ElAl effectively shutdown...
Jul 13, 2020, 8:34 am
#76
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So I gotta ask:
Our upcoming trip on ElAl, booked through a travel agent, is not happening. Is that $$ in limbo? Would it just go to a new booking on a future ElAl flight? Or is this truly all up I the air right now? I cant even understand if this airline exists right now...
Our upcoming trip on ElAl, booked through a travel agent, is not happening. Is that $$ in limbo? Would it just go to a new booking on a future ElAl flight? Or is this truly all up I the air right now? I cant even understand if this airline exists right now...
Jul 13, 2020, 11:48 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Posts: 1,680
So I gotta ask:
Our upcoming trip on ElAl, booked through a travel agent, is not happening. Is that $$ in limbo? Would it just go to a new booking on a future ElAl flight? Or is this truly all up I the air right now? I cant even understand if this airline exists right now...
Our upcoming trip on ElAl, booked through a travel agent, is not happening. Is that $$ in limbo? Would it just go to a new booking on a future ElAl flight? Or is this truly all up I the air right now? I cant even understand if this airline exists right now...
Jul 16, 2020, 4:27 am
#79
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https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/...-august-635286
EL AL now not flying until September at the earliest.
EL AL now not flying until September at the earliest.
Jul 19, 2020, 11:24 pm
#80
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https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/...-august-635286
EL AL now not flying until September at the earliest.
EL AL now not flying until September at the earliest.
Let see what happens. They should orders a new larger aircraft. 777-300ER, 787-10, or 777-9X. They needs the capacity. They needs more passengers. More than 400 passengers.
Jul 20, 2020, 1:41 am
#81
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Paris, France
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Wow! Guess they have wait for a while. Hopefully if they have an agreements. I'm sure the pilots will understand.
Let see what happens. They should orders a new larger aircraft. 777-300ER, 787-10, or 777-9X. They needs the capacity. They needs more passengers. More than 400 passengers.
Let see what happens. They should orders a new larger aircraft. 777-300ER, 787-10, or 777-9X. They needs the capacity. They needs more passengers. More than 400 passengers.
Jul 20, 2020, 3:41 am
#86
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How is that going to help? Right now, you could -- generally speaking -- say that all airlines have parked all airplanes made prior to 2017. There are some exceptions, but if you look at Flightradar, you'll mostly find a handful of new airplanes that are actually flying. In that situation, there's absolutely no market for used airplanes that are older than five years. I don't think you would even find a buyer for a brand new used airplane.
Jul 20, 2020, 5:49 am
#87
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Jul 20, 2020, 5:31 pm
#88
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Yes, I do. They needed more passengers. They wants more capacity. More than 400 passengers. I knows JFK-TLV flight was always full everyday. Lots of Jewish population who going to Israel. They actually flew on the 747-400 for a very long time. So now, they downgrade from 747 to 787-9 or 77E aircraft. They reduced the capacity.
Jul 20, 2020, 5:54 pm
#89
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Does anyone know how much the present owners paid for their share of ElAl? I ask since it was reported that The Rosenbergs offered $75M and put $15M in escrow for 44.99% of the carrier. So I was wondering if it was an amount that the present owners would jump to grab
Jul 20, 2020, 11:32 pm
#90
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Yes, I do. They needed more passengers. They wants more capacity. More than 400 passengers. I knows JFK-TLV flight was always full everyday. Lots of Jewish population who going to Israel. They actually flew on the 747-400 for a very long time. So now, they downgrade from 747 to 787-9 or 77E aircraft. They reduced the capacity.