from my sources in TLV,1)alot of the seats were Ichan tkts. 2)TW did and still does a tremendous business in CARGO which is very profitable for them.

I guess those living there will buy cheap tkts to Cario and fly from there till they use up their miles, or use their AA miles for flights on BA which is done at present.Even with 3 flights some days its not easy to get space on BA. But the miles wont go down the drain,except for those who used them for ups,BA one can up only on FullFares.