Originally Posted by
apirchik
The protocol is that you should get the next available seat on a flight that will go out but as strikes create backlogs (especially in the high season of mid-August), the next available seat can be quite a few days later.
Strikes are considered "Force Major" and insurance usually does not cover them.
Last time there was a strike related to EL-AL and i was in spain, i was
redirected to the first availble flight of Iberia, Someone from EL-AL waited
to me in the airport with the ticket (i was at madrid).
If you are in israel, and they know the strike is tomorrow, they will try
to fly you before the strike starts (making your flight earlier)