Travel Agents in New York: "There is a wave of cancellations"
Wave of flight cancellations Israel - New York travel agents report • "There is uncertainty and concern - but those who come for celebrations do not cancel"
- Yoel Bitelman
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A wave of cancellations of flights and holidays to Israel from New York. The escalation of fighting in Gaza this week brings travel agencies operating in the Haredi sector in New York into frenzy, as well as airlines that operate Airlines to Israel and back.
"The phones don’t stop ringing, people here are very concerned about the situation in the country, a lot of people who bought tickets six months ago and planned to spend the summer vacation in the country, are afraid, and want to cancel their flight, others seek to postpone it," says Lipa Danziger, Five Star Airline "On the other hand we get dozens of phone calls from Americans who are in the country and want to return early, as well as concerned parents whose children are in camps in the country, who want their children to return home. The biggest problem is there is no room on flights out of the country, and if there is the tickets are expensive.
"So," says Danziger, "The airlines still have not decided what the cancellations and delays policy are, to date, to the announced cancellation penalties and refund everything related to delays to or cancellation of the ticket. Companies have not yet decided and are waiting to see if Israel will enter Gaza or rather to see if there is greater escalation. Meanwhile Delta airlines and United announced cancellation penalties rejections by the end of this month.
"We're still in the fog," Danziger says, adding that at the moment does not seem airlines will lower airfares to Israel even if the state of war in the country will continue.
"We have a lot of cancellations", also confirms charge of 'Israel Desk' in travel 'Two Ol Travel, "Parents are concerned that their children are in camps in the country, ask us what to do, what the situation in the country is, and whether to return the children to America, anyone who planned go this week or next week to Israel, seeks to postpone the flight, except those who come to Israel for celebrations.
"The problem is that we are in the mist, we do not know what is going to be in the country, if the war continues or not, and other people also asked regarding the financial position, price change date ticket currently between $ 150 to $ 250, not all airlines have canceled the fines, which puts us in a tailspin. "
"The phones don’t stop ringing, people here are very concerned about the situation in the country, a lot of people who bought tickets six months ago and planned to spend the summer vacation in the country, are afraid, and want to cancel their flight, others seek to postpone it," says Lipa Danziger, Five Star Airline "On the other hand we get dozens of phone calls from Americans who are in the country and want to return early, as well as concerned parents whose children are in camps in the country, who want their children to return home. The biggest problem is there is no room on flights out of the country, and if there is the tickets are expensive.
"So," says Danziger, "The airlines still have not decided what the cancellations and delays policy are, to date, to the announced cancellation penalties and refund everything related to delays to or cancellation of the ticket. Companies have not yet decided and are waiting to see if Israel will enter Gaza or rather to see if there is greater escalation. Meanwhile Delta airlines and United announced cancellation penalties rejections by the end of this month.
"We're still in the fog," Danziger says, adding that at the moment does not seem airlines will lower airfares to Israel even if the state of war in the country will continue.
"We have a lot of cancellations", also confirms charge of 'Israel Desk' in travel 'Two Ol Travel, "Parents are concerned that their children are in camps in the country, ask us what to do, what the situation in the country is, and whether to return the children to America, anyone who planned go this week or next week to Israel, seeks to postpone the flight, except those who come to Israel for celebrations.
"The problem is that we are in the mist, we do not know what is going to be in the country, if the war continues or not, and other people also asked regarding the financial position, price change date ticket currently between $ 150 to $ 250, not all airlines have canceled the fines, which puts us in a tailspin. "
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