Encounter with El Al CEO
May 9, 2012, 5:44 am
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Shkedi was seated in Business (no idea why as there were several open seats in F) but came up to the F Cabin a few times to converse with the passengers. Most of the passengers ignored him but I had a great conversation with him. I applauded the fantastic F service and meal and then told him my honest feeling about the El Al F Seat. His reply was even better; "Nobody else has First Class seats like this from New York to Tel Aviv". When I reminded him that Delta and Continental don't have F and that their Business seats are even better he just smiled again and told me that El Al was the best in the industry.
May 9, 2012, 7:32 am
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It's true - he can say that when flying to NYC. Until UA starts flying a 3-cabin plane to TLV. He can say it to the USA. But what does he say when flying to LHR? Or FRA? Or MUC? Or ZRH? (I've heard, unconfirmed, that LX will begin selling F on the route.)
May 18, 2012, 2:05 pm
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Exactly, BA Club World just blasts LY completely out of the water to LHR, not to mention the one flight a day with BA first. The only time I fly El Al any more is to LAX (rarely) and to destinations in Europe which they have nonstop to, with the exception of anywhere my oneworld Emerald via BA will take me in a better way (LHR, MAD, etc etc)