With flights canceled and borders shut and the situation likely to get worse, some groups are trying to crowdfund costs of leasing private planes to bring them back

23 Israeli travelers and backpackers still stranded by coronavirus border closures in South American nation, working with embassy to get home

Some 5,500 employees released until at least end of May as company prepares to request massive loan to weather pandemic

Airline says it will maintain regular flights to the US, Canada, France, South Africa as it struggles to stay afloat amid coronavirus panic, government restrictions

Union offers to suspend most pilots without pay to help Israel's flag carrier weather storm, calls on government to aid virus-hit company

Airline expects massive loss in revenue, near total halt to operations for 3 months, is already burdened by $1.6b upgrade to fleet

'We've never seen anything like this,' says head of workers union as manpower reduced by 70%, half of main terminal shuttered

Arkia to end services immediately; Israir says it'll try to bring all passengers back to the country before halting international operations next week

Finance Ministry said to estimate that requirement could cost economy NIS 4.9 billion a month; unemployment benefits granted to tour guides, laid-off workers in tourism industry

Revenues for January-April to decline by up to $160 million; Israel Airports Authority to close Ben Gurion's less-used Terminal 1