Delta Air Lines and El Al
Israel are teaming up.
Delta and El Al have implemented a long-term codeshare agreement, the
airlines announced Monday.
The
agreement goes into effect on January 1.
The
partnership is expected to improve flying between the Americas and Tel Aviv,
with the airlines offering reciprocal codeshare and frequent flyer benefits,
including the ability to earn and redeem SkyMiles.
Despite
the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, El Al has continued to operate
and beef up flights, especially to the New York area. Delta
customers from North America can fly on El Al’s nonstop services from New
York-JFK, New York-Newark, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami and Fort
Lauderdale to Tel Aviv.
El Al’s
code will eventually be added to Delta's connecting service to Atlanta,
Washington D.C., San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle, Dallas and Toronto.
“Delta
remains steadfast in our long-time commitment to serving consumers and
businesses who depend on convenient, high-quality air service to and from Tel
Aviv," said Alain Bellemare, Delta President - International.
"Through our codeshare agreement with El Al, we will offer customers more
convenient travel options between North America and Israel.”
“The
start of this codeshare agreement between Delta Air Lines and El Al offers
customers access to convenient one-stop services from Israel to cities
throughout the Americas and welcomes new North American customers to El Al's
world class service to and from Tel Aviv,” said Shlomi Zafrany, EL AL V.P. –
Commercial and Industry Affairs.
Passengers
on both airlines can earn and redeem loyalty points on both carriers.
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