Originally Posted by
sdltraveler
Statistically there won't be a significant difference in terms of safety, but I just take added comfort in the additional screening when flying to Israel on El Al. I know Delta is a perfectly safe airline, but with the current state of affairs in the Middle East, I simply take comfort in knowing that the airline does everything within its power to ensure a safe flight when flying to israel.
and then there's most of my Jewish friends who refuse to fly El Al to TLV out of fear that El Al has an increased target value as the national carrier of Israel.