Well, I observed El Al's screening measures before check-in at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on several occasions and let me tell you, it was very onerous and time consuming. For some passengers, it was also quite humiliating. A lot of people refused to fly on El Al for this reason. Those who neede...

That is provided El Al no longer does intense, time consuming passenger screenings prior to check-in like they used to. I observed this process going on, years ago now, at Don Muang airport in Bangkok and it looked like a huge hassle. If El Al applies this policy to every one of it's flights, the...

Yes, that's a nice option too. Zurich is a great place to transit or spend a day or two. However, from Australia it will inevitably be a one stop service just to get there (meaning Emirates or Qatar, alternatively, THAI or SQ via Bangkok/Singapore respectively). For those who need to visit Tel Av...

Yes and what's most frustrating is that Thailand's Public Health Ministry originally proposed to scrap ALL restrictions effective July 1 and here we are on August 1, with no word on when this might happen. Granted, a virtual self-test (possibly saliva only) you do in front of a doctor who then is...

Indeed. The only reason they still have it in place is for virtue signalling purposes. It should be revoked immediately, except of course for destinations, where vaccination proof is still required. These include Manila (although unvaccinated Filipinos should be allowed on board, as they have the...