With Pesach approaching and ongoing security concerns affecting air travel, El Al announced on Wednesday that it is canceling a large number of scheduled flights, impacting approximately 25,000 tickets for departures between March 21 and March 27.

The cancellations come in response to operational restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport, which have significantly limited flight activity. As a result, a wide range of destinations will not be serviced during this period.

The affected cities include Tbilisi, Budapest, Zurich, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Boston, Batumi, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Heraklion, Krakow, Larnaca, London Luton, Lyon, Marseille, Bucharest, Paphos, Prague, Chisinau, Thessaloniki, Sofia, Salzburg, Podgorica, Tirana, Tivat, Venice, and Vienna.

Regarding other destinations, the airline stated that “updates will be provided בהתאם להתפתחויות ולהנחיות הגורמים הרשמיים – according to developments and the instructions of the official authorities.”

El Al also clarified that, at this time, it is unable to offer alternative flights to passengers whose trips have been canceled. Instead, customers are being given the option of a full refund or a credit voucher for future use on El Al flights. The company emphasized that it is operating under strict limitations and that passenger safety remains its top priority.

In a related development, as previously reported, Channel 12 said that Israel’s Ministry of Transportation is considering reducing the number of passengers permitted on outgoing flights, following recent damage to aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport.

{Matzav.com}