Just a reminder to passengers delayed that you may have rights to financial compensation. If your flight to a European Union destination [Prague, Rome, Paris for example] has been cancelled or delayed you have the right to compensation under European law. Under EU Regulation 261/2004, passengers are entitled to up to €600 [$690] in compensation when their flight is delayed and lands at its destination more than three hours late. The Israeli Aviation Services Law 2012 also gives benefits but is a more complex scheme where financial compensation only becomes due after an 8 hour delay but like the EU scheme there are ground service benefits due, free food etc. for much shorter delays. In some circumstances the Israeli scheme gives more and most importantly it applies to all flights out of Israel, New York, Miami, Toronto, Boston, the Far East for example, not just EU destination flights. El Al is a terrible airline with largely old equipment that shows very little regard for its customers either on the ground or in the air. Fly them if you feel you must [I sometimes do on shorter flights when their schedule best fits mine] but make sure you get every $ due to you when they mess up!