New York, NY – EL AL Israel Airlines is the only carrier flying to and from Israel today, providing uninterrupted nonstop service. All other airlines flying between the east coast and Israel have cancelled their inbound and outbound flights. Additionally, select airlines flying to and from Israel have already cancelled tomorrow’s flights. This morning, EL AL nonstop flights landed on time at both JFK and Newark International Airports. There is one more EL AL nonstop flight departing this evening from JFK and three nonstops are scheduled to land at JFK and Newark tomorrow morning.
EL AL also made every effort to accommodate any passenger who arrived at either JFK or Newark International Airport today whose connecting domestic flight was cancelled. Offer Gat, Vice President, North and Central America, EL AL Israel Airlines states, “Even though we are not required to provide any passenger with a complementary hotel room due to other airlines cancelling flights, we offered stranded passengers who arrived this morning from Israel these special accommodations. EL AL is committed to make sure that these passengers have a quick, easy and safe journey to their final destination.”
(YWN Desk – NYC)
3 Responses
You mean it’s the only airline flying from the East Coast of the US, right?
Nice to see the other airlines out of the NY area have some common sense and they chose not to fly in this storm.
Is El Al committed to safety?