. 18, 2021. (Ronen Fefer via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inBay Area

El Al is bringing back its direct flight to SFO. Will United Airlines follow?

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

After years of facing layovers, Bay Area travelers will once again be able to fly nonstop from San Francisco to Tel Aviv starting this fall.  On Oct. 25, El Al […]

The "Haifa Dreamliner" has been decorated with San Francisco livery for El Al's new direct route to SFO. (Photo/Courtesy El Al)
Posted inNews

US airlines cancel Israel flights, but El Al vows to keep flying

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA May 13, 2021
An El Al plane flying the flags of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and bearing the word "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew, arrives at the Abu Dhabi airport from Tel Aviv, Aug. 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim Sahib-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Kosher hotels and authoritarianism: Israelis see attraction in easy UAE travel, but some have concerns

by Sam Sokol and JTA November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Uri Bar-Lev (center) being interviewed by Roy Stein (right) and Hallel Silverman (left) of StandWithUs. (Photo/Courtesy StandWithUs)
Posted inNews

El Al pilot’s harrowing tale of outmaneuvering hijacker Leila Khaled

by Dan Pine September 16, 2020September 17, 2020
The "Haifa Dreamliner" has been decorated with San Francisco livery for El Al's new direct route to SFO. (Photo/Courtesy El Al)
Posted inNews

Commercial flights to Israel will not resume until at least mid-July

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Workers at Tel Hashomer Hospital, which was converted to receive the Israelis who were under quarantine on the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan due to the spread of the coronavirus, Feb. 20, 2020. (JTA/AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
Posted inBay Area

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Local Jewish groups cancel trips, services, other events

by Gabriel Greschler and J. Staff March 6, 2020March 25, 2020
The "Haifa Dreamliner" has been decorated with San Francisco livery for El Al's new direct route to SFO. (Photo/Courtesy El Al)
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

El Al plane decked out in S.F. scenery for new flights to SFO

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 30, 2019April 30, 2019
an aiplane in blue El Al livery touches down
Posted inNews

El Al to launch SFO-Israel nonstop flights next May

by J. Staff December 13, 2018
An El Al 747 (Photo/Wikimedia-Magic Aviation CC BY 2.0)
Posted inNews

El Al may delay SFO-Tel Aviv direct flights

by J. Staff May 23, 2018
United Airlines will begin using Boeing ER 777-300s on the SFO-TLV route, allowing the airline to offer less expensive fares on that route. (Photo/Flickr-Bill Abbott CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inTravel

It’s about to cost $300 less to fly SFO-TLV on United

by J. Staff March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

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