The first time you flew El Al...
 

When was the first time you flew El Al.
For me, it was 20 years ago, in 1992: it was a flight from CDG to ETH with a 762.
It was the good old time...
At that time, IIRC, LY flew 7 742s, 2 732s, 4 762s, and 7 757s (correct me if I am wrong).

What about you?

1983 TLV-JFK on a 747-100 or 2OO
I was a child traveling with my parents.

IIRC, LY never operated 747-100s. I guess it was a -200 (?)

The first time you flew El Al...
 

1964. Paris Orly to TLV 707 the first of many flights - lots of long haul, HKG TLV and BKK TLV my most regular these days. If only El Al came all the way to SYD.

July 2000. 747-200 outbound (JFK-TLV) and 747-400 inbound (TLV-EWR).

Outbound, saw a really scary movie.

Inbound, first time I ever saw PTVs on a plane. Had about 8 channels. Was revolutionary at the time.

Fantastic flights and crews. Got amenity kit - socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, eye shades, and don't remember what else.

July 1984
JFK-TLV-JFK
747-200
Big thrill was Tefillah (prayer) inflight.

JUly 1971.. JFK-TLV nonstop on a 707.. No movies, very boring flight as a kid, but great food .. on the return,, TLV-AMS-YUL-JFK on the same 707.. 747 was just introduced but did not take " the jumbo" at that time...

At that age i didn't know that they have diffarent jumbos.
I also didn't earn miles for that flight....

For me it was Aug 1970 JFK-TLV on a 707, on the way to Hebrew University for the year. It was also the first time I was on any plane

July 2004 on Taglit.

Was my first int'l trip anywhere... I paid for an upgrade to C, got upper deck, it was pretty cool!

Were you a participant? Taglit didn't mind you upgrading yourself?

I was a participant... those yutzes demanded that I arrive at JFK 4 hours before the flight(otherwise no trip for u was the threat...), I wasn't about to spend them hanging out at the gate. (nor 11 hours in the back of a 747).

I got my ticket, took it to the ticket counter, they wanted 799 each way. done. The leader was a bit miffed but so be it.

My very first flight! LY142, JNB-NBO-TLV 8 MAY 1969

Aircraft was 4X-ATT

December 2009 and January 2010 on Taglit as well. JFK-TLV-JFK. Pretty sure I had 744 both ways.

Crowded and noisy. Surprised by quantity of food they had not surprised by its lack of quality.

Overall great experience!

Am very superised that in 2000 elal still sent 742's to JFK.

They must have stopped very shortly afterwards.