El Al’s last scheduled Canadian flight from Toronto was met with rounds of applause—but also sadness
Passengers broke out into spontaneous applause for the pilots and flight attendants staffing the final direct flight, after 40 years of service to Canada.
This family from Toronto booked a December bar mitzvah trip on El Al—before they learned flights will be over in October
The family’s simcha will likely be cancelled, because the extra cost and the inconvenience of flying through New York — with 4 kids, during the winter, is just not worth it.
El Al blames COVID’s impact on airlines for shuttering Toronto: spokesman
El Al Israel Airlines blames the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airline companies for its decision this week to suspend direct service to Toronto. A company spokesman in New Jersey, who did not wish his name used, told The CJN on Friday that he didn’t know the specific reason why Toronto is being […]
El Al to stop flying out of Canada, with no trips from Toronto starting this fall
El Al’s decision to stop operating flights out of Toronto, effective Oct. 27, 2022, is a serious blow to the tourism industry still recovering from a pandemic that restricted travel, says an Israeli diplomat in Canada. Gal Hana, the Israeli consul of tourism for Canada, says his office had been in touch with the airline over […]
El Al’s Toronto-Tel Aviv route slowly gains altitude
Flights are resuming after being suspended for 16 months.
Halifax welcomes stranded El Al passengers on Shabbat
El Al Flight LY26 from Newark was forced forced to make an emergency landing in Halifax on Jan. 9. The passengers spent almost 48 hours in the Nova Scotia capital.
Vale: The Hasid, the Beatles and I
Limitations that may seem reasonable to one individual may be considered extreme or fanatical to another. Perhaps if we took the time to put ourselves in other peoples’ shoes, we would better understand where they’re coming from and realize that they are different than us only in degree, not in kind.
Your daily spiel for Thursday, June 15
In today’s spiel: The Jewish Defense Organization circulates fliers in Brooklyn calling for Linda Sarsour’s brother to be fired from his job at a kosher restaurant; David Grossman’s book wins the Man Booker International Prize.
