NEW EL AL POLICY: Passengers Will Be Thrown Off Flights For Refusing To Sit In Assigned Seats
Just days after news reports of an El Al flight delayed for more than an hour after four Chareidim refused to take their assigned seats next to women, the airline has taken some bold action.
El Al Chairman Gonen Ussishkin announced on Monday, that any passengers refusing to sit next to other passengers will be immediately removed from the aircraft.
Eilam wrote on Twitter “at NICE we don’t do business with companies that discriminate against race, gender or religion.”El Al’s response came just after Barak Eilam, the CEO of NICE Systems (a major Israeli tech company) announced Monday that his company would be boycotting El Al.
“NICE will not fly with El Al until they change their practice and actions that are discriminating against women,” Eilam added.
Chareidi men are known to frequently roam the aisles on El Al flights before takeoff, looking to exchange seats. Usually it is to avoid seating beside women or passengers who may use the in-flight entertainment system, or to make it easier to put together a Minyan for Davening during the flight.
However, it appears this practice will no longer be tolerated by Israel’s national airline.
Just days after news reports of an El Al flight delayed for more than an hour after four Chareidim refused to take their assigned seats next to women, the airline has taken some bold action.
El Al Chairman Gonen Ussishkin announced on Monday, that any passengers refusing to sit next to other passengers will be immediately removed from the aircraft.
Eilam wrote on Twitter “at NICE we don’t do business with companies that discriminate against race, gender or religion.”El Al’s response came just after Barak Eilam, the CEO of NICE Systems (a major Israeli tech company) announced Monday that his company would be boycotting El Al.
“NICE will not fly with El Al until they change their practice and actions that are discriminating against women,” Eilam added.
Chareidi men are known to frequently roam the aisles on El Al flights before takeoff, looking to exchange seats. Usually it is to avoid seating beside women or passengers who may use the in-flight entertainment system, or to make it easier to put together a Minyan for Davening during the flight.
However, it appears this practice will no longer be tolerated by Israel’s national airline.
11 comments:
I AM VERY PLEASED THAT EL AL WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE THIS BEHAVIOUR AND THAT THE ORTHODOX WILL STOP TRAVELING SO MUCH AND STAY AT HOME WITH THERE FAMILIES AS THE TRAVELING IS AGAINST THE TORAH ONLY WHEN IT IS NECESSARY,AS IT IS WRITTEN ONE OF THE FIRST PRAYERS WE SAY IN THE MORNING HOW GOODLY ARE YOUR TENTS.
This is indeed excellent news. The charedim have got away with this enormous chilul Hashem for far too long. I have noticed that one frummer on his own will sit quietly and behave, but when they are together they start their competitive frumkeit and show off to their friends to see who is the "frummest". Now they will be thrown off the plane and forbidden to fly until they learn to act like grownups
CHAIM FELDMAN
LIKE I SAID I DO NOT THINK CHAREDIM SHOULD BE TRAVELING ABOUT SO MUCH IT IS NOT A CHILUL HASHEM AS THAT IS THE TORAH A FRUM PERSON DOES NOT SIT NEXT TO A WOMEN.
IT WILL BE A GOOD THING THAT THEY ARE THROWN OFF THE PLANE AND CAN NOT FLY, AS MOST TIMES THEY DO NOT HAVE A VALUED REASON TO FLY AND NEED TO BE THROWN OFF THE PLANE.
hi gaby , you are right yet again :-) yes you are correct in what you say, thank you for being the voice of treason among us..may Hashem bless you with kindness and brochoh and may you find a new loving soulmate soon..amen
SIMCHA BUNIM
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING THAT I FIND A NEW LOVING SOULMATE SOON, YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE JEWS WHO THINK THAT BY INSULTING ME YOU WIN THE ARGUMENT, LET ME TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME YOU INSULT ME PEOPLE READING THIS SEE HOW RIGHT I AM AND THAT YOUR OPINION HAS NO SIDE.
GABY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR THE KIND BLESSING I BESTOWED ONTO YOU..YOU AREA TRULY AMAZING PERSON ..I LOOK UP TO YOU..I RESPECT YOU..I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU..I WANT T O SPEAK LIKE YOU..I WANT YOU TO BE MY TEACHER,,MY FRIEND..MY RABBI..I FIND EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY TO BE SO TRUE AND CORRECT AND I JUST LOVE YOU GABBY <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
SIMCHA BUNIM
WE ARE LIVING IN DIFFERENT WORLDS
I LIVE IN A WORLD OF TORAH WERE IT SAYS IN OUR PRAYERS EVERY DAY
"DO NOT RELY ON NOBLES, NOR ON A HUMAN, FOR HE HOLDS NO SALVATION "
YOU LIVE IN A WORLD WERE YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS THE HUMAN, I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS WITH FEEBLE MIND, THIS IS NOT AN INSULT THIS IS THE TRUTH.
Rabbi, I'm really mixed up,
SIMCHA BUNIM praised you till the heaven so why does he deserve such a telling off from you?
CHANI
PLEASE READ THROUGH SOME OF HIS OTHER COMMENTS
SECON I AM JUST EXPLAINING HOW SIMCHA BUNIM AND LOTS OTHER JEWISH PEOPLE'S MINDS WORK THEY HAVE NEVER LEARNT PROPERLY AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TORAH ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE, AND WANT TO LOOK FAVORABLE
IN THE GOYS EYES
Has anyone asked the women what they think? I am sure most women wouldn’t Want to sit next to one of these men. Maybe, best if they roam the aisles or sit at the back near the toilets.
MALKA BATSHEVA
MY IDEA WOULD BE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT ALLOCATE PLACES JUST FIRST IN TO THE PLANE TAKES WHICH EVER SEAT THEY WANT.
IT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE COME IN TIME TO THE PLANE, ALSO I WOULD NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO HOLD PLACES FOR THERE FRIENDS WHO ARE NOT ON THE PLANE.
BUT THERE IS NOTING YOU CAN TEACH THESE EXECUTIVES IN BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION NOT ONLY ON PLANES BUT ON TRAINS BUSSES ETC,ETC,
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT ROADS TRANSPORT FOR LONDON CYCLE LANES.
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