Originally Posted by
LAexNY
Maybe because it's Yom Kippur.
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They have done it the past few years. I'm pretty sure that Israeli air space closes down during the holiday so they have to get the plane in early if they want to get it back out that same day. IIRC they do not have the late flight going in that night because it would land after the holiday begins, but I'm not certain of that.