Comments on: Gedolim: Don’t fly El Al (incident shortly after)

By: por

por — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:06:11 +0000

We should daven that all El Al workers, managers, and executives do teshuva shleima (and that we also should do teshuva shleima), and that Hashem should somehow arrange this whole affair in such a way that His Name be sanctified among all Jews, and that the glory of His Torah and mitzvos be enhanced among all the peoples of the world.

By: ezrasnashim

ezrasnashim — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:40:25 +0000

Who wants to even hear El Al’s “message to the public”? I’m just not comfortable flying with a company which has no appreciation for the constant nissim which have made their awesom safety record a reality.

I agree with the person who said we should start a proper Jewish airline.

By: rickles415

rickles415 — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:56:06 +0000

Dear El Al,
I read with disgust concerning your recent desecration of Shabbos. Although I flew with your airline on my recent trip before Pesach, I will not be using your airline again this summer pending the ruling of our sages in Yerushalayim. It’s sad to see history repeating itself. Unfortunately, your company is more concerned with the bottom line than our holy Shabbos. Hopefully, one day you will realize that your existence (as well as that of the state of Israel) is based on miracles. Although you desperately try to deny this, thank goodness there are hundreds of thousands who don’t – as will be evident in the empty El Al planes that will be flying to Israel from now on.

Dan

By: Abi meleibt

Abi meleibt — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:31:57 +0000

I think we should do what our grandparents did….boat….walked…bike….motorcycle….roller blades….skateboard…scooters…You see, my grandparents didn’t either fly elal-i think it was because the food wasn’t great….Lol…

By: benuri

benuri — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:05:04 +0000

where is lakwood?

By: yeshiva_bachur

yeshiva_bachur — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:59:54 +0000

Flying Continental doesn’t either solve the problem because although they may not be jewish, all the workers that need to tend to their flights arriving and departing on Shabbos from Ben Gurion are jewish. The only option we really have is to broker a deal with them saying we’ll use them exclusively if they agree not to fly on Shabbos. Until then, it seems like the Charedi public will have to either stay put, or find another mode of transportation. SHIPS AHOY!!

By: abe

abe — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:11:28 +0000

i think we should start a frum airline!!
just like when the lakewood bus violated shabbos, people started darkanu,
(the only FRUM bus company in lakwood).

By: benuri

benuri — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:54:35 +0000

I don’t understand. What was the emergency landing about and why were people frantic to get off? Why were they not hesitant to get on in the first place? Was everybody who needed to get to New York a Shliach Mitzvah.

AS a travel agent (lo aleichem) I can only tell you that people who already paid for non-refundable tickets with El Al can stand to incur haevy losses.

Please keep us updated

By: yerushami yid

yerushami yid — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:47:12 +0000

I agree with Shtender. I was looking to book a flight to America and couldn’t believe when I saw that the only flight Israir had on Saterday is at 3:30pm. Go Continental!!!

By: Shtender

Shtender — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:31:56 +0000

I don’t get it.
Why would we run to Israir, who were always mechalel Shabbos, from ELAL who at least made an effort not to be, most of the time? Because this one time they weren’t? Sure, that’s not good, but Israir NEVER did.